01/15/08

Great Food and Service

by megasue

This is a favorite restaurant of mine because everyone there is very friendly, the food is great, and I like the Deep Ellum location. Awesome specials, so try those for sure. Nice wine list with informed servers as well. I like the low lighting and overall decor. Definitely worth trying if you haven't yet!!!!

• Pros: Ambience, close to Reno's Chop Shop Saloon and Deep Ellum entertainment

08/18/04

Seafood lovers rejoice at this cozy and popular Deep Ellum hideaway.

by Contributor

The Scene
SMU students, musicians and folks who just like a good crustacean pack this place. Daddy Jack's is a dark, inviting little place; in one room, brown paper tops black tablecloths under a black ceiling next to a black bar. In another, huge vintage posters decorate brick walls. Netting walls off a tiny sitting area with red benches--very opium lounge.

The Food
Stellar seafood is the main draw here. A velvety lobster bisque and a perfect clam chowder taste fresh from New England. A superb wood-grill salad hosts bits of artichokes, bacon, and blue cheese. Crabmeat-stuffed Gulf shrimp are actually five succulent shrimp topped with a light, sweet kin to a hush puppy. "Lobster Insanity" delivers a whole cull that's not for the squeamish or inept. Strawberry-rhubarb pie and blueberry pie are both worth the trip.