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Abacus
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4511 McKinney Ave. Dallas TX 75205

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  • Asian Fusion, New American, Southwestern
    Mon-Thu 6pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm
    $$$$ $$$$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Business Casual
    Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Catering, Private Party, Takeout
  • Dinner
    Accepted, Recommended
    Valet
Description

Since 1999, Abacus has represented the quintessence of creative dining injected with a good dose of common sense. Now, after a complete overhaul of the dining room and the addition of the Bar at Abacus, a transformation fueled by modern chic, lighter hues and rich textural finishes of wood, stone and frosted glasses animated with an Asian timbre to highlight its minimalism, chef Kent Rathbun returns with his energetically innovative global cuisine. Each global corner takes a bow from within his food, from the ancho honey-glazed quail with a jack cheese tamale and Shiner Bock barbecue, to the soy-glazed wild salmon with stir-fried Brussels sprouts, to the braised Kobe short rib with a shiitake mushroom sticky rice cake, your senses will be invigorated into sublimity, plate after plate.








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  • houstonpressbestof
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    | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

    The bar at Tony's Mexican Restaurant stays busy serving up margaritas and mojitos, but its clientele is mainly families. It has the three main requirements for a happy family dinner: good food, low prices and a kid-friendly staff. Tony's offers kid's plates including ­quesadillas, tacos, hamburgers, enchiladas and fried shrimp. (Adults who want smaller portions can order a child's plate for a small fee.) The atmosphere at Tony's is like a large family kitchen, so noise from fussy toddlers or crying babies is usually lost in the sea of conversation and music. There's also an outdoor patio (fenced to keep the kids from wandering) that can withstand a fair amount of yelping.

  • jmcclain1023
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    | Houston, TX | 15 Reviews

    They have the best cheese enchiladas and hot sauce I’ve ever had. I love their carne asada and queso. Their chips are just perfect. I’ve never had anything on the menu that’s not good.

  • schambers30
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    | Dallas, TX | 75 Reviews

    Lobster shooters...yum!

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  • 2001 | Best Fancy Restaurant

    Its plush and cutting-edge tones are choreographed with dramatic angles, jarring plunges and hard surfaces softened by sloping ceiling soffits, rounded angle points, rich wood, deep reds and sumptuous fabrics. And chef/owner Kent Rathbun's food employs as much dipping, lunging, sloping and breathy sweeping as the atmosphere, albeit with more aroma. Rathbun draws from a variety of influences--Asian, New American, Southwestern--stirring them in his state-of-the-art kitchen to craft atypical... More »

  • 2000 | Best fancy restaurant

    If chef Kent Rathbun's brilliantly orchestrated Abacus is anything, it's fancy. Its rich elaborateness is accomplished in thoroughly fresh ways, both on the plate and in the dining room. The food is complex with lots of influences meticulously merged in a loud, well-creased ascot sort of way. The decor is...well, it's a futuristic rendering of poshness. The interior is filled with dramatic angles, jarring plunges, and hard surfaces softened by sloping ceiling soffits and rounded points. It's r... More »

