Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House: Dallas

By steak Wednesday August 12, 2009

CHRON.com By ALISON COOK May 14, 2008

It wasn’t easy to get into Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House on a recent Saturday night. Literally. A horde of prom-goers and pre-Mother’s Day revelers clogged the foyer and the two front entrances, so that it was impossible even to step through the revolving door.

Upstairs in the balcony section, where most diners are directed, tables filled quickly with a diverse and democratic crowd, even at the glaring daylight hour of 6:30 p.m. More and more patrons ascended the stairs, clutching the massive ironwork railing that looks like a David Yurman bracelet writ large, then disappearing into hidden back dining rooms. Downstairs, in the clubbier, more spacious seating that seems to be reserved for — well, who, exactly? — only a few empty tables awaited the fortunate.

Houston may be glutted with high-end steakhouses these days, but Dallas-import Del Frisco’s seems to have struck the right chord. Just a half mile up Post Oak from its Galleria location, Bob’s — another Dallas hopeful — has struggled in the former Tony’s space, parting with its operating partner and teaming with a new chain.