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Courtesy of Urban Entertainment Concepts<\/p>\n
With an influx of openings in Dallas last month<\/a>, a few doors had to shut to balance out the Dallas continuum.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, that meant many neighborhoods around the city took a blow. There was a controversial closure in Deep Ellum; you\u2019ll now have to travel to Japan in order to get this Japanese BBQ; Basque-style small plates that put tapas to shame are no more and one of the city\u2019s most popular drinks is retiring. <\/p>\n This is the non-exhaustive list of all the restaurants, bars and concepts that closed in Dallas in July.<\/p>\n Cow Tipping Creamery Sign up for the Food & Drink newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n THANK YOU!<\/p>\n You’re all set.<\/p>\n CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Goodsurf KANVAS by Kevin Kelley Manpuku Japanese Yakiniku Grill The Hub Kenny\u2019s East Coast Pizza Ari\u2019s Pantry\u00a0 Sketches of Spain A Taste of Europe Beto & Son Amor y Queso The Basement Lounge \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
3685 The Star Blvd., Frisco
The 10-year lease for Cow Tipping Creamery expired this year, and the owner decided to pivot away from ice cream and turn this space at The Star into an upscale cocktail lounge called The Imperial Room<\/a>.<\/p>\n
317 S. Second Ave., Deep Ellum
Goodsurf closed out its surfing season in October of last year and never reopened. It is bad that we haven\u2019t noticed until now? Although the blurb on its Instagram account reads, \u201cCLOSED FOR THE SEASON- SEE YOU NEXT YEAR\u201d, it\u2019s now August and the locale has the red line of doom looming on its Google Maps page: permanently closed. Which is a shame, because it seemed to be well-received by the city.<\/p>\n
2823 Main St., Deep Ellum
KANVAS\u2019 closure was nothing short of a controversy<\/a> when it officially closed its doors in July, citing violence in Deep Ellum as the reason behind it. The announcement, which has now been removed from Instagram, stoked the \u2018violent Deep Ellum<\/a>\u2018 rhetoric that has continued to impact the 250-year-old entertainment district.<\/p>\n
2023 Greenville Ave., Lower Greenville
Five strong years along Lower Greenville, and Manpuku is now closed. The announcement was made on the restaurant\u2019s website<\/a>, encouraging diners to visit their sister restaurant, Takumi Hachi, in Addison. Outside of Dallas, they invited diners to the other Manpuku locations in California and Japan, hoping to have a new location in Dallas again.<\/p>\n
1289 Johnson Road, Allen
The Hub was an open-air $20 million food hall and entertainment venue in Allen. After four years, it served its last guests. The venue housed a variety of businesses in North Texas, including Amore Pizza, Macho Taco, Crave Smash Burgers and Top Dog Arcade. The Dallas Business Journal<\/a> reported that the land where The Hub once sat will be turned into more apartments, office spaces and entertainment venues.<\/p>\n
4701 W. Park Blvd., Plano
Just shy of celebrating 10 years, Kenny\u2019s East Coast Pizza closed. The reason for the closure isn\u2019t clear, but diners who loved the Italian-American staples served here can still dine at Kenny\u2019s Wood Fired Grill and Kenny\u2019s Italian Kitchen in Addison, or at Kenny\u2019s Burger Joint, which has locations in Frisco and Plano.<\/p>\n
1800 Main St., Downtown
The day after the last World Cup match in Dallas, Ari\u2019s Pantry closed<\/a> its downtown Dallas location. It was a go-to for Italian goods and ready-to-eat foods, and opened only last Spring. The \u201cwhy\u201d isn\u2019t clear, but most felt this was a tremendous loss for downtown. Luckily, there are two other locations in Bishop Arts and Coppell that we hope are thriving and still selling jars of owner Ari\u2019s red sauce.<\/p>\n
321 N. Zang Blvd., Bishop Arts
Sketches of Spain is closed, but thankfully, it made way for a new chapter for the Wild Detectives<\/a>.<\/p>\n
1901 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington
A Taste of Europe opened in 2002 as a go-to for fare from Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Russia. Guy Fieri visited the restaurant in 2012 on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, but due to low foot traffic, the restaurant closed just shy of its 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n
3011 Gulden Lane, Trinity Groves
The Dallas Morning News<\/a> reported that the most successful restaurant in Trinity Groves is closing its doors after nearly 10 years. The father-and-son chefs Beto Rodarte and Julian\u00a0Rodarte were best known for the famous liquid nitrogen margaritas that were originally an off-menu item. Beto has plans to retire, and the family duo sold the lease to a restaurateur who plans to open something new in its place.<\/p>\n
2932 Main St., Deep Ellum
Amor y Queso reopened<\/a> on June 1, 2026, and announced its closure on Instagram only a month later on July 22. Owner Sarah Carlock said it\u2019s not goodbye, but the shop is now closed and she is unsure what will happen with the cheese businesses moving forward. \u201cI wish more was said about the businesses that exist there in the daytime, instead of just horror stories of what happens after sunset,\u201d Carlock wrote in the farewell post<\/a>.<\/p>\n
6323 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth
The Basement Lounge was a popular underground Fort Worth watering hole that opened in 2015. The owners shared that the closure was due to substantial increases in rent, insurance and other operating expenses that made it financially unsustainable for them to keep operating. They hope that as this door closes, another will open.<\/p>\n