You're in downtown Dallas -- maybe you work there, maybe you're signed up for jury duty, maybe you're dressed in a goofy costume and attending a convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. In the corner of the Central Business District nearest Union Station, your dining choices used to be seriously limited.

Cafe Herrera, the last of four restaurants in front of the Omni Dallas, is now open. (Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

The 1,000-room Omni Dallas Hotel changed that when, as of just a few days ago, all four of its new restaurants are now open in a standalone building on the hotel's lawn. The 16,000-square-foot project means the Omni has nine eateries total: five inside the hotel (Bob's Steak and Chop House, Southern restaurant Texas Spice, sports bar the Owners Box, coffee shop Morsel's and a lobby lounge), plus the four newcomers below.

Ed Netzhammer, general manager of Omni Dallas, says he hopes the restaurants serve two kinds of people: those who live or work downtown, and those visiting Dallas or attending a convention. And are there enough of those people lurking in downtown Dallas on any given day? Netzhammer thinks so.

"There's plenty of business to go around for all of us," he told The Dallas Morning News a few months ago.

Here's a look at each of the four new restaurants:

Biergarten on Lamar

1 / 4Biergarten Managing Partner Robert Cimillo holds a Krombacher-branded beer mug, one of many different beers available on tap. (Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) 2 / 4The front entrance and side patio of the Biergarten next to the Omni hotel in Dallas, Thursday, October 8, 2015. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) 3 / 4Biergarten owner Joseph Palladino describes the concept of his German themed restaurant next to the Omni hotel in Dallas, Thursday, October 8, 2015. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) 4 / 4A beer tap at the Biergarten next to the Omni hotel in Dallas, Thursday, October 8, 2015. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor)

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Coal Vines

1 / 6Chef Angelo Landi shows off his favorite Personal Pie pizza, the Spicey Meatball, offered from the lunch menu of the new Coal Vines located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel.(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer) 2 / 6Personal pizza pies are made to order from the lunch menu of the new Coal Vines located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel photographed Monday December 14, 2015. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer) 3 / 6A Pepperoni personal pizza photographed Monday December 14, 2015, from the lunch menu of the new Coal Vines, located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer) 4 / 6White Special personal pizza photographed Monday December 14, 2015, from the lunch menu of the new Coal Vines, located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel. Ricotta, mozzarella, Fresh Roma tomatoes, Garlic oil and herbs. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer) 5 / 6Louis Sanchez tosses the dough for a personal pizza Monday December 14, 2015, at the new Coal Vines located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer) 6 / 6Bruschetta, an appetizer from the lunch menu photographed Monday December 14, 2015, at the new Coal Vines located across from the Omni Dallas Hotel. Crispy crostini's topped with marinated tomatoes and basