COMING AND GOING

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[+] TORTAS LA HECHIZERA

A local sandwich chain plans to give it a shot at the corner of Jefferson and Polk. Tortas la Hechizera, a Grand Prairie-based restaurant with several outposts in the Dallas area, is coming soon. The restaurant specializes in enormous sandwiches on fresh-baked bolillos but also serves enchiladas, tacos and chilaquiles with eggs.

[-] HATTIE’S

Bishop Arts restaurant

Hattie’s closed in February after 18 years in business. The restaurant’s original chef, Estevan Galindo, died in 2017. “Jim Lake Companies and Hattie’s have mutually agreed to end the lease at 418 N. Bishop Ave., but we will work together in the future to honor Hattie’s in some way,” owner Tony Alvarez said in a letter to customers.

Two Oak Cliff spots made the semifinalist list for the 2020 James Beard Awards, “the Oscars of food.” Salaryman made the list for “Best New Restaurant.” Clyde Greenhouse of Kessler Baking Studio is on the list for the “Outstanding Baker” category. Las Almas Rotas, a mescal bar in Exposition Park whose owners live in Oak Cliff, made the list for “Outstanding Bar Program.”