Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen

Uptown eatery unites Vietnamese and Brazilian cooking.. Just a short sidewalk away from the oh-so-hip intersection of Hall and McKinney sits this old-house-turned -estaurant. White-washed walls throughout the cottage create a blank canvas for black and white photography of Brazilian landscapes. Mostly single urbanites groove to Brazilian beats as they mingle at ultramodern blonde wood tables. Coupled, the fiesta shrimp and crab empanada and the Chinese 5 spice duck and leek dumplings satisfies globetrotting taste buds and can make for a meal. Other standouts include ahi tuna nachos, Vietnamese summer spring rolls and other finger foods, while a lychee mojito and jalapeno and pineapple margarita are thirst quenchers.…