Even before the pandemic, the service industry was in need of reform. As restaurants begin to open to full capacity, owners and managers are having trouble finding servers, bartenders and other key players. With stimulus packages and unemployment checks, furloughed workers of the service industry were practically guaranteed biweekly payments of a set amount. Many workers found it allowed them to pursue other job opportunities, and even better, not have their livelihoods depend on customer tips.
Callie Dee is one of Dallas’ most sought-out artist managers, but before the pandemic, she was a bartender at a Saginaw dive bar. She was furloughed immediately when COVID ordered restaurants closed. When the bar began to bring people back on, Dee chose not to return and instead focused on her work in the local music industry.
Ellen’s is booming, with restaurants opening in Frisco, Fort Worth, East Dallas and in the former Crossroads Diner
The company is also working on new restaurants or bars in Keller, Dallas and Frisco.
As many as six Ellen s Restaurants may be open by the end of 2021, says partner Joe Groves.(Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)
Comfort-food restaurant Ellen’s is undergoing a significant expansion in 2021. What started as a tiny eatery in the West End in 2012 has blossomed into a larger West End restaurant, a new place in Allen and four more coming-soon Ellen’s Restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Popular downtown restaurant grabs Crossroads Diner space in No. Dallas culturemap.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from culturemap.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Downtown restaurant Ellen s brings breakfast all day to Casa Linda They ll happily serve pancakes all day long.
Photo courtesy of Ellen s A restaurant space that s been a major hot topic in East Dallas Casa Linda neighborhood has landed an exciting new tenant:
Ellen s, the beloved restaurant in downtown Dallas West End, will open a new location in Casa Linda Plaza at 1152 N. Bucker Blvd., in a new-build space that was originally slated to become a location of the Snooze an AM Eatery chain. Owner Joe Groves says they look forward to recreating the great home-cooking cuisine, all-day hours, diligent service, and comfortable atmosphere for which Ellen s is known.