Genaro’s on Abrams: Brittany Nunn
The restaurant moving into the former Chase Bank space at the northeast corner of Mockingbird-Abrams (a skip from our Lake Highlands ‘hood) caught our attention some months ago. At the time owner Genaro Silva didn’t give us a while lot of detail regarding what to expect. However, our East Dallas/Lakewood reporter Brittany Nunn last week sat down with Silva for the whole scoop on the Mexican/South American/Italian fusion-ish (he doesn’t want to box himself in, he says) restaurant.
Silva is not new to Dallas’ restaurant scene.
Some will recognize him from years past, from Monctezuma’s Cocina & Cantina on McKinney Avenue, as well as Genaro’s Tropical Mexican Restaurant in the Skillman-La Vista shopping center, and Garmos on Henderson. “Back then (in the 80s) we owned Dallas in terms of Mexican food,” he claims. ‘We were serious about it.’ …
But his new restaurant, Genaro’s (just Genaro’s, no “Cuisine” or “Restaurant.” Unlike its predecessors, this restaurant is taking after the likes of Cher and Madonna, and sticking to one name — Genaro’s.) is only kind of Mexican. It’s Mexican-ish.
‘It’s a lot of Mexican influence, but it’s also a lot of Brazilian, a lot of Yucatan, a lot of Caribbean… we’re taking ideas from Italian, we’re taking ideas from everywhere,’ Silva says. ‘I’m bringing in cooks and chefs from all different backgrounds, and we’re going to create.’ …
‘I think Dallas is ready for it. I think Dallas’ palette has grown so much in the last 20 years, and that’s one reason I want to get back in the business, because I think Dallas is ready for what I want to do.’
Silva told the Advocate that he hopes to open before month’s end. Read the full article here.
