DINING FEATURE
BY KAREN CHANEY
POPULAR MENU ITEMS Northlake Café o ers breakfast and lunch choices all day.
Breakfast enchilada ($12)
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The breakfast enchilada comes with eggs, fried tortillas, cheddar cheese mix and pico de gallo.
Fadil and Shpresa “Hope” Memedi opened Northlake Café in September 2022. Hope is a second-generation restaurateur who grew up working in her family’s restaurant. Northlake Café Locally owned eatery dishes out decades of industry experience in Denton County W hen Fadil and Shpresa “Hope” Memedi opened the doors of Northlake Café in September 2022, they did so with the PHOTOS BY KAREN CHANEY
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Turkey avocado wrap ($13)
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others based on customer requests. After listening to customers, healthy choices, such as chia pudding, avocado toast, and gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian items were added. “We added south-of-the-border options like chillaquillis, huevos rancheros and breakfast enchila- das because my chef is Mexican,” Fadil said. “He said, ‘You’ll see, they will go like crazy!’ He was right, people love them.” Breakfast and lunch items are available all day, Fadil said. The couple said they enjoy their strong customer base and employee retention rate. “We treat [sta ] like family,” Fadil said. “We recognize their good work and reward them. People need to be treated with respect; they are not numbers— they are humans.” Hope recalled the rst week they were open they had a higher turnout than expected and were understa ed to handle the crowd. She said a customer wit- nessed her stress when she went outside to tell waiting customers the situation. “She brought me a card the next day,” Hope said. “She wrote, ‘It will get better. You’re doing your best. We’re here to support you.’ It brought tears to my eyes.”
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The turkey avocado wrap is made with Hickory-smoked turkey, avocado, tomatoes, organic spring mix and more.
con dence and know-how that over three decades of industry experience provides. “We’ve been married for 37 years, and we’ve worked together for 37 years,” Fadil said. “From day one, we were constantly together. We look at each other and know what to do. She takes care of the front, and I’m in the window making sure the food comes out perfect. Between both of us we make sure everything goes smoothly.” Fadil said while they were running their business My Café in Flower Mound, many customers requested they move to Northlake. “[Customers said], ‘Come see how [Northlake] is exploding; we have nothing like this,’” Fadil said. “So, me and my wife came here and checked out the town.” Not only did they nd a place for their business in Northlake Commons, they bought a house a mile from their new restaurant in the Pecan Farms neighborhood, Fadil said. He said when selecting menu items, they kept all the o erings they had at My Café, such as pancakes and burgers, and added
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Strawberry pecan salad ($12)
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Family-run, craft beers, fine wines and local specialty vendors
Fresh baby spinach, strawberries, candied pecans and red onions make up the strawberry pecan salad.
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Northlake Café 1611 Commons Circle, Ste. 300, Northlake 940-441-1153 www.northlake-cafe.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tues - Sat 9am - 8pm Sunday 10am - 4pm
2500 Lakeside Pkwy. Ste. 100 Flower Mound, TX 75022
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