Nosh

NOSH Euro Bistro in Plano has closed. The restaurant confirmed on its Facebook page on Wednesday with a message, "Thank you for all of your support!" along with a picture of owner Avner Samuel sort of smiling. He looks dapper in bright sweater. I suppose the message is, "I'm good, thanks."

The original Nosh at 4216 Oak Lawn Ave. is still open and by all appearances is doing well. The suburb project just didn't work out. Perhaps it should have been a clue when the chef at the Plano spot left a couple of weeks ago. Nancy Nichols at SideDish reported that Jon Stevens left Nosh to work on his own restaurant, Stock and Barrel, which will open later this year.

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The East Hampton Sandwich Co. is sailing its upscale nautical-themed sandwich shop northward to the Shops at Legacy in Plano. The first spot, in University Park's Snider Plaza, opened last fall. Founder Hunter Pond wanted to bring the sandwiches he found while vacationing in northeast to the Dallas area.

Pond, who quit law school to get in the restaurant business, worked the rounds with the Spillers Group (Eno's, Union Bear) to get a hang of things, but always had his eye on creating the perfect sandwich. And he's done quite well.

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Full Circle Tavern's Facebook page

Another month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in April, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com.

Openings:

Il Cane Rosso White Rock (7328 Gaston Ave.): The second installation of Il Cane Rosso is serving up pizza and, we hear, has a great patio.

Mot Hai Ba (6047 Lewis St.): Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare have opened the Vietnamese restaurant in the space that once housed Watel's Bistro.

Full Circle Tavern (1319 S. Lamar St.): The new restaurant on South Lamar boasts a delicious burger, plentiful beer selection and expansive dog-friendly patio.

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Via AT&T Performing Arts Center

Tulip-licious

If you've ever found yourself in the Dallas Arts District and in need of an immediate caffeine injection, we have good news for you. The AT&T Performing Arts Center has announced that Pearl Cup, the much-loved local coffee house, will be the official coffee vendor for the museum café in its new Information Center, located in Sammons park.

So if you like free foosball and tulip-shaped latte art, or even just pingpong and pastries, check out the café space in the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park. The cafe will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and until one hour after any performance.

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Chi and Joey Le have expanded their N'awlins sandwich shop, Wicked Po'boys, to Dallas proper, after opening their first spot in Richardson (1811 N. Greenville Ave.) just last year. This second restaurant is in the heart of Preston Center (6030 Luther Lane, Ste. 130), which is ripe with new restaurants like Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Ocho Kitchen and Cocktails, GRIP Mediterranean Grill and Spoon.

The menu has all the traditional Cajun fare, like (as the name implies) po'boys, gumbo, bisque, etouffee and Creole pastas. It also has raw oysters by the dozen and half dozen, but for a twist offers charred oysters, a dish made famous at the restaurant Drago's in New Orleans.

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A cool picture from Full Circle Tavern's Facebook page. Dogs can get a cool sip of water out on the patio.

Full Circle Tavern (1319 S. Lamar St.) is a new restaurant and bar now open on South Lamar, brought to you by Jennifer Bonner and Lara Whittington of EdiblEnvy Catering. This spot offers a tree shaded wrap around deck, plenty of local beer and a badass burger made with two half-pound patties, french fries, a fried egg, bacon and fried cheese curds. Hungry?

This new spot shares a wall with Bill's Records and the patio faces the NYLO Hotel to the East. One side of the restaurant has large glass garage-like doors that open onto the patio, where dogs can obviously chill.

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Pearl Cup

Pearl Cup Coffee in Richardson at II Creeks shopping center is now open (2701 Custer Parkway, Ste. 917). This is the third spot for one of Dallas' favorite locally owned coffee shops; other locations are the original at 1900 Henderson Ave. and 750 N. Paul Street downtown.

Tuesday was their first day of business in Richardson and they're technically in soft-opening mode with a full drink menu but limited food for the time. In addition to their secret-recipe signature Pearl latte (a good introduction, if you haven't met yet), Pearl Cup has garnered a loyal following for their smooth espressos, drip coffee and fresh pastries from local bakeries. As for their beans, manager Crystal Johnson said they're currently using Topeca Coffee out of Tulsa.

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Haystack Burgers & Barely is moving into the Richardson Heights Shopping Center, just a couple doors down from the Alamo Drafthouse that is currently under construction. Owned and operated by Richardson locals Kevin and Jenny Glavan, along with Rob and Christine Wondoloski, Haystack will open in mid-April. It will have a "quirky, Southern vibe" and serve burgers, salads, sandwiches and craft beers. The exact menu isn't out yet, but we like to guess there will be stacks of hay-like ingredients served over burgers alongside barley.

Meanwhile Alamo Drafthouse continues to tease us with their painfully slow arrival to the Dallas area. A recent Facebook post touts a Lost in Translation event in Austin where they watch the Bill Murray film while sipping on Japanese whiskies. Get on with it, Alamo, we scream! Let's do this. And yet ... they don't expect to open until summer.

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Wine Poste

A new wine venue unlike any other in Dallas, Wine Poste (2001 Irving Blvd., Ste. 145), has opened in the burgeoning Design District. James Jordan, a local wine industry veteran of 30 years, and Matthew Thompson, a certified sommelier and wine writer, are leading the charge in this new concept that serves as both a retail spot and entertainment venue. Oh, and they also take online orders.

"We're really totally different than a normal wine shop. We wanted to create a place with great wine and food," Thompson says. "We created Wine Poste for that overall experience."

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Another month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened and closed. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in March, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com.

Openings:

Victoria's Mexican Grill (607 Willomet Ave.): Jorge Flores has transformed his Oak Cliff house into a restaurant with two enormous patios.

The Social House (2708 Routh St.): The restaurant and bar is now open in the old Arcodoro-Pomodoro space in Uptown.

Smyth (4513 Travis St.): The guys behind Cedars Social have opened an upscale cocktail den just south of Knox Street.

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