Dinner Menu
Small Plates Specials
$26.00
HUDSON VALLEY FOIE GRAS, LEMON-POPPY SEED SHORTCAKE
POTEET STRAWBERRIES, VER JUS, FOIE GRAS BONBON
$15.00
RAINIER CHERRY SALAD, WILD RED WATERCRESS
OPAL BASIL, BURRATA, GROVE PRESSED OLIVE OIL
Big Plates Specials
$37.00
CITRON GLAZED AHI TUNA, HOUSE PICKLED GINGER
BLACK SESAME, ROASTED BANANA-MISO HARUMAKI
$42.00
CAST IRON FRIED VEAL CUTLET, WHITE CHEDDAR PAZOLE
ROASTED POBLANO, CORIANDER-BLUEBERRY SYRUP
Soup And Salads
$14.00
ROASTED TOMATO-TORTILLA SOUP, HICKORY SMOKED CHICKEN
TOASTED HOMINY, AVOCADO, ANAHEIM CHILES
$14.00
BABY ROMAINE CAESAR, PARMESAN-BLACK PEPPER TUILE
SPANISH WHITE ANCHOVIES, MARINATED PARMESAN
$14.00
BUTTER LEAF LETTUCE, CABRALES BLUE DRESSING
SPECK HAM, PIMENTON SPICED MARCONA ALMONDS
$15.00
FIDDLEHEAD FERNS, PURPLE ASPARAGUS, FRISÉE
SHAVED CHORIZO, MANCHEGO, FENNEL POLLEN SRYUP
Small Plates
$20.00
LOBSTER-SCALLION “SHOOTERS”
RED CHILE-COCONUT SAKE
$19.00
HICKORY SMOKED PEI MUSSELS, VENISON CHOURIÇO
HEIRLOOM TOMATO SOFRITO, MEYER LEMON, ALBARINO
$15.00
SEARED BEEF TENDERLOIN FLAT NOODLES
RED CHILE, SCALLION, TOASTED PEANUT BLACK SOY
$20.00
KOBE BEEF CARPACCIO, TOASTED AMARANTH
WILD ARUGULA, BLOOD ORANGE, CACIO AL TARTUFO
$16.00
COMANCHE BUFFALO POTSTICKERS, FIVE SPICE TAMARIND HOISIN
FRESNO CHILES, MICRO CILANTRO
$18.00
CRISPY RICE FLOUR CRUSTED CALAMARI, KEY LIME
BLISTERED SHISHITO PEPPERS, WILD GARLIC FALK SALT
$18.00
HOUSE CURED FAROE ISLAND SALMON “PASTRAMI ON RYE”
TRUFFLED STEELHEAD ROE, QUAIL EGG, CORNICHONS
$20.00
JAPANESE HAMACHI SASHIMI
YUZU VINAIGRETTE, FRESH JALAPEÑO, TOGARASHI
Big Plates
$38.00
PAN SEARED COBIA, BUFFALO POTSTICKERS
EDAMAME, WATERMELON RADISH, PLUM WINE-SHISO BROTH
$38.00
PAN SEARED SCOTTISH SALMON, ARTICHOKE-POTATO CROQUETTE
ASPARAGUS SALAD, TOASTED HONEY WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD
$36.00
TEXAS PECAN CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN, GRILLED PEACH
CHARRED SCALLION BREAD PUDDING, CHIPOTLE HONEY GLAZE
$36.00
WOOD ROASTED DUCK BREAST, PURPLE HULL PEA CASSOULET
TAROCCO ORANGE, SUNFLOWER SPROUTS, CHERVIL PESTO
$38.00
BUTTER BASTED GEORGES BANK MONKFISH, BLUE CRAB RISOTTO
SPRING RAMPS, PINE NUTS, CALABRESE PEPPER AGRODOLCE
$41.00
HICKORY GRILLED OSTRICH, HEIRLOOM CHERRY TOMATOES
ROASTED GARLIC-LIMONCELLO CREAMED LACINTO KALE
$42.00
WOOD ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN, MCPHERSON SANGIOVESE BUTTER
BLACK TRUFFLE POTATO PUREE, BABY SQUASH, BELL PEPPERS
Abacus Prime Steaks
$60.00
COMANCHE BUFFALO TENDERLOIN FILET 8 OZ
MCPHERSON SANGIOVESE BUTTER
$46.00
HICKORY GRILLED RACK OF COLORADO LAMB
MCPHERSON SANGIOVESE BUTTER
$56.00
ALLEN BROTHERS BONE-IN FILET MIGNON 14OZ
MCPHERSON SANGIOVESE BUTTER
$52.00
ALLEN BROTHER’S “COWBOY” RIBEYE 22 OZ
ROASTED CHERRY-COCOA BEAN STEAK SAUCE
$48.00
ALLEN BROTHER’S KANSAS CITY STRIP 14 OZ
ROASTED CHERRY-COCOA BEAN STEAK SAUCE
Abacus Sushi - Maki Rolls
