BarNone, a neighborhood restaurant in East Dallas owned by a Dallas couple, will close at the end of the evening of August 13, 2024.
Owners Jennifer Rhode Dickerson and Todd Dickerson wrote in a heartfelt Facebook post in mid-August 2024 that the restaurant was selling all of its drinks at “very deep discounts” and closing.
BarNone opened about nine months after the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, months later than the owners would have liked, and they spent $30,000 on an air filtration system, a common purchase for restaurateurs during the pandemic.
“When planning BarNone, we thought of everything,” they wrote, “the food, the drinks, the atmosphere, the music, the service we wanted to provide. … Everything except a global pandemic.”
“We fought the good fight and held on for almost four years,” the post said.
The Dickersons said on August 12, 2024, that the restaurant was busy. They are grateful but sad.
“This is hard,” Jennifer said. “We love this community.”
When the restaurant opened in December 2020, the couple said it had been their dream for more than a decade. Todd had perfected recipes for dishes like clams casino, pasta with Sunday gravy and what he called “man’s best food,” sandwiches.
“Sandwiches are simple and casual, and that’s what this place is supposed to be,” he said in 2020.
Todd was formerly managing partner at Angry Dog in Deep Ellum. He was also one of the founders of Dallas Grilled Cheese. Jennifer works at Bud’s Fresh-Cut Produce, her family’s Dallas-based business.
Over the years, BarNone has been a hidden gem for restaurant deals — which is rare considering inflation. Cheeseburgers are $7.75 on Tuesdays from 3-8 p.m. Friday lunch specials are $5.95.
The Dickersons also provided live music and large “patio mugs” to attract neighbors and keep them coming back.
“It has been an honor to serve the community we love,” they wrote.
BarNone is located at 718 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas. It closes on August 13, 2024 at 11:55 p.m.
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