Seems like just yesterday Colleen O’Hare and Jeana Johnson were slinging tacos out of the back of an Old Lake Highlands gas station. Sure, it was a contemporary, organic-y, biodiesel gas station, but, still, a gas station.
A year or so later, after enjoying much good pub from many a media outlet, they opened up their own Good 2 Go Taco shop on Peavy (lo and behold, a handful of trendy eateries are following suit).
Now, O’Hare and Johnson will partner with Barcadia and The Beauty Bar owners Brooke Humphries and Brianna Larson to debut Acme F&B, an upscale restaurant-bar at 4900 McKinney Avenue, slated to open this spring.
The Good 2 Go taco ladies actually got their starts in fine dining— Stephan Pyles, York Street, Hibiscus, Green Room, Toulouse, Kitchen 1924—and Acme F&B, featuring “new American cuisine” will bring them back to those roots.
“We’ll be doing honest, straightforward food — familiar and comfortable but with an unexpected twist that draws from our experience working in some of Dallas’ finer kitchens,” Johnson says.
They’ve dubbed their concept “come as you are fine dining” with white-tablecloth food but an atmosphere that’s relaxed and casual – a place where you can drop in after shopping without having to run home and change first.
“We’re going to cook dinner the way we would at home – where we grab a baguette and pate and a bottle of wine,” O’Hare says. “It’s about the five senses, the enjoyment of cooking, eating, of sitting down and sharing a meal and enjoying some one’s company.”
Humphries and Larson will manage the bar whose drink menu will include “hand-crafted cocktails and an extensive craft beer and wine list.”
