The Violet

This my second time here, I came specifically to see a movie that had a very limited release. The last time I was here was probably a couple years ago. Pros: Lovely theater visually and esthetically, comfy recliner chairs, friendly staff, discount Tuesdays, the lgbtq friendly local magazines in the first floor lobby. Cons: Never order something from the kitchen - I remembered from my first visit how long it took, and they make you walk out of your theater to retrieve (they really need to rethink how they do concessions). I generally despise this area of Dallas. The escalator is broken (pretty sure it was last time I was here too). They brought up the house lights and an employee walked in asking me how the movie was before the credits were even done essentially trying to kick me out (truly flabbergasted, I’ve never had this experience at a movie theater). I would only come back for the same conditions - a movie I want to see that’s not playing anywhere else and on a discount Tuesday. I really do hope this theater can make positive changes because I think it deserves to thrive, and frankly there’s no reason why it shouldn’t.

Theater was very nice and clean. Concession staff friendly. We were just a bit disappointed that the kitchen was not open when our movie started….so our only option was popcorn (or candy, but we didn’t want candy for lunch). So maybe let folks know your kitchen hours along with your advertisement that you offer a movie/grill menu option. Other than that glitch, it was great!