Dallas - July 13, 2007

Alo Again

Alo Opens

Your life has always had a bit of Shakespearean flavor.

Your first teddy bear, Yorick, was a toy of infinite jest. That grade-school BFF who still owes you money? Your only love sprung from your only hate.

And when it comes to food, things sweet to taste all too often prove in digestion sour.

Not so at Aló, a new Mex-Peruvian restaurant opening Saturday night, from the couple who brought us the beloved La Duni.

Favorites from the menu include contemporary street fare like saltados (meat stir fried with chili and rice or potatoes) and tacu tacu (a spicy fried rice and bean patty).

The cocktail list is equally impressive with a new line of fuegos: delicious syrup infusions made from fresh fruit reduced in the fire and given names like Love Elixir, Pomosa, and Cholopolitan. And don’t miss the chocolate or berry cuatro leches cake for dessert.

But the best part? You can go back anytime.

Because parting doesn’t always have to be such sweet sorrow.

Aló, 4447 North Central Expressway, suite 100, Knox-Henderson (214-520-9711 or alodallas.com).