FORT WORTH
MiYa Chinese, a “Best in Dallas” winner for its generous helpings of updated Chinese favorites, will replace a home-cooking restaurant in the Waterside shopping center.
MiYa, from a descendant of famed Texas restaurateur Phil Romano, will replace The Rim at 5912 Convair Drive, according to The Dallas Mornng News.
MiYa opened two years ago in the Casa Linda shopping center near White Rock Lake in Dallas. It quickly drew attention for its fun atmosphre, affordable specials and happy-hour deals on food, margaritas and more cocktails.
Favorite dishes by commenters on social media include the combo hand-pulled noodles, pork dumplings in spicy vinegar and regular Chinese favorites such as orange chicken or sesame chicken.
The Waterside location features a sprawling bar and patio on a grove of trees. It was originally home to a Taco Diner.
The grove of trees that originally stood in the Waterside shopping center behind the space that will now become MiYa Chinese, as seen Aug. 3, 2016. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com
David Romano co-founded MiYa with Jia Huang, a Dallas restaurant veteran from the southeast China port city or Xiamen.
David Romano is a nephew of Phil Romano, founder of the local Eatzi’s food markets and the original Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants.
The Dallas restaurant is at 9540 Garland Road, where it replaced a location of the Pei Wei chain.
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Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the “Eats Beat” dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 — that’s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat.
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