Zatar Lebanese Tapas & Bar at 2825 Commerce St. will close at the end of the month. Screenshot courtesy of Google Maps.
Zatar Lebanese Tapas & Bar on Commerce Street in Deep Ellum recently announced that the restaurant will close by the end of the month.
“This wasn’t an easy decision,” reads a statement from the Zatar family posted on Aug. 7 on Facebook and Instagram. “Over the last two years, we’ve fought through one challenge after another. We poured everything we had into keeping our doors open because we truly believed things would turn around. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the ongoing construction and other challenges have made it impossible for us to continue.”
Commerce Street construction, which will turn it into a two-way road and improve sidewalks and drainage, isn’t expected to be done until early next year, according to a previous article.
Customers and staff were thanked in the posts, which described the restaurant as “a place where friendships were made, birthdays were celebrated, and memories were created over great food, drinks and hookah.”
“We still have a few weeks left, and we’d love the opportunity to see you one last time,” the posts read. “Come enjoy your favorite dishes, have one more drink, smoke one more hookah and help us celebrate the memories we’ve created together. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for allowing us to be part of this amazing community. We will never forget the friendships we’ve made or the love you’ve shown us.”
Zatar Lebanese Tapas & Bar stayed open for about 10 years, according to a Dallas Morning News article. It is one of at least six Deep Ellum food and beverage establishments that have announced closure this year.
