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5757 W. Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75209

214-351-3366 

http://www.thecitycafedallas.com  

5757 W. Lovers Lane Dallas TX 75209

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  • New American
    Daily 11:30am-2:30pm, Sun, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 5:30pm-9pm
    $$$ $$, $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash, check
    Casual
    Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
  • Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted, Recommended
    Lot Available, Valet
Description

An unprepossessing exterior hides a versatile eatery combining a casually sophisticated dinner restaurant, a power-lunch place, a gourmet to-go joint and more. The regional American menu rotates seafood, veal, game, pasta, fowl, beef, pork and lamb.








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  • 2005 | Best Odd-Sounding Salad

    Jerry Jones orders it every time he lunches at this charming Parkie redoubt in the shadow of the Tollway. According to owner Paula Bruton, it's become so popular that it's now a constant lunch entrée as well as a dish they'll make as an off-the-menu dinner appetizer. It sounds so, well, odd. And then you taste it. It begins as a mound of the freshest spinach salad you ever tasted, topped with tart, sweet warm bacon dressing. Then it's smothered under a load of flash-fried chicken... More »

  • 2001 | Best Noodle

    Chef Jason Gorman has done many wonderful things during his short time at the 16-year-old City Café. But among his finest is this: potato Stilton agnolotti (Piedmont-style ravioli) in herb truffle butter sauce. It's hard to overstate what a rich, balanced and focused culinary eruption this project becomes in the mouth. Arranged in a circle around the plate, the smooth pillows are delicate (almost like a pastry in character) but forceful, merging smoothly with the butter sauce. They're... More »

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  • EU Brew

    EU Brew

    While (some) restaurants are evacuating Deep Ellum--East Wind Vietnamese Restaurant and the much-rumored but unconfirmed flight of Sambuca Jazz Café to the former Salve! space on McKinney Avenue--some battle-hardened mavericks armed with taps and... More »

  • Legal Choke

    Legal Choke

    The Dallas Morning News reported earlier this month that Phil and Janet Cobb's Salve! was choked off by lawsuits. (Apparently this admission was contained in a press release that a manager at the Cobbs' Mi Piaci refused to provide to the Observer... More »

  • Rags and Sandwiches

    Rags and Sandwiches

    To launch his next food, beverage and titillation projects, Sipango operator Ron Corcoron is bonding with a pair of new Dallas characters: Eric Kimmel, founder of The Joint restaurant, one-time publisher of defunct Ouch magazine and rag-picking... More »

  • City Slick

    City Slick

    City Café is one of those Dallas institutions that is perpetually in danger of laurel-resting, of desperately clinging to the vigor for which it was known in an earlier time. Back then, its reputation was established simply by serving up new... More »

  • A tasteful toast

    A tasteful toast

    Last week, City Cafe hosted an event pairing wild mushrooms with Pinot noir--a perfectly natural pairing if you believe the law of the land, since the same cool climate that produces fungus is also encouraging to the Pinot noir grape, the same... More »

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Main Menu
Salads
Served With Sour Baguette, Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing.
$6.95
Mozzarella Caprice
spring mix, mozzarella tomato, cucumber, olive.
$3.50
$5.50
Fresh Mixed Green
spring mix, romaine, tomato, cucumber.
$5.95
Caesar Salad
romaine with parmesan and croutons.
$7.20
Caesar Salad
with chicken breast.
$6.95
Chinese Chicken
romaine with sliced almonds, scallions, crispy noodle, peanut, lemon-soy dressing.
$7.50
Mediterranean Chicken
chicken brast on mixed greens with feta cheese, onion, olive, artichoke hearts.
$6.75
Greek Salad
mixed greens, feta, onion, olive, tomato.
$7.50
Thai Chicken
chicken breast, mix greens, crispy noodles, peanuts, red chili sauce, basil.
$6.95
Curry Chicken
diced with curry, raisin, apple, celery, greens.
$6.95
Nicoise
spring with tuna, green beans, potatoes, red onions, red bell peppers, capers, tomato mayo.
$7.20
Crisp Bacon
spring mix, bacon, avocado, artichoke hearts tomato, cucumber.
$7.75
Chef Salad
spring mix, ham, turkey, cheese egg.
$7.75
Cobb Salad
romaine chicken, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, egg.
$7.20
Tuna Avocado
spring mix, tomato, cucimber, avocado, olive, artichoke.
Sandwiches
On Whole Wheat, French Roll, Sour Sliced French.
$6.50
Club
ham, turkey, bacon, tomato, lettuce, mayo.
$6.25
Chicken Breast
with pesto aioli, red pepper, tomato, lettuce.
$6.25
Black Forest Ham
and fontina cheese, lettuce, mayo, tomato.
$6.15
Curry Chicken
with raisin, apple, celery, mayo, tomato lettuce.
$6.15
Avocado, Tomato and Fontina Cheese
with mayo, lettuce, tomato.
$6.15
Smoked Turkey
with mayo, lettuce, tomato.
$5.75
Yellowfin Tuna
with scallions, cilantro, mayo lettuce.
$4.95
Egg Salad
with mayo, lettuce, tomato, olives.
$5.25
Bl & T
bacon, lettuce, tomato.
$6.15
Roast Beef
roast beef, lettuce, tomato, mayo.
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