Located in Dallas’ newly-minted East Quarter neighborhood,National Anthem will feature a variety of riffs on classic newAmerican. The space yearns for food that touches vintage but with a modern approach. You canexpect elements of both coasts with a straight-forward Texas sensitivity, hopefully capturing thevibes of a big-city, downtown dining room.National Anthem is housed within the Magnolia Oil building located at the intersection of CommerceStreet, Jackson Street, and Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The building was originally built in 1920 by theMagnolia Petroleum Company, later renamed Mobil Oil.Fun Facts:• The triangular architechture of the building is known as a “flatiron” design.• The angles of the trianglular shape of Town Hearth and the Magnolia Oil Building are within 2degrees of one another.• From the rooftop patio, customers will have clean sight lines of Downtown, Uptown, Deep Ellum,and the Farmer’s Market.
Desperados Mexican Restaurant has been serving Dallas area residents real dishes from the heart of Mexico and traditional Tex-Mex favorites for more than 40 years. Desperados’ landmark status has been achieved through the determination and vision of Jorge Levy who, along with two partners, opened the doors to the now historic Greenville Avenue location in 1976.This family is very passionate about what they do and that passion is evident throughout many aspects of their business. However it is the recipes that have elevated Desperados to its status as a Delicious Dallas Original. The menu is large, sampling much of the culinary diversity of Mexico. “We were one of the first to ever serve Ceviche,” Jorge boasts. And with award winning specialties like the delicious Guacamole, tangy Steak Argentina, world famous Desperados Tacos and a Terlingua Champion Chili you are sure to find something scrumptious.