Sushi And Sashimi Tasting $35
$18.00
RAINBOW ROLL
$18.00
CRAB-AVOCADO CALIFORNIA ROLL
$18.00
SPICY AHI TUNA
$18.00
DRAGON ROLL
Abacus Sushi - Abacus Specialty Rolls
$21.00
RUSSIAN ROLL
CRAB, SALMON, AVOCADO, HAMACHI
$20.00
VIP ROLL
SNOW CRAB, SPICY TUNA, SOY PAPER, WRAPPED IN FRESH CUCUMBER
$20.00
LONE STAR ROLL
BEEF TATAKI, GRILLED ASPARAGUS, JALAPENO, AVOCADO
$18.00
HAWAIIAN ROLL
CRAB CALIFORNIA ROLL, AHI TUNA, AVOCADO
$20.00
TSUNAMI ROLL
SEA SCALLOP, SHRIMP, AVOCADO, WASABI AIOLI, TOBIKO CAVIAR
$18.00
TEMPURA SHRIMP ROLL
AHI TUNA, AVOCADO, ASPARAGUS, WASABI MAYO
$20.00
PICASSO ROLL
SPICY TUNA, ROASTED PINEAPPLE, AVOCADO, SALMON
$20.00
SNAKE ROLL
SPICY HAMACHI, CILANTRO, HAMACHI SASHIMI, FRESH SERRANO
$15.00
FAVORITE ROLL
SHRIMP, CREAM CHEESE, SRIRACHA AIOLI, AVOCADO, SNOW CRAB
Abacus Sushi - Pressed Sushi
$16.00
TUNA, SALMON AND AVOCADO PRESSED SUSHI
SRIRACHA SPICED TUNA
$18.00
HAMACHI SHRIMP AND AVOCADO PRESSED SUSHI
SRIRACHA SPICED CRAB
Abacus Sushi - Sashimi
Five Pieces Per Order
$17.00
AHI TUNA
$18.00
SEA SCALLOP
$18.00
HAMACHI SASHIMI
$16.00
SALMON
Abacus Sushi - Nigiri
Served In Pairs
$8.00
AHI TUNA
$9.00
JAPANESE HAMACHI
$8.00
SEA SCALLOP
$7.00
FRESH WATER EEL
$7.00
QUAIL EGG AND TOBIKO CAVIAR
$7.00
POACHED GULF SHRIMP
$7.00
SALMON
Sides
$7.00
STEAMED EDAMAME
$10.00
TOASTED CORIANDER BLUE CORN GRITS
$11.00
CREAMY BLACK TRUFFLE RISOTTO
$12.00
BRANDY SEARED SONOMA MUSHROOMS
$10.00
GRILLED ASPARAGUS, ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES
$6.00
TEMPURA BABY BOK CHOY, THAI CHILE SWEET SOY
$10.00
“FRENCH ONION” MAC AND CHEESE
$9.00
SPICY STIR FRY BRUSSELS SPROUT LEAVES, TOASTED GARLIC
$10.00
SMASHED FINGERLING POTATOES, MEYER LEMON CRÈME FRAICHE
$9.00
$11.00
POMME FRITES
WHITE TRUFFLE OIL
Dessert Menu
Sweet Plates
$12.00
MOM’S CARAMELIZED BANANA TART
MACADAMIA CRUST, CARAMELIZED BANANAS, BUTTERSCOTCH AND CANDIED MACADAMIAS, WHITE CHOCOLATE
$12.00
HAVANA NIGHTS
DULCE DE LECHE FLAN, KEY LIME TRES LECHES CAKE, COCONUT GELATO, DULCE COCONUT ALFAJORE
$12.00
BLACKOUT FORREST
VALRHONA CHOCOLATE MOUSSE LUXARDO CHERRY BLACKOUT CAKE
$12.00
“TAKE FIVE”
PEANUT BUTTER-SALTED CARAMEL BAVARIAN, MILK CHOCOLATE PRETZEL, BURNT MARSHMALLOW
$12.00
HUCKLEBERRY PIE
HUCKLEBERRY FRIED PIES, TEXAS PEACH AND ROASTED ANAHEIM PEPPER CHUTNEY, BLACKBERRY SORBET
Per Scoop $4.00
ICE CREAM & SORBET
TEXAS ” PEACHES AND CREAM” ICE CREAM, THE “KING” PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA-CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM, COCONUT GELATO, STRAWBERRY-BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITA SORBET, BLUEBERRY-MEYER LEMON SORBET
$12.00
GOODIE BOX
ALMOND-CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI, NINA’S PEANUT BRITTLE, VALRHONA FUDGE BROWNIE, LEMON-LAVENDER HONEY BUTTER COOKIE
Artisan Cheese
cheese flight-1/2 ounce portion of each cheese $28; cheese per ounce - minimum 4 ounces $5
 
