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FOOD HALL
A SLICE OF LIFE
The Village’s new food hall changes the game
Story by LIESBETH POWERS | Photos courtesy of THE VILLAGE
BEFORE FOOD
TRUCKS and pop-up dining spots and liquordelivery-with-your-meal became fashionable, once and future neighborhood residents could count on one place to eat, drink and be merry: The Country Club at the Village Apartments.
Nestled on a huge patch of green space between Skillman and Abrams near Northwest Highway and surrounded by a 9-hole golf course and lots of spots to be seen while exercising, the Village Country Club wasn’t fine dining or a neighborhood bar or a great place to take the family.
But if you wanted to be “seen,” that’s where you went.
“It was so much fun,” says neighbor Rhonda Clifford. “It was the rare time in life with few responsibilities except for going to work. I actually worked two or three jobs at a time to pay rent and car.
“Thursday night was Ladies Night at the Country Club. Weekends were spent by the pool, and we walked to Mariano’s in Old Town Shopping Center (Lovers and Greenville) and the Oasis on Greenville for breakfast.
As Dallas and The Village have grown, the housing community has built out portions of the old golf course. In its place, a new food hall has entered The Village scene.
The Roundhouse Food
Tacos, elotes and guacamole from Taco Cara at the Village Roundhouse. Photography courtesy of The Village
Hall is open to anyone and offers eight separate dining and drinking concepts under one roof.
Options range from specialty cocktails and a raw bar at The Jetty to burgers and fried chicken at Fowl Mouth and Boss Cow. There’s also pizza, fresh greens, noodles, tacos, pastries and coffee.
The food hall is part of a largescale project in the works for several years. Thirty-four acres of the rental community’s 307-acre space are being reinvented into walkable experiences such as a small neighborhood market, pet and people grooming shops, a resort-style pool and bar, and a hotel with a restaurant and venue space. A sports field, putting green and rooftop bar all expect to open this summer.
Nestled among all these attractions is a commissary and culinary program that provides many of the products Roundhouse eateries use, including all of the bread products.
“A burger bun made fresh in house, that’s the difference that you’re going to taste,” says Rebekah Wright, senior vice president and “experience ambassador” for the The Village.
The names of the various eateries and shops took some time, Wright says, with many coming from bouncing ideas off each other in the office. Doughregarde’s, the pastry and coffee spot at Roundhouse, came from a misheard echoing of an idea. And the name “Boss Cow”, for the burger joint, came from off-hand research about cow hierarchy.
The food hall recently shifted into its planned hours of operation after a few weeks of soft-openings. The Roundhouse is open from 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
“I think opening to daytime hours is going to be our home-run here,” Shoemaker says.
Next door to Roundhouse will be Over Under, a rooftop bar and restaurant that should open soon. Over Under will have a unique drink and food menu, even while sharing a kitchen with Roundhouse, Shoemaker says.
Another selling point, Shoemaker says, is pricing. Options start from as low as $2 for a la carte tacos at Taco Cara, with items such as Garlic Tofu priced at $7 at GNGR. The Meat Lovers pizza at Oak & Ash is $13, and a Chicken Salad Bowl costs $9 from Tomato Tomato.
Roundhouse has seating for 180, including space on the patio, where lawn games and hammocks are also integrated.
And that’s exactly what neighborhood resident Kathleen Thompson remembers of her experience at The Village in 1974, when she lived at The Corners apartments.
“Everyone just hung out by the pool, and there weren’t any kids around,” she says of the days before “adult only” complexes were legally prohibited by fair housing laws.
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By GEORGE MASON
Cooperation over competition
Questioning the value of any congregation
We made the top five. According to the online Kev’s Best, the church I serve as pastor made the list of the top five churches in Dallas based on criteria such as business history, services, pictures/media, opening hours, social media, website quality, awards and accomplishment, reviews and feedback, among other things.
The top five churches in the list have little in common in terms of denominational identity, theological commitments or missional engagement. They are an odd grouping with one common factor: size.
I am always happy when people rank us highly in whatever way, but how do we evaluate religious communities?
There are many fine churches and other religious congregations in Dallas. I hope our members and others in the community have a positive view of who we are and what we do. But we are human beings who disappoint one another more often than I like. For all the good reviews we might receive, there are people for whom our church does not measure up. I regret that deeply, but I also understand it.
Many churches are smaller and equally faithful. They lack the resources we are blessed with that allow us to provide ministries others can’t afford. No church can meet the earthly needs of everyone, yet many churches may meet the standards of heaven notwithstanding.
When thinking about the value of any congregation, there are factors that aren’t included in Kev’s Best that should be considered. Here are a few.
First, is the congregation faithful to its primary spiritual identity? Whatever the denomination, fidelity to the church’s core theological commitments is crucial. The reason for its existence is usually rooted in covenantal affirmations about God and what faith demands. If a church holds firmly to those things, it has reason to celebrate its life.
Second, does the congregation maintain a witness in the world that is consistent with the teaching to love one’s neighbor as oneself? Churches do not only exist for themselves; they are meant to be a salient influence on the communities where they are located. This may entail charitable work that relieves the plight of the poor and disenfranchised, or it also may include working for justice and the transformation of civic life for the sake of the common good.
Finally, and more challenging, does the church show evidence that it changes over time in a way that maintains its vitality without forsaking its core identity? Willem de Kooning, the abstract expressionist artist once said: “I have to change to stay the same.” If a church looks and behaves in ways more reflective of the 1950s that the 2020s, it’s hardly relevant. Holding to the ancient faith faithfully today is the goal.
Dallas is blessed to have many fine Christian churches and other religious congregations that are doing good and faithful work. The disruptive COVID-19 pandemic has added to the burden of maintaining healthy ministries in these days. We should pray for one another as we persevere.
Competition between churches is less helpful than cooperation among us.
GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202. BAPTIST
PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500
ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809 Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m. Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org
WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100 Pastor George A. Mason / Worship at 9 & 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. / wilshirebc.org
BIBLE CHURCHES
NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd. 214.348.9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / Sun: Youth 6-8 pm/Wed: AWANA 6-8 pm
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EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185 Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org
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ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.
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CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org
FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln. Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org
METHODIST
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RICHARDSON
503 N Central Exwy / fumcr.com / 972.235.8385 / Dr. Clayton Oliphint 8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern
LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
LAKE POINTE CHURCH – WHITE ROCK CAMPUS
Classic Service at 9:30 & Contemporary Service at 11:00 am lakepointe.org / 9150 Garland Road
PRESBYTERIAN
LAKE HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 214.348.2133 8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org 9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional
NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 11:00 am Sundays on YouTube 9555 North Central Expressway / 214.363.5457 / northparkpres.org / Welcoming Seekers, Thinkers and Doers.
NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sunday Worship 10:00 am Church that feels like church and welcomes like family.
PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/ 4124 Oak Lawn Ave Sunday Worship 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. To all this church opens wide her doors - pcpc.org
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