Cafe Gecko

A pleasant anomaly in the shopping-strip sprawl of Belt Line and Montfort, squeezed between a Mexican restaurant and a furniture outlet. It's more Lakewood than Addison – cool, dim, with comfy-worn booths and a long, sturdy bar. The small patio provides an outside sit for a crowd that mixes collegiates with refugees from the retail wars all around. The kitchen turns out food with a Caribbean accent. - Mr. Dallas