CHEVRE
PASTEURIZED GOAT MILK, FRESH LOCAL CHÈVRE, LATTE DA DAIRY, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
 
ARGENTO CAPRA
PASTEURIZED GOAT MILK, BLOOMY RIND-ASH, LATTE DA DAIRY, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
 
EKTE GJETOST
PASTEURIZED GOATS MILK, TINE DAIRY CO-OP, OSLO, NORWAY
 
PLEASANT RIDGE RESERVE
RAW COW MILK, UPLANDS CHEESE COMPANY, DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN
 
KICKAPOO
RAW COW MILK, LUDWIG FARMSTEAD CREAMERY, FITHIAN, ILLINOIS
 
LE DÉLICE DU JURA
PASTEURIZED COW MILK, FAMILLE BADOZ, PONTARLIER, FRANCE
 
VERMILLION RIVER
RAW COW MILK, LUDWIG FARMSTEAD CREAMERY, FITHIAN, ILLINOIS
Bar Menu
Specialty Martinis
$12.00
THE BIG DADDY
FRESH ORANGES AND LEMONS SOAKED IN VODKA HOUSE MADE SWEET AND SOUR, ORANGE LIQUEUR
$12.00
PRETTY ‘N PINK
CHAMBORD VODKA, ST. GERMAINE ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR FRESH RASPBERRIES, SQUEEZE OF LIME
$12.00
ABACUS MANHATTAN
BULLEIT BOURBON, ORCHARD APRICOT LIQUEUR DOLIN VERMOUTH DE CHAMBERY BLANC
$12.00
CUCUMBER MINT GIMLET
BOMBAY SAPHIRE, FRESH CUCUMBER AND LIME JUICE ST. GERMAINE ELDERFLOWER, TOPPED OFF WITH MALBEC WINE
$12.00
THE SKINNY PIÑA COLADA
FRESH PINEAPPLE INFUSED VODKA, COCONUT
$12.00
THE TEXAS ‘88
CINCO VODKA, 1888 PREMIUM OLIVE PRESS SPICY OR BLUE CHEESE OLIVES
$12.00
CHOCOLATE SWAN MARTINI
HOUSE MADE WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE COOLE SWAN LIQUEUR, WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS
$12.00
GINGER MOJITO
BOCA LOCA RUM, DOMAIN DE CANTON, GINGER MUDDLED MINT, FRESH LIME JUICE
$12.00
THE RUBY
TEXAS RUBY RED GRAPEFRUITS MACERATED IN VODKA SHAKEN WITH CANDIED GINGER, FRESH BASIL, TOPPED WITH DOMAINE CHANDON, "ETOILE", ROSÉ
Hand Crafted Cocktails
$12.00
APPLE GINGER
JACK DANIELS, FRESH SQUEZZED LEMON JIUCE, APPLE CIDER, TEXAS HONEY
$12.00
MA FERGUSON’S PUNCH
HUM BOTANICAL LIQUEUR, GRAN CLASSICO BITTER ABI ADAMS GRENACHE BLANC, ABACUS SWEET AND SOUR
$12.00
“CAIPIRINHA”
BOCA LOCA CACHACA, FRESH MUDDLED LIME
$12.00
SPICY RITA
PATRON REPOSADO TEQUILA, CALIENTE SPICES, FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE AND LIME JUICE
$12.00
J-75
HENDRIX GIN, PROSECCO, FRESH LEMON JUICE, FRESH GRAPES, DASH PEYCHAUD’S BITTERS
$12.00
VESPA
NUE VODKA, TANQUERAY GIN, LILLET
$12.00
MOSCOW MULE
