Rendering courtesy of Plomo Quesadillas Bar.
Editor’s note (Aug. 18): Via Triozzi is open as of Aug. 18. A previous version of this story said that the restaurant would not open until later in August.
Restaurants in Knox-Henderson and Lowest Greenville are expected to open soon.
Plomo Quesadillas is opening to the public for lunch Aug. 17.
The restaurant, which was founded by Omar Kasim, started as a late-night spot in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Plomo’s location at 1802 McMillan Ave. is near KSP Henderson, a pub popular among Razorbacks alumni.
“Our slogan is ‘notoriously delicious quesadillas,’” Kasim previously told the Advocate. “All of our quesadillas, our monthly specials included, are named after notorious people throughout history.”
That includes the Escobar, which is made with ribeye steak, avocado, elote and pickled red onion. Another example is the Jesse James, a quesadilla filled with grilled chicken, buffalo ranch, green onions and Ruffles.
Cannolo spagliato from Via Triozzi. Photo courtesy of Via Triozzi.
Via Triozzi, a family-owned Italian restaurant with a focus on Tuscan cuisine, is open at 1806 Greenville Ave.
The 3,000-square-foot restaurant can seat 60 in the dining room and 10 at the bar.
A few menu highlights include the lasagne al forno, fiori di zucca (fried squash blossoms with herb salt) and cannolo sblagliato (pizzelle with cannoli cream, candied orange peel, cacao nibs and crushed pistachio).
The restaurant also offers an all-Italian wine list; three house wines — red, white and rosé — are available on tap.
Owner and chef Leigh Hutchinson first thought of the idea for the restaurant nearly two decades ago, while she was studying in Florence.
“I wanted to create a place where people could feel that sense of family and familiarity you feel everywhere in Italy,” Hutchinson said in the press release. “I felt like Dallas needed that.”
Via Triozzi is the first restaurant Hutchinson has owned, though she has previously worked in establishments such as St. Rocco’s and Beverley’s.
