Campisi’s Shares Comeback Plans

Dallas Italian food institution Campisi’s has announced plans for new locations after a fire led to the closure of its W. Lovers Lane restaurant in December.

Campisi’s Restaurants announced on social media its intent to re-open at 7709 Inwood Road, where Perch Bistro and Bar was located until its closure in April. The opening there is expected in early 2027.

The announcement came after Campisi’s opened a delivery-focused kitchen earlier this month at the former Saucy’s Thai & Pho location on Royal Lane.

Campisi’s restaurant roots in Dallas date back to 1946, when Carlo “Papa” Campisi bought a bar with a small kitchen in the back at the corner of Knox and McKinney called the Idle Hour, where his family began to serve pizza, according to the restaurant’s website. The restaurant moved to a location on Mockingbird Lane in 1950, where it took over the former “Egyptian Lounge” spot.

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.