Kitchen + Kocktails
Southern restaurant (US) · Main Street District
1933 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75201
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Highlights
Upscale Southern comfort food with creative cocktails and great music
Upscale Southern comfort food with creative cocktails and great music
"A soul-food-forward restaurant with creative twists from the owner, featuring dishes like jerk lamb chops and fried lobster with shrimp and grits. The menu pairs well with inventive cocktails such as a peach d’usse frosé, making it a popular choice for date nights, brunch with friends, and meeting out-of-town guests staying downtown." - Courtney E. Smith
"The original Kitchen + Kocktails is in Dallas, and their spot in River North is their second location. This upscale restaurant serves Southern dishes like pork chops, blackened fish, gumbo, and crab cakes. The huge space is full of giant booths, with lots of places for taking social media photos–like an elaborate flower wall and neon angel wings. Just be aware, there is a dress code, which you can see here." - Adrian Kane
"A Dallas restaurant owned by Kevin Kelley, known for a viral video incident involving twerking customers. The video led to increased reservations. Kelley is planning to open a new Southern food-inspired restaurant in Chicago." - Brittanie Shey
"Kevin Kelley says he regrets little after a viral video from November showed him admonishing customers dining at his Dallas restaurant, True Kitchen + Kocktails. The video made Kelley a celebrity who generated national headlines with a profanity-laced speech that critiqued customers for twerking, saying if that didn’t abide by his rules they could leave." - Ashok Selvam
"Business is apparently booming at True Kitchen and Kocktails, the Dallas restaurant that stirred up a viral controversy over twerking this week. Owner Kevin Kelley stated that the restaurant has been 'inundated' with reservations over the last couple of days. In a TMZ interview, Kelley mentioned an unexpected outpouring of support both online and in person. However, a new controversy emerged on social media regarding the restaurant's dress code, which bans certain garments and has been criticized as discriminatory. Despite controversies, Kelley remains unapologetic about maintaining the restaurant's standards." - Amy McCarthy
