El Fenix (restaurant)

The name is Spanish for "the phoenix", the legendary bird which, according to mythology, arose from its own ashes.

Often, at its main location in downtown Dallas, the lunchtime line of patrons spills out the front door and down Alamo Street.

[6] Previously El Fenix had its headquarters in the 11075 Harry Hines Boulevard building, which had 32,086 square feet (2,980.9 m2) of space.

It had about 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of office space, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities, and was built in the mid-1960s.

The individuals marketing the former El Fenix building were Mark Miller of NAI Robert Lynn, Jim Svidron, and James Collins.

[7] As of March 13, 2018 there are 22 North Texas locations:[9] In addition the chain operates a store inside Winstar World Casino.