Chef Kev Ashade is bringing Pangea back to Dallas, this time planting the restaurant downtown near the Majestic Theatre. The comeback follows the surprise January 28, 2025, closure of his Garland outpost after five years in business, and the new location is already teasing an “Opening Winter 2026” timeline.
Official tease and timeline
Pangea’s landing page now carries a simple, pointed promise: “Opening Winter 2026.” That lone line is doing all the talking for now. There is no menu, no reservation portal, and no glossy photo gallery yet, but the message is clear that a relaunch is underway. Pangea's website is where the winter opening notice appears.
Where it will be
Food watchers first spotted signage with Pangea’s name at 1910 Pacific Avenue, inside the Pacific Place building a block from Kitchen + Kocktails and the Majestic Theatre. That address surfaced after a brief Instagram clip made the rounds, as reported by The Dallas Observer, and the building’s public listing confirms the 1910 Pacific Avenue location. CommercialCafe documents the address for Pacific Place.
The last chapter
Ashade closed Pangea’s Garland restaurant with little warning on January 28, 2025, ending a five year run that had turned the spot into a destination for regulars. The shutdown was announced on the restaurant’s site and picked up by local outlets, leaving fans suddenly without favorites like the coq au vin and jerk roasted lamb that helped define the menu. CultureMap detailed the closure and the voicemail message that greeted patrons afterward.
Who is Chef Kev
Kevin “Chef Kev” Ashade trained at the Culinary Institute of America and built his name on a style that blends West African, Jamaican, and French techniques in Texan settings. A big career milestone came in 2016, when he won an episode of Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay with a coq au vin that later became one of Pangea’s signature dishes. D Magazine has profiled Ashade’s path from catering work to opening Pangea.
What’s next for Pangea
Ashade has not yet released menus or given a firm opening date for the downtown spot, so the brief Instagram tease and the winter 2026 line on the site remain the clearest signals of what is coming. For diners who still think about that coq au vin or the jerk lamb, keeping an eye on the restaurant’s channels may be the best way to catch word of Pangea 2.0’s official launch.
