Owners of Origin Kitchen + Bar, Jessica Meyers and Russell Aldredge, opened their restaurant in December after renovating the site of their original takeaway café Origin Natural Food and revamping the menu.
“Russell and I first decided to open Origin Natural Food out of a void we felt in the Dallas market for clean, well-sourced meals in a convenient manner. After opening and operating Origin Natural Food for a few months, we realized that we had so much more to offer with our location as well as menu options. We were very limited
in what we could make because of the packaged food as well as off site kitchen,” Meyers said.
Origin has since evolved into a full-service restaurant, bringing the kitchen on-site and offering a full bar. Their first concept only offered Paleo options. Post-remodel, the menu has expanded to accommodate all diets or no diet at all.
“We offer craft seasonal cuisine which means that we make everything in house and allow what is in season to drive the menu. We have opened the menu beyond
just Paleo to offer a wider variety to the marketplace. Someone who is strictly Paleo can still come in and enjoy that, but now we can offer something for everyone.
Let’s face it, not everyone wants to eat that way and even the healthiest eaters want to go out and enjoy a cheat meal now and then,” Meyers said.
Sourced by local vendors, and using organic, sustainable ingredients when possible, even the cocktails at Origin are handcrafted from top-notch ingredients and homemade infusions. They brew Cultivar coffee, serve beer from Deep Ellum Brewing Co., and offer fresh baked confections like gluten free maple glazed donuts.
Describing her favorite dishes from the new menu, Meyers said, “Our Wild Caught Skate Wing is my favorite. It’s different than anything I’ve seen on any menus in Dallas and it’s just a light, beautiful dish. If I’m craving meat, then I love the Grass Fed Hanger Steak with broccolini and onion rings.”
With spring in full swing, patrons can sit outside and brunch on their creme brulee French toast or a seasonal hash bowl with a fresh-squeezed mimosa in-hand.
