Brussels sprouts -- amazing. So much so we ordered a second round!…read moreDrinks: The El Jardin was delish! BUT. Service time was incredibly slow for how empty the place was. We also noticed our server added to their tip which nosedived a good dinner to a disappointment.

There is a sentence on CBD Provisions' Instagram that I want to read to you because it is doing a…read morelot of work in very few words. "A brasserie in boots." That's it. That's the whole thing. French discipline, Texas spirit, six syllables, no further explanation offered or required, and if you do not immediately understand exactly what that means the moment you walk into The Joule on Main Street then I do not know what to tell you except that the rosemary tallow fries are going to clarify things very quickly. CBD Provisions opened in 2013 as the Joule Hotel's in-house restaurant, became famous for a crispy pig's head carnitas that required you to pull strips of meat off an actual half pig's head at the table and tuck them into tortillas, which is a dish so committed to its own bit that it belongs in a museum, and then closed in July 2025 for a months-long renovation that brought in new culinary director Sezer Deniz. Deniz trained under Chef Jean Paul Naquin at the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France. He has twenty-plus years in Michelin-starred kitchens including Alinea in Chicago. He is now making breakfast tacos inside a hotel in downtown Dallas and I want to be very clear that this is a promotion. The room has exposed brick and wood floors and steel beams and mosaic tile and antique mirrors and railcar booth seating and a center banquette and stone tabletops, all of which sounds like it should be competing with itself but instead produces the specific feeling of a place that has been here long enough to know what it is. I sat at the bar, which is the correct place to sit, and ordered the short rib corn cake stack, which is braised short rib and avocado and two poached eggs and a poblano hollandaise and which arrives looking like the cover of a cookbook that does not exist but absolutely should. The poblano hollandaise is the detail I keep returning to. Not regular hollandaise. Poblano hollandaise. Someone in that kitchen made a decision to take a classical French sauce with two centuries of culinary tradition behind it and introduce it to a pepper from Puebla, Mexico, and what resulted is something that makes you look at regular hollandaise and think, you had potential, you just never reached it. I ate the entire thing and then contemplated ordering another one and then did not because I am a person with limits, technically. The CBD Provisions burger is a double smash with American cheese and grilled onion and house pickles and something called fancy sauce, which is a name I respect enormously because it is not pretending to be anything other than exactly what it is. It comes with rosemary tallow fries, which are the reason I will order this burger every time I come here for the rest of my life. Rosemary. Tallow. Fries. Three words that in combination produce something that should be legally classified as a controlled substance. French in method, Texan in manner. Boots and a brasserie. The Joule has been on Main Street for years and CBD Provisions has been feeding people inside it for over a decade, new chef and new tile floors notwithstanding, and it has figured out the thing that most hotel restaurants never figure out, which is that the goal is not to remind you that you are eating in a hotel. The goal is to make you forget entirely. I forgot entirely. The tallow fries helped.

Joni was amazing ! She was so kind and helped me with choosing what to order! She kept us updated…read moreon our order and made sure to check on us throughout our meal! Highly recommend!

"Ary" was amazing this morning, even tho she was not my server she was very attentive to our…read moreneeds, very polite and kind! She was an amazing heart! 10 out 10!!!

My favorite downtown Dallas hotel. The staff, service and restaurants are all excellent. It's such…read morea beautiful historic building and the rooms are decadent with plush linens. The artwork in the lobby area makes you feel like you are in another time. I always use the gym and it has all you need. Classic. Highly recommend.

I booked and prepaid specifically for the Joule penthouse nearly two weeks in advance for my…read more40-year high school reunion. The reservation required prepayment, was nonrefundable, just shy of $5k per night and required additional paperwork. This was my second time reserving this room in the past year. I flew in from Fort Lauderdale, stayed in a smaller suite the first night. The following morning, I was informed that the penthouse would not be available because the current occupant had an emergency and the hotel "was obligated" to allow them to remain. I was moved to a different penthouse, given a significant discount, and treated professionally by management. However, the issue was never the discount. The issue was that the accommodation I specifically selected, prepaid for, and planned my trip around was not honored. The Loft Penthouse was nice. The staff was courteous. But after traveling from Florida for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, I left with the understanding that even a prepaid, nonrefundable reservation for a specialty suite may not actually be secure. That's something future guests should know when making their plans. What troubles me most is that this occurred during the FIFA Club World Cup, when Dallas was hosting numerous athletes, celebrities, executives, sponsors, and VIP guests. While I have no way of knowing who remained in the penthouse, it is difficult not to notice that a reservation I made nearly two weeks in advance, prepaid in full, and completed additional paperwork for was the reservation that was displaced. If the Penthouse and Loft Penthouse were truly equivalent accommodations, there should have been no issue relocating the guest who extended their stay to the Loft Penthouse rather than relocating the guest who had prepaid for the Penthouse nearly two weeks in advance. The partial refund that was offered, does not restore the experience that I booked and planned around. What I experienced was unfulfillment of a contractual obligation from the hotel's end while I kept my end of the contractual obligation. Whether I was the least important person in the room or simply the easiest to inconvenience - What was done cannot be undone.

