Abacus

WARNING!. WARNING!!!! Be very cautious shopping and dining in Knox Village. They have a TOWING SCAM going in the area. A spotter sits in his car in the area and watches for naive shoppers who park in parking areas that are not clearly marked. They tow a number of vehicles down about 2 or 3 blocks and then take them all to City Vehicle Storage. I parked across from Chuy's restaurant and shopped in the area, but did not go inside Chuy's . The sign said "Do Not Park Here and go in Chuy's or you will be TOWED." It cost me $350 to get my vehicle on Thanksgiving weekend. The worst part was dealing with the woman, Jabba the Hut, at the tow yard.…

perfect place. The service was perfect, the food was amazing, the place and the decor is beautiful and i would definitely will go there again and again. Please remember if you want to have a nice surprise from you husband please mention that this is a place that you would like to go!

LOVE THIS RESTAURANT ! ! !…

Abacus—Tasteful Art That You Can Sink Your Teeth Into!. We love the design of this place.. and the design of everything they present. Tastes so so SO good! This is one of the most respected and best downtown restaurants in Dallas P-E-R-I-O-D. My friends esteem all people who work here. Is it expensive? Yes, like so many on its level. Do they earn their way to the top of your list through hard work, attention to detail and excellence? Yes. Chef Kent Rathbun is a warmhearted, disciplined and extremely creative commander. Hey, he has got to be to keep pulling it off as he consistently does year after year. His following will tell you this as well. Kent is a sharpshooter that aims to please and he even opens up his lovely home for his guests.. as well as his Texas-sized-generous heart. (I only mean sharpshooter as he goes for perfection in several areas and seems to attain it). Give it a try, but be careful ’cause it's romantic to the hilt! Really like the unique ambience, attentive service and excellent quality. @kurtwvs…

Nice setting and that's about it. We went on a Friday during restaurant week for a 7:30 seating. We got there a few minutes early and sat in the bar/lounge area. The atmosphere is very upscale and modern. The hostess came and got us when our table was ready - more or less right on time. I really wanted to enjoy our evening...but...

Our waitress, Jennifer, was mediocre. She was not particularly knowledgeable about the food, knew nothing about the wines and was not very personable either. This really put a damper on the evening.

My girlfriend had the potsticker appetizer with the cod entree - both were mediocre. My selections were better than hers but not great. The dessert tray was quite good and a nice treat. We got the 3 course wine match for thirty dollars a piece, and it was a total rip-off. Our waitress gave us what were at best 2 oz pours. (Some other waiter gave more generous pours, but given that these were not high end wines they should all have been more generous in their pours) . I don't go to nice dinners to get loaded, but she was downright stingy. We would have been better off getting 2 wines by the glass for $12 to $15 each.

I had not been to Abacus since their re-opening ~2 years prior and had really looked forward to our evening there. As is probably clear from the review above, I was isappointed. I may pop in some time and order the lobster shooter at the bar but will take my high end dining dollars elsewhere. Based on my experience this restaurant is the definition of "form over substance". The kitchen and our server really blew Abacus' chance to appeal to a wider audience this restaurant week.…