Description
If you thought it impossible to find a successful boutique hotel across from SMU, you'd be wrong. The luxury is bright in this four-floor hotel. That extends to the establishment's restaurant, Social, which is located in the rear of the hotel's first floor. The 60-seat hideaway offers not only chat-inducing cocktails like The Mustang and Texas Peach, it also serves breakfast, often to the visiting parents of students. Signature entrées enjoyed on the custom-made red-velvet furniture include horseradish-crusted salmon with caper butter sauce and grilled, spice-rubbed flatiron steak with Béarnaise butter. But executive chef Jon Schwarzenberger also has small plates and lighter fare all the better for socializing. Among that selection is the breaded artichoke hearts with feta-cucumber dip, calamari fries and a selection of sandwiches that come with house-made potato chips.