ABSOLUT VODKA, FRESH LIME JUICE, FEVER TREE GINGER BEER
$12.00
SAZERAC
BULLEIT RYE, ABSINETTE, PEYCHARD BITTERS
Cognac
$12.00
Hennessy VS
$17.00
Hennessy VSOP
$20.00
Remy Martin VSOP
$30.00
Hennessy XO
$30.00
Remy Martin XO
$45.00
Grand Marnier “Cuvee Du Centenaire”
$95.00
Hennessy Paradis
$200.00
Remy Martin Louis Xiii
Ports
$9.00
Warre’s, Otima, 10 Yr Old Tawny
$9.00
Graham’s “Six Grapes” Reserve Porto
$11.00
Graham's 10 Year Tawny
$11.00
Warre’s 2001 LBV Unfiltered Porto
$19.00
Graham's 20 Yr. Old Tawny
$40.00
Warre's 1980 Vintage Porto
$55.00
Kopke, Colheita, 1978
$85.00
Kopke, Colheita 1966
Scotch - Single Malt
$12.00
Glenfiddich
$12.00
Glenmorangie 10 Yr.
$15.00
Macallan 12 Yr.
$15.00
Glenlivet 12 Yr.
$15.00
Glenfiddich 15 Yr.
$16.00
Cardhu
$16.00
Dalwhinnie
$18.00
Talisker 10 Yr.
$18.00
Macallan Cask Strength
$18.00
Glenmorangie 12 Yr. Port Wood
$18.00
Balvenie 12 Yr.
$25.00
Glenlivet 18 Yr.
$25.00
Glenmorangie 18 Yr.
$25.00
Macallan Fine Oak 15 Yr.
$35.00
Balvenie 17 Yr.
$30.00
Lagavulin 16yr.
$30.00
Macallan 18 Yr.
$45.00
Balvenie 21 Yr.
$115.00
Mcallan 25 Yr.
Blended
$10.00
Chivas 12 Yr.
$10.00
Dewars 12 Yr.
$15.00
Chivas 18 Yr.
$45.00
Johnnie Walker Gold
$60.00
Johnnie Walker Blue
Sake
720ml $160.00
Ken Daiginjon
300ml $50.00
“Pearls of Simplicity”, Junmai Daiginjo
300ml $50.00
Yuki No Bosha, Junmai Ginjo Nigori, Unfiltered
300ml $45.00
“Bride Of The Fox”, Junmai Gingo
300ml $30.00
"Snow Maiden", Junmai Nigori, Unfiltered
300ml $30.00
Mio, Sparkling Sake
Small Batch
$10.00
Rebecca Creek Texas Whiskey
$11.00
Knob Creek
$12.00
Bookers
$12.00
Basil Hayden's
$12.00
Blanton's
$13.00
Woodford Reserve
Tequilla
$10.00
Ambhar Platinum
$15.00
Ambhar Anejo
$25.00
Don Julio 70TH Anniversary
$35.00
Don Julio 1942
$40.00
Deleon Diamante
$45.00
Deleon Anejo
$45.00
Gran Patron Platinum
$65.00
Casa Dragones
$80.00
Gran Patron Burdeos
Dessert Wine
Glass $7.00
Bottle $42.00
Robert Mondavi Muscat D’oro
Glass $12.00
Bottle $65.00
Le Dauphin De Guiraud
Glass $18.00
Bottle $110.00
Beringer Nightingale
Glass $20.00
Bottle $120.00
Inniskillin Reisling Icewine
Glass $20.00
Bottle $120.00
Inniskillin Vidal Ice Wine
Glass $25.00
Bottle $150.00
Farniente Dolce
Glass $35.00
Bottle $210.00
Inniskillin Cab Franc Icewine
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