In Short
The DART rail swooshes by just a few yards away from the Fillmore Pub while Plano denizens hunker down for beer and a meal. The large showroom has a casual vibe and basks in the glow of several plasma TVs. The large,… Read More
Review: Fillmore Pub:
Punky tattooed servers are probably the last thing you’d expect to find in old-lace downtown Plano. But at Fillmore Pub, which opened on the main drag last year, nearly everyone on staff has ink. Most are Dallas transplants, and many are alumni of the Old Monk, where Fillmore owners Gabe Whatley and Kelly Wesner and chef Kirk Mexia once worked. Fillmore borrows the Old Monk’s Irish pub theme,...
A Girl Walks Into a Bar: The Fillmore:
In order to feel right, a pub must have: snugs; wood; something delicious to eat that’s unequivocally bad for you; and space to hang out and talk. If it’s firing on all cylinders, it should also be a place where you don’t mind seeing a kid or two on a Sunday afternoon, a place where someone might just break into song. A pub, at its best, fosters community and warms you like comfort food. The...