- Dallas restaurateurs Hunter Pond, Rick Dunlap, and Bob Sambol are collaborating to open a new restaurant named Charlie’s on Lovers Lane in 2027.
A new Dallas restaurant named Charlie’s is slated to open at West Lovers Lane and Inwood Road in 2027. It’s headed to the former Adelmo’s, which served Italian food in Dallas’ Devonshire neighborhood for decades.
Charlie’s: This is a familiar restaurant name in Dallas, eh?
Not quite. Charlie’s is not related to Mister Charles, The Charles or El Carlos Elegante, three Dallas-born restaurants with similar names. Those are owned by Duro Hospitality. The new Charlie’s is a collaboration between three other Dallas folks: Hunter Pond, who helped create Hudson House; Rick Dunlap, Pond’s co-CEO; and Bob Sambol, the namesake of Bob’s Steak and Chop House…