Oh So Tasty: Brunch at Sissy's Southern Kitchen

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Chef Lisa Garza of Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar recently invited me in to try her new brunch menu, which is now available every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “I’ve wanted to offer our guests brunch for quite some time now, but needed time after opening and rolling out lunch to perfect each signature brunch dish,” Garza says. “I tried to include some quintessential southern brunch dishes with a modern Sissy’s twist.” I am a big fan of Sissy's: From the atmosphere to the delicious Southern cuisine to the server's in their vintage attire - Sissy's offers up a taste of Southern culture and cuisine that  always provides an experience of the utmost satisfaction.

In addition to the new brunch items, the menu also features select beverages such as the Sissy’s Chandon Mimosa carafe (with a medley of fresh squeezed seasonal juices), Bloody Mary (handcrafted with homemade pickles), Grapefruit Julep (with fresh grapefruit, Texas honey and agave), and the Texas Screwdriver (made with Tito’s vodka, orange and calamansi). Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar is an authentic Southern restaurant by chef Lisa Garza, a former contestant on The Next Food Network Star and owner of Lisa Garza Taste Studio.

Sissy's Southern Kitchen is now open for lunch

SO HAPPY!!!!!! Listen up ladies who lunch, you have a new see-and-be-seen spot and I will see you there. I'll be the one noshing on a bucket of fried chicken.

Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar is located at 2929 Henderson Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206

Lisa Garza Offers Her World Famous Chicken To-Go

Fiddle dee dee, my prayers have been answered!! 

 

Starting Friday, June 22nd, Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar patrons can order a bucket of Chef Lisa Garza’s house-spiced, buttermilk-soaked fried chicken to take home for dinner. Buckets include 10 pieces of dark, white or mixed chicken and a side of slaw or whipped potatoes for $24 (plus tax and gratuity). Orders can also be placed ahead of time by calling 214.827.9900.  I'm not kidding when I say this is the BEST fried chicken I have ever eaten. I dream about it. It's just that good!!!

 

Jen Miller and Drew Ginsburg noshing on Garza's Fried Chicken at her grand opening party

 

Also launching the 22nd, Lisa is launching new happy hour specials featuring select Southern cocktails. Each day between 5 and 7 p.m., $6 seasonal drink features will be listed on the specials board. Expect weekly rotating cocktails mixed with Patron, Belvedere, Maker’s Mark, Stillhouse Moonshine and Moet. 

 

Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar is located at 2929 Henderson Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206

Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar: Come Sit a Spell

Lisa Garza with Cynthia Smoot

Well, fiddle dee dee! I do declare that I have found a new place to sit a spell and sip a mint julep.

Lisa Garza, a former contestant on The Next Food Network Star and owner of Lisa Garza Taste Studio, opened the doors of Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar to the public on Monday, February 27th.

I got a sneak peek/taste last Thursday at this exciting new dining experience that features authentic Southern cuisine, cocktails and décor at a media luncheon hosted by Garza.

“The concept is inspired by my Southern roots. I was born in Memphis and raised by an old-school Southern daddy,” Garza says. “I have worked in and around the fine dining scene for almost 20 years—Sissy’s will be a slight departure. I want to build a fun place that feels like home in the South with great food, awesome drinks and friendly service.”

(left) Chef Jeffery Hobbs  (right) Grandma's Layered Salad, Fried Okra and Shrimp & Grits

Garza hand-selected Chef Jeffery Hobbs, her dear friend and partner at Suze for seven years, to execute her culinary vision. If you only order one thing - you MUST get Sissy’s fried chicken: a choice of white or dark meat prepared in a house-blended brine and soaked in buttermilk. It is so damn good that we were literally fighting for pieces at our media luncheon.  And at the grand opening event, Drew Ginsburg ate at least 5 pieces right in front of me and then lamented about how he was going to have to call his trainer first thing the next morning. But, it was so worth it, wasn't it Drew...

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At the grand opening on Friday, February 24 I spied Amy Vanderoef and LeeAnne Locken who had skedaddled over from A Night at the Karaoke Lounge benefit for Turtle Creek Recovery Center. DJ Jen Miller and Bri Crum were caught noshing on squash puppies and deviled eggs and Barney's Jackson was cruisin' the crowd working the room is his usual debonair style.  If you wanted to find Lisa Garza... you only had to go as far as the makeshift dance floor where she spent most of the night dancing to the sounds of 70s disco and 80s rock.

(left)  Jen Miller & Drew Ginsburg  (top right)  Rhonda Sargent Chambers & Daniel Winson Lewis
(bottom right) LeeAnne Locken & Rich Emberlin

Expect other Southern staples like corn fritters with whipped honey butter, whole fried okra, chili fried oysters and rémoulade, shrimp and white cheddar-green onion grits, Low Country gumbo, chicken and waffles topped with black strap molasses, and slow-cooked beef short ribs. The desserts were my least favorite part of the menu.  Nothing blew my skirt up.  Keep to the apps and entrees and you will not be disappointed.  The bar program features old-school Southern cocktails and a vodka “tea bar” that consists of crystal urns filled with signature tea-infused punches.

Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar is located at 2929 North Henderson Avenue and will be open for dinner Monday through Wednesday from 5 p.m. to midnight, and Thursday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.  Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling 214.827.9900. For more information, please visit www.sissyssouthernkitchen.com.

Lela Rose: Who Wore It Best?

(left)  Olivia Munn     (right)  Lisa Garza and Cynthia Smoot

Last night, Lisa Garza debuted her new restaurant, Sissy's Southern Kitchen and Bar, to a packed house of well-wishers.  I decided to don my best Southern Belle frock for the occasion and showed up in this vision of loveliness from the Lela Rose Spring 2012 Collection.

Olivia Munn attended the Vanity Fair and Juicy Couture “Vanities” 20th Anniversary at Siren Studios in Hollywood, California on February 20, 2012 wearing the same frock.

So, who wore it best?

Aw, we all know the answer to that question! I can't compete with a Hollywood starlet half my age. But it is a great dress!  Recap of Sissy's menu to come...

In a nutshell, call to make your reservations now. This place is going to be HOT.

Lela Rose, 69 Highland Park Village, Dallas, TX 75205,  214.599.6283

Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar, 2929 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, TX 75206, 214-827-9900