IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison awards five stars to Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, 214-443-4747) and three stars to Royal Thai (5500 Greenville Ave, Ste 802, Dallas, 214-691-3555), while Lawson Taitte considers Nicola’s Ristorante Italiano (5800 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 972-608-4455). … Joyce Saenz Harris details the opening of Villa-O (4514 Travis St., in Travis Walk, just south of Knox Street in Dallas. 214-780-1880, www.villaorestaurant.com), while Lesley Tellez has a first bite at La Condesa in Victory Park. … Shannon Sutlief reports, “Gregg Merkow, who bought Greenville Bar and Grill in 2006, reopened it as Merkow’s Seafood and Steak and closed the restaurant the next year, has reopened the space under the name Greenville Bar and Grill just in time for the restaurant’s 75th anniversary.” guidelive.com …

The Observer’s Mark Stuertz reviews Olenjack’s Grille (770 Road to Six Flags East in Arlington’s Lincoln Square, No. 100, 817-226-2600), while Alice Laussade visits Downtown Corn Dog (505 N. Griffin St., 214-720-2231). … Stuertz reports that Josephine’s Wine Bar & Bistro, the Italian restaurant in Frisco,  closed at the end of January and that steakhouses Ruth’s Chris Steak House is coming to the Hilton Fort Worth Hotel in April and Shula’s 347 opens at the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa in May. dallasobserver.com … Fort Worth Weekly’s Jimmy Fowler reviews Piola (3700 Mattison Av, FW. 817-989-0007), while Chow, Baby considers Esparza’s (124 E. Worth St., Grapevine). fwweekly.com … The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Teresa Gubbins reviews Zen Sushi (380 W. Seventh St., Dallas, in Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff, 214-946-9699; www.zensushidallas.com), while June Naylor considers Fireside Pies (1285 S. Main St., Grapevine, 817-416-1285) and Amy Culbertson visits Marquez Restaurant (928-A N. Collins St., Arlington, 817-275-8337). star-telegram.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Dallas Restaurants, Fort Worth Restaurants | Tags: Downtown Corn Dog, Esparza's, Fireside Pies, Greenville Bar and Grill, Josephine's Wine Bar closed, La Condesa, Mansion, Marquez, Nicola's Ristorante, Olenjack's Grille, Piola, Royal Thai, Ruth's Chris, Shula's 347, Zen Sushi |