Comments on: Kitchen 1924 Closes

By: rehab hard rock

rehab hard rock — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:35:51 +0000

NOVEMBER 18–Claiming that he has been unfairly branded a

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:07:13 +0000

Shawn Horne is a fun enough guy but really has no work ethics, preferring to marry for money. He also needs to go to rehab for his Coke habbit.

By: franklin

franklin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:52 +0000

The food at the restaurant was mediocre at best although the wine list was impressive. The owner and manager like to place the blame on being “undercapitalized” but the plain truth was that the owner(s) had no idea how to handle money. Being a good restaurant manager (as Shawn was in the past) does not make you a good businessman. I know for a fact that the taxes on this restaurant have not been paid in over a year and rather than man up and pay his obligations Shawn decided to close his doors and place blame on someone other than himself.

By: StephTx

StephTx — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:23:11 +0000

I am very disappointed to hear this news. Kitchen 1924 was a great place.

Will be out to Durkin’s when able..

By: April

April — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:12:16 +0000

My husband and I LOVE Kitchen 1924 and we think Shawn was a great, very involved owner. We loved how he would talk and greet all his guests! What a great guy. And the food…is wonderful! We were going to go there tonight and found out ya’ll are closed. It is really sad to see Kitchen 1924 go. I really hope the next venture of Shawn Horne re-opens in Lakewood.

By: Kelsey Horne

Kelsey Horne — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:03:04 +0000

Closing a restaurant that you love, leaving behind the people that you loved to serve is very difficult. And, even though the doors are shut, the process of closing down the restaurant is still going on for Shawn. He will speak about this when he can truly give everyone the time they deserve. Thank you all for supporting my husband’s dream.

By: Lakewoody

Lakewoody — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:47:27 +0000

That blows.

By: Eryk

Eryk — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:01:21 +0000

I guess I’m going to have to be driving to Frisco then so I can get my 1924-love on. I’m sure Mr. Durkin will be bringing some of the class to the 972 that he brought to Lakewood. I can’t wait to try those pizzas.

By: Brady

Brady — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:10:27 +0000

So disappointing! I also loved Kitchen 1924 and what it brought to the very limited Lakewood dining scene. Thanks for the great meals!

By: Bobby Ewing

Bobby Ewing — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:21:36 +0000

You guys did an awesome job….thanks for every ounce of energy, innovation and humor you injected into the scene. Shawn, you rock and I can’t wait to be a loyal patron of the next venture.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:56:09 +0000

This is devastating. Great food, wonderful people and a unique vibe. We enjoyed every minute we spent at Kitchen.

By: Dirt Monkey

Dirt Monkey — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:44:09 +0000

I really liked this restaurant and loved its location in Lakewood. Sad, sad day.

By: Kristiana Heap

Kristiana Heap — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:44:00 +0000

No! Kitchen 1924 was such a cool place; I was just planning to hit up their hangover brunch. Here’s hoping that they open in a new location.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:32:09 +0000

Good luck and you will be missed. I have fond memories of the Kitchen.

By: md

md — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:27:30 +0000

On behalf of myself and Shawn I want to launch an honest “Thank You” to any and all of our customers and employees. Especially the employees. We hired our people based on character and experience, in that order, and we ended up with some remarkable talent. I am happy to report that most of them were free agents for about an hour and you will be able to see them soon at some of the other great dining rooms of the city.

Shawn may have an “official statement” at some point, but the reality can be shared on SideDish. The bottom line is that we were undercapitalized from the beginning and got a little under the weight of the operations. Despite great results, we were unable to get out of the hole and you know the economy story, blah, blah, blah.

Shawn is taking some time off, in the short term, and he will be bringing his big restaurant brain back to the city’s scene soon.

We had a blast and blazed a trail. Someone great, please take our space in that little strip shopping center in the heart of Lakewood; there’s good mojo there.

as we have often said here,
“Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride”
-Michael Durkin
General Manager, Kitchen 1924

…fyi; Durkin’s Pizza #1 under construction now on HWY 121 & Custer in McKinney open Oct. 1. Durkin’s Pizza #2(Tollway&El Dorado), Durkin’s Pizza #3 (HWY 75 & HWY 380) coming soon. Rock n’ Roll themed, throwback pizzerias…coming soon. That was an hyper-obnoxious plug, sorry.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:02:52 +0000

This one was a favorite. First Ball’s, now Kitchen 1924.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:41:11 +0000

Bring it to Knox/Henderson, please! I know the old Century printing company building is available. Convert it into a restaurant, there is decent parking nearby…plenty of foot traffic all the time.

By: DGirl

DGirl — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:30:40 +0000

Very disappointing. Best of luck to everyone at Kitchen 1924.

By: Stephen Edmondson

Stephen Edmondson — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:26:07 +0000

Say it ain’t so.

By: spoon18

spoon18 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:18:22 +0000

NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! their hungover brunch was the best!

RIP Kitchen 1924. you will be missed.

By: pizza will be in...

pizza will be in... — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:56:15 +0000

Frisco, not McKinney.

By: CBS

CBS — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:50:32 +0000

the first to fall that I actually cared for. Very sad, the best coconut creme pie of all time. Got to think it was location, location, location because food a service were commendable.

By: Nancy Nichols

Nancy Nichols — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:28:39 +0000

Roger that, Snootyfoodie. (Did I just type that?)

By: snootyfoodie

snootyfoodie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:06:07 +0000

This is a crushing blow to the Dallas dining scene. It literally pains us to take them off our site. Shawn, Michael and the entire Kitchen staff will be sorely missed. And there’s more to this than just the sluggish economy, trust me.

With Shawn’s personality and wine knowledge, no question he’ll resurface soon. Michael was already moving on to start his own pizza chain – Durkin’s Pizza in McKinney. And to all the restaurateurs reading this, this was collectively the coolest waitstaff in the city with an unquestioned passion for food and wine. You can’t have enough people like that on your staff, so please seek them out and get them on board!

By: ChrisS

ChrisS — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:59:56 +0000

Please find out what happened!! This was one of our favorite restaurants. Hard to beat the service and food for a neighborhood joint. We’ll miss it for sure.