IN THE NEWS: Eater.com reports the closings of Greenwich Village’s Pio Maya, Midtown East’s East Ocean, and Bleecker Street’s Hong Kong Kitchen. … The NY Post’s Steve Cuozzo reviews Brasserie 44 at the Royalton (44 W. 44th St. nr. Sixth Ave). nypost.com … The New Yorker’s Lauren Collins reviews Ago (377 Greenwich St., New York). […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison awards three stars to The Grape (2808 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-828-1981), while Kim Pierce gives two stars to Cru, A Wine Bar (7201 Bishop Road, Plano, 972-312-9463), and Michael Hiller gives two stars to Ruth’s Chris Steak House (17840 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, 972-250-2244). … Mike Maza […]

Filed under: Dallas Restaurants, Fort Worth Restaurants | Tags:A Taste of Heaven Cafe, BLT Steak, Chandra Mezza, Cru, Don's Seafood, Ferrari's Villa, Fireside Pies, Gingerman Pub, Grape, Joe's Italian Bistro, Loft 610, Moo-N-Oink, Olenjack's Grille, Red Cactus, Ruth's Chris, Silver Fox, Urban Taco, Vidalia's, wine bar | No Comments »