2023 Readers Voice Awards • Out on the Town
Best Local CHEFAbraham Salum Salum Restaurant 4152 Cole Ave., Ste. 103, Dallas 214-252-9604SalumRestaurant.com Hopefully this award can be some consolation to Chef Abraham Salum: His eponymous Uptown restaurant had to be closed earlier this spring after the dining room suffered major storm damage.
But the good thing is they do plan to reopen as soon as possible. After 17 years, it is good to hear that the restaurant isn’t planning to go anywhere anytime soon, and Executive Chef and owner Salum can begin again on his New American cuisine with its rotating menu using seasonal ingredients.
Salum keeps his loyal customers on their toes with new and inspired dishes. With that approach, Salum has created a mainstay dining destination that is a mix of casual dining and upscale elegance — all anchored by his attentive and distinguished approach to cuisine.
But Abraham Salum began making an impression well before he opened his Cole Street restaurant. He moved here from San Antonio with his partner (now husband) to work at Parigi before striking out on his own. “It felt like an obvious move to go from being a chef at another restaurant to owning my own.
