Japanese restaurant Dozo Omakase and Handroll has closed in West Dallas’ Trinity Groves development, the company announced on April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n
Dozo opened in early 2025, offering refreshingly inexpensive options in an era when an omakase dinner in Dallas can cost $185 per person or more. Dozo’s 15-course tasting cost $120.<\/p>\n
Lower-cost options were available at lunch and dinner, including a\u00a0reasonable seven-piece nigiri tasting for $38.\u00a0Dozo’s all-day happy hours offered $10 seared truffle salmon, $5 shishito peppers, $10 crispy rice spicy tuna and more. During 2025, the company marketed itself on Instagram as the place for “affordable omakase,” a rare phrase in an economy where dinner is more expensive than ever.<\/p>\n
Restaurant owners Ronald Le and Yisha Zhao didn’t say why Dozo is closing in West Dallas in their Instagram post, and they didn’t\u00a0return an immediate request for comment.<\/p>\n
“After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to close Dozo Omakase. We are so incredibly thankful to our valued guests and team that have supported us throughout our journey here at Trinity Groves,” reads the\u00a0post<\/a>, in part.<\/p>\n Once a gathering spot for some of Dallas’ most interesting young chefs, Trinity Groves has been through a series of evolutions<\/a> in more than\u00a0a decade<\/a>. This “dining theme park,” as\u00a0The Dallas Morning News’ critic called it in 2014, was a jump-start spot for Dallas chefs Omar Flores (of current-day Casa Brasa and<\/a>\u00a0Muchacho and more), Uno Immanivong (of Red Stix), Tracy German (of Cake Bar) and\u00a0more. For years, Trinity Groves has been a revolving door, with few restaurants lasting more than a few years.<\/p>\n Dozo was tucked on the back side of the complex, in place of a former steakhouse called The Hall<\/a>. Perhaps it was tough to spot from the busy Singleton Boulevard or by the walkers near the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.<\/p>\n Dozo’s owners invite customers to their other restaurant, a to-go spot called Dozo Sushi<\/a> in Richardson.<\/p>\n Dozo Omakase and Handroll was at 3011 Gulden Lane,\u00a0Suite 109 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas. It is permanently closed as of April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n