The hummus is headed for Plano with the imminent opening of Darna Mediterranean Sector, the Marrakesh-influenced bar, restaurant, and marketplace opening at Legacy West.

The 6,200-square-foot current market and eatery, which has been in the performs due to the fact April 2021, is going into the previous Barnes & Noble space at 7700 Windrose Ave. #G-170. In accordance to a launch, it truly is expected to open up in June.

The new notion is from veteran restaurateur Yaser Khalaf (Mondo Pizza, Baboush in Dallas, Shawarma Bar in Fort Worth), and is explained as a celebration of the shops, cafés, avenue distributors and bazaars that attract people of all ages and cultures to the shores of the Mediterranean.

Darna – which suggests “our property” in Arabic – will address a vast variety of international cuisines, with meat boards, French pastries, Italian/Roman-model pizza, Turkish flatbreads, Center Eastern kabobs, Moroccan tagines, and Lebanese mezze, while also producing the vibrancy of eccentric marketplaces in the Mediterranean.

For eating in, a comprehensive-support kitchen area will accommodate with dishes this sort of as Greek feta fondue, pastrami hummus, and rooster kabobs.

A seize & go deli will aspect completely ready-to-try to eat choices, together with its brief-company mezza, salad, and sandwich stations. Grab & Go company will be equipped to establish salads and sandwiches customized to their liking, with household deli meats, breads, cheeses and spreads assorted by Darna’s group.

A sector will give high-quality merchandise, which includes specialty olive oils, Moroccan spices, dried fruits, roasted nuts and European cheeses and meats. Important cooking substances will also be accessible for curious cooks and seasoned chefs alike.

A espresso bar will provide pastries, desserts, and an array of vital coffees, specially Turkish coffee. Darna will also feature a entire-company alcoholic beverages bar offering all the things from craft cocktails to pick beer and wine.

Khalaf is partered with Pat Garza in a corporation known as Yela Principles, which does restaurants and consulting.

“Yaser and I have been working on this distinctive undertaking for quite some time, so we couldn’t be a lot more fired up to open up, developing an experience compared with any other in North Texas,” says Garza, who is Yela Concepts’ President & CEO.

“Encouraged by Yaser’s heritage and many years of exploration, together with his comprehensive name in the cafe marketplace, Darna will encompass the cultivation of working experience described by texture, aroma, and visible art. We can’t wait to open up coming month and welcome all people into ‘Our House,'” he suggests.

Darna will element an ambiance encouraged by timeless Center Jap aspects with nuances of modern day chic, North African and coastal Mediterranean interiors. Darna’s industry-main style and design and architectural associates will produce a environment-class area that is guaranteed to acquire visitors on a Mediterranean journey like no other,” Garza says.
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