Fearing's Restaurant
Fine dining restaurant · LoMac
2121 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
Highlights
Southwestern cuisine from celebrated Chef Dean Fearing, known for tortilla soup.
Southwestern cuisine from celebrated Chef Dean Fearing, known for tortilla soup.
"The tasting menu is a little bit of a secret, so IYKYK. This seasonally updated tasting is an off-menu order that is five courses and costs $135 per person. Wine pairings with the meal are also available for an additional $95. It’s available daily for interested diners; just ask your server. Expect highlights from the menu, with chef Dean Fearing’s signature tortilla soup as a fixture and a run of current menu items. It’s a solid tasting to enjoy for diners who don’t want to decide. The restaurant is inside the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Uptown, so it’s tony, but the crowd can be essentially hotel visitors who aren’t always the best-dressed group." - Courtney E. Smith
"Dean Fearing’s tortilla soup is such a noteworthy staple of his Southwestern cooking that you can find it at two restaurants in Dallas. Of course, his eponymous restaurant is one of those. Order a bowl at the Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Hotel, where Fearing was the first chef. The ingredients come in the bowl, but your waiter will add the steaming consomme, a dark, savory broth that pours over the skinny carrot sticks, thin tortilla strips, and tiny chunks of chicken. Stop for a drink at Rattlesnake Bar outside Fearings before or after, and take in the scene." - Eater Staff
"Showcase for Southwestern cuisine from chef Dean Fearing, whose legendary tortilla soup remains a signature. The menu mixes bold regional flavors with inventive presentations—think chicken-fried lobster—and the dining room, located in a luxury hotel, is a popular brunch destination where the chef is known to make personal appearances." - AFAR
"Dean Fearing is known as one of the fathers of Southwest cuisine, a style of cooking centered at his namesake restaurant inside the Ritz-Carlton. That Southwest vibe spills into the dining room’s color palette and contemporary decor — and there is no lack of private dining rooms (yes, plural) available here. Like most hotel bars, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as a Sunday brunch. Diners should order Fearing’s namesake tortilla soup, which is poured tableside; this is also one of the great places in Dallas to eat a steak." - Courtney E. Smith
"Chef Dean Fearing’s famous soup is often imitated but never duplicated. The smoky, spicy soup arrives as a mound of diced avocado, smoked chicken, radishes, and crunchy tortilla strips, and then a server adds steaming hot broth to the bowl." - Rachel Pinn
