Bice Goes Buh-Bye
This makes me sad: Bice, the fancy-pants Italian restaurant in the Crescent Building closed yesterday. (Thanks to the hawk-like eyes and ears of “Our Own” Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus News for working on Mother’s Day when she could have been home nurturing her clutter of kitties.) So Dallas, you say you want fine Italian and when you get it–Il Mulino and Bice–you don’t eat it. I’m (kinda) sorry but I miss Il Mulino. I thought it was good. Sure it was expensive. Would (could) I pay for it during these troubled economic times? Prolly not as often as I’d like but would for sure if that guy on a white–OK, it can be black–horse with saddlebags full of economic stimulus checks rides into town this afternoon and whisks me away to N9NE for a $69 margarita. Until then, the fact remains little Big D-ers: you want red sauce with that pasta. Next.
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This makes me very sad. Bice has succeeded in some very picky towns, but not in Dallas??? I guess I’m going to have to continue flying to Chicago or New York for a decent Italian meal.
Try Nonna if you want good italian in Dallas. We went there on Friday night … mmmm.
Um … please capitalize Italian.
There’s an Italian restaurant on every corner in every city in America. Why in the world would anyone pay a fortune to eat chain-food when they can have really good authentic stuff a few blocks away for a fraction of the price.
We really don’t have much to do here in Dallas. We don’t have mountains or a beach. We don’t have a great park system. What we do have is amazing restaurants and more bars per capita than any place on Earth. Why shouldn’t we expect better than Nobu and Bice?
What about Mi Piaci and Ferrari’s?
Perhaps chicken fried tortellini would have been preferred? All kidding aside I liked Bice and Il Mulino a great deal–even as imports. However, I will always choose a single location restaurant run by a local chef over an import from another city.
I guess we should get the For Lease sign ready for NOVE, and possibly N9NE as well. I’m sure its only a matter of time.
Yes, I do want red sauce. What’s so wrong with that?
Red sauce is so awesome.
As a European implant into Dallas I have to comment on the snobbiness I perceive in many of the newer “high profile” restaurants. I have friends who still laugh over their invitation to Bice’s opening night which asked them to wear something along the lines of upscale European chic. What pretence! I actually did eat there once and can attest it was an pleasant Italian meal (not great) in a nicely decorated restaurant filled with pompousness from the moment I walked in the door. Perhaps this is could be a reason they didn’t succeed (along with the fact that the location has seemingly been cursed). Italian food should be a neighbourhood experience, so seek out the many restaurants this city has and find a favorite. Heaven’s above, it may even be a BYOB spot!