Listen up, students: Classroom-themed restaurant called Public School 214 is coming to Uptown
I’ve been watching the 3700M development spring from the ground near Blackburn Street and McKinney Avenue in Uptown, curious what new restaurants would join the already vibrant West Village shops nearby.
I’ve done my homework, and here’s what I know: An “educational” restaurant and bar called Public School 214 is estimated to open in early 2015 in the bottom floor of a new multi-use development in Uptown. A press release says the restaurant will be a gastropub with craft beer.
Three restaurants by the same name (but with different area codes) are already holding class in California.
Stay with me on the theme: Public School 214′s happy hour is called “recess” and will include food specials such as parmesan truffle fries and mac ‘n cheese at $4-$7. Beer 101 classes will be hosted at the restaurant every few months.
Public School 214 will look like a school, too, says the release, meant to stir up “nostalgic memories of a classroom through the use of semi-precious materials (like tile, wood and steel) juxtaposed with refined chrome furniture and light fixtures.” But will the waitresses wear naughty schoolgirl outfits? Thank goodness, no. Male and female servers alike will wear jeans and a v-neck T-shirt, a spokesperson tells me.
Executive chef Phil Kastel plans adult versions of kid food for the menu, though it hasn’t been finalized yet. Examples could be bacon-cheddar tater tots with Sriracha ketchup and shrimp with cheddar grits. The bar will have 24 beers, with “more than half of them rotating,” the release says. It will also have wine on tap.
Expected in early 2015: 3700 McKinney Ave., Dallas. psontap.com.