Solid spot! Biscuit Bar does exactly what you'd hope--a cozy, satisfying place where biscuits and…read moregravy hit the spot every time. The gravy was rich without being too heavy, and the biscuits had that perfect soft-but-flaky texture. I also tried the chicken, and wow--really good flavor going on there. Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and it paired super well with the biscuit base. Great flavor matching overall! Service was friendly and fast, which made the whole experience even better. Definitely one of those places you can't really go wrong with--comfort food done right. I'll be back when the biscuit cravings hit.

I had a crew of hungry family members in my apartment trying to help me move in. I had to feed them…read moreand I needed something hearty, but tasted great. I came across the biscuit bar on a search and decided to order the hot honey chicken biscuits- they were a big hit definitely recommend there was a lot of meat on those biscuits.

Lovely spot with amazing staff. We stopped here on our first stop of our bike party. We only had 20…read moreminutes and the staff was incredibly accommodating and friendly. We ordered all the types of fries- truffle, sweet potato, and regular. They were so delicious and perfectly cooked to a crisp. We also ordered the queso/pico/chips plate. The queso was creamy, spicy, and delicious. It pairs perfectly with the fries. They also offered great NA options. We downed our drinks and ate some fries and took the rest to go. I would come back next time I have more time in town!

I am so happy that we found this gem while on a work trip!! I would love to have this exact place…read moreand concept in my area! Rebecca the hostess was awesome and introducing us to everything and making sure we got set up for our night. The food and drinks were excellent! Highly recommend making a reservation for a table! It's $15 a person for 90 minutes...we had 11 people and time flew, but it was the perfect amount of game play time for all of us! The entire vibe of this place was so cool! We were amazed at how much space there is. The back room got pretty tight when we first arrived since there was a group of 12 there already....they had taken over the tall tables in the middle and the couch. We slowly spread out and then their time was up about half way through ours so it wasn't as cramped. But it's still such an awesome set up we couldn't stop talking about it the next day!

Wow!! Everything was amazing! Dianna was such a sweet and tentative server…read more Can't wait to comeback!

We came for the first time one day just for drinks and an app and we are so happy we ordered the…read moreduck taquitos! They were perfect in every way! The carajillo drink wasn't my favorite. Not sure how it was made but it wasn't traditional. However they have a frozen Old Fashioned drink that was a great balance! It sounded weird to me, looked like an unappetizing color but the flavor was perfect! We will definitely come back!!!

Bryce was spectacular! We decided to eat here because they had outside seating, this was the best…read moredecision. The food was great and Bryce made our lunch worth every bit of it! The prices was reasonable and recommend to everybody

We stopped in for lunch; pretzel, Irish Stew & Chets burger. The honey mustard sauce was really…read moreyummy with the pretzel that came out steaming hot! I enjoyed my Irish stew, served with toast & mashed potato dollop. My son ate every bit of his burger but he's not a chip guy so he didn't touch those. Staff was quick and attentive. Soccer was playing & the ac was working great!! Looks like it would be a great happy hour place!

Downright Delicious Birthday Dinner! Service: The "Welcome…read moreHome" greeting was a great start to a one of kind experience. Our waitress Kya (forgive the spelling) provided excellent service from beginning to end. Ambiance: My 3rd time and hubby's 4th time here (Charlotte's location is the bomb too!) and the vibe has been consistently chill with mellow music and attentive staff. Food: Downright Delicious! When they say welcome home, they mean you really didn't leave home because the food tastes like your mama's good cooking...elevated. Everything on the video and the pics was Downright Delicious from my fave BlackBerry Margarita to the new Collard Green Dip. Jackson let us sample their new Red Beans and Rice; it was seasoned just right and had that perfect peppered pop!

I hadn't been back to Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley in over 3 years, but today I had a…read morecomplete change of heart and I'm so glad I came back! From the moment I sat down, the experience reminded me why this place became such a favorite. I started with a sample taste of the frozen D'USSÉ margarita, which was the perfect way to kick things off. For appetizers, I ordered the deviled eggs and the fried salmon bites, and both were absolutely amazing. Flavorful, fresh, and cooked just right. For my entrée, I clearly came hungry because I ordered both the jerk chicken with greens, smoked turkey, and mac and cheese, plus the catfish and spaghetti after our amazing waitress Justice highly recommended it. Let me just say, she did not miss. Everything was seasoned well, hot, and worth every bite. For drinks, I had the blackberry margarita and the tequila old fashioned. Both were strong, smooth, and definitely only for those who either walked there or took an Uber! Justice made the entire experience even better with her recommendations, attentiveness, and great energy. Overall, Kitchen + Kocktails is still amazing. Great food, strong drinks, and excellent service. I'm happy I gave it another visit because they absolutely delivered. Easy 5 stars!