Just got off the phone with John Reardon, the former owner of the Walrus Bar in the West End who's been trying to open a champagne bar downtown for, oh, I don't know... more than a year? But you know how those things go.
He was putting the finishing touches on Joyce back in January. Now, things are really about done, he says.
"If it's not this weekend, definitely next weekend," he says of the grand opening.
The pace of new bar- and club-openings has slowed in Dallas this year. The most high-profile opening so far has been Aura, and that was months ago. If Reardon's aiming for some of that crowd it should be a wide-open market, assuming people want to spend money on champagne.
To get on the list, and for updates and info, text Joyce to 38714. The place is at Pearl and San Jacinto.