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5310 Junius St. Dallas TX 75214

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  • American, Cafe, Health, Traditional, Vegetarian
    Sun, Tue-Sat 8am-2pm
    $ $
    All Major Credit Cards
  • casual
    Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
    Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
    None
  • Accepted, Not Necessary
    Free, Street
Description

This Old East Dallas cafe is exactly what you’d expect from a neighborhood restaurant. There are chicken-salad sandwiches, turkey melts and meatloaf. There are eggs and bacon and pancakes and other breakfast items, served all day like every good cafe should. They have fresh fruit, fresh drip coffee and fresh baked desserts too. What you might not expect is an interesting decor with exposed brick, hanging lights and custom booths. Or the full garden out back that’s complete with raised beds and live chickens. And there’s a coffee machine that might cost more than the car you drove to get here. Hopefully you didn’t have to drive to the Garden Cafe, though. Tucked away on a quiet neighborhood street in Junius Heights, this restaurant is a local gem, and most of the patrons surrounding you are neighbors who have walked here.








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    | Dallas, TX | 193 Reviews

    Wikipedia defines the local food movement as a "collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies—one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place." Bankruptcy lawyer Dale Wootton probably had no idea that was what he was participating in when he decided to grow his own vegetables in his own garden in the back of his own restaurant. At his Garden Café in East Dallas, you can get okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, black-eyed peas, sprigs of rosemary, oregano, fennel, sage, mint, parsley—or whatever he happens to be growing and adding to the tasty meat and potatoes menu at his restaurant. Some within the local food movement want you to travel no further than 25 miles to satisfy its agricultural tenets. Wootton has got that beat: He only has to truck into his backyard, harvest his veggies and herbs, transport them a few feet to his restaurant, prepare them in the kitchen and serve them to customers, many of whom consume them on the pleasant patio in the same garden where they were grown. The bankruptcy advice he dispenses is local too. His law office is only a few yards from his restaurant.

  • Mallory19
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    | Dallas, TX | 451 Reviews

    Great for lunch

  • DavidK10
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    | Carrollton, TX | 186 Reviews

    what a hidden gem in dallas. they've got amazing, fresh food.

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  • 2009 | Best Homegrown Experience

    Just behind Munger Park in East Dallas' Junius Heights Historic District, fresh herbs and vegetables are served, which might not sound all that unusual until we elaborate on "fresh." At the Garden Café, fresh means it came straight from the beautiful garden in back. In addition to its unique atmosphere, the café occasionally doubles as a hotspot for book signings, photography shows and poetry readings. Owner Dale Wootton has everything covered, including plenty of available... More »

  • 2008 | Best "Local Food Movement" Restaurant

    Wikipedia defines the local food movement as a "collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies--one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place." Bankruptcy lawyer Dale Wootton probably had no idea that was what he was participating in when he decided to grow his own vegetables in his own garden in the back of his own restaurant.... More »

Main Menu
Soup & Salad
$8.00
Kale & Avocado
garden fresh kale, avocado, tomato, red onion, red pepper, lemon and olive oil dressing.
$9.00
Grilled Chicken Caesar
classic caesar topped with grilled chicken served with our homemade caesar dressing
$4.00
House Salad
mix of ice burg, red cabbage, carrot, tomato and red onion
$8.00
Choose Two
house salad, bowl of soup or 1/2 sandwich
Cup $3.50
Bowl $5.00
Chili Or Daily Soup
Pancakes & French Toast
Served With Real, Organic, Vermont Maple Syrup.
$6.00
Buttermilk (2)
$6.00
Whole Wheat Grain (2)
$6.50
Sweet Potato (2)
$6.50
French Toast (2)
$6.00
Local Organic Steel Cut Oatmeal
Eggs & Friends
Hash Browns, Roasted Potatoes, Or Cheese Grits White Or Wheat Toast. Sub - Tomato Slices $0.75, Fruit $1.00
$7.50
Bacon Or Sausage
with 2 eggs
$7.50
Ham Steak
with 2 eggs
$7.50
Chorizo
with scrambled eggs, sauteed peppers and onions, tortillas and salsa
Specials
$8.00
Country Boy Benedict
biscuit, 2oe eggs, ham, ham, gravy & 1 side
$17.00
Angus Flat Iron
herbs grits, warm tomato steak, wilted spinach
$8.00
Tuesday - Smothered Steak
brown onion gravy
$8.00
Wednesday - Meatloaf
with tomato glaze
$8.00
Thursday - Cfs
with cream gravy
$9.00
Friday- Cajun Catfish
$8.00
Saturday - Herb Brined Roasted Chicken
$8.00
Sunday - Chicken And Dumplings
Sandwiches & Such
Served With Pasta Salad, Potato Salad Or Fruit Salad
$8.00
Veggie Burger
homemade lentil-cumin burger with lettuce, tomato, onion and garden remoulade.
$8.25
Turkey Avocado
turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion and mayo.
$8.00
Chicken Salad
chicken, apricots, lettuce, celery and tomatoes
$9.00
Fish Tacos
seasoned whitefish with spicy asian dressing cabbage and tomatoes.
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