Oak Cliff Institution Tejano Getting a Makeover

Even if you've never eaten there, you've no doubt noticed the large sign announcing Tejano Restaurant when driving through the Cliff—positioned near the intersection of Davis and Beckley, the patriotically-colored blocky building is hard to miss. A neighborhood Tex-Mex staple for more than 30 years, it's currently poised to undergo a makeover to bring it into 2013 gracefully: New management, new decor, a revamped menu, and even a new name —El Corazon de Tejas ("the heart of Texas").

Teresa Gubbins reports that the reinvented restaurant will feature new design elements like a mural and a larger bar with "more seating space so that guests can sit and eat dinner there if they want"; many of the current menu items will stay intact, but the kitchen plans to try out some new things, like seafood dishes. (For a look inside Tejano as it currently stands, see this promo video on YouTube.)

Tejano will "close after lunch on January 20, and re-open the first week of February."

· Oak Cliff Tex-Mex institution Tejano set for reinvention as El Corazon de Tejas [CultureMap Dallas]