Instagram<\/a> that they\u2019re done? <\/p>\nEl Chingon was part of GBOD Hospitality, which was founded in 2012 by brothers Raymond and Patrick Davoudi in San Diego. They originally opened El Chingon Bad Ass Mexican in San Diego in 2017 before expanding to Fort Worth in 2020. <\/p>\n
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Photos of the spot help explain a lot. The bar backs up to a residential area dotted with trees, single-family homes, and apartments. Photos of the inside\u00a0also\u00a0show it\u2019s clearly more of a club and bar than a restaurant.<\/p>\n
The bar posted on Sunday night that they \u201ctook a blighted property, invested millions of dollars into bringing it back to life, created jobs, and built a space unlike anything that had stood there before.\u201d The post explained that while they worked to become a part of Dallas, \u201calmost from the beginning, operating that vision became a constant fight with the City. We dealt with repeated Code Compliance visits, citations, and ongoing challenges to our Certificate of Occupancy and restaurant use.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last part \u2026 a restaurant? There\u2019s no problem with a club opening in Dallas, but call it that. Because based on its own posted photos, this is a bar. Is the food truck out front the restaurant part? Well, let\u2019s be serious \u2026 <\/p>\n
Anyhoosie. Despite making changes, including hiring a consultant and lawyers, the post explains, the scrutiny on their business only intensified: <\/p>\n
\u201cEventually, there comes a point where fighting City Hall becomes a bigger part of running the business than serving the people who came through our doors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday, September 6 was El Ching\u00f3n\u2019s final day in Dallas.<\/p>\n
The neighborhood <\/p>\n
The neighborhood had comments. <\/p>\n
ale_capriati86 wrote: <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what happens when you don\u2019t listen to your neighbors. I lived on the other side of the alley on San Jacinto & as soon as you guys opened, it was non stop chaos with loud music, your patrons parking up & down our street to where no one could find a place to park, trash on the street, car accidents, street racing, fights, drunk drivers, etc.. Whoever you guys hired to do market research should be fired, they could have easily told you that opening up a restaurant that runs like a nightclub is not viable near well established neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n
barnold09 seconded this comment, writing that while \u201cthe place looked fun, the nonstop music being heard all throughout my apartment was an absolute nuisance.\u201d <\/p>\n
jdmbuild214\u2019s comment thickens the plot even more, writing that he tried to warn the company before they opened. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just sprinklers and a fire alarm. You needed a dancehall license for that concept. Calling yourself a restaurant with that little thing out front was a joke.\u201d <\/p>\n
Indeed, 5,000 square feet of a bar and dance space with a food truck out front does not, in fact, seem like a restaurant. <\/p>\n
Then there were many fans amongst the 260-plus comments. Many loved the space but saw a problem with bringing a club atmosphere to this part of Ross Avenue, which is dotted with restaurants and bars but not much of a club scene. \u201cLit spot but not made for the location,\u201d wrote gary_houdini. <\/p>\n
El Chingon says they haven\u2019t given up on Dallas. So, maybe we\u2019ll get a new location. <\/p>\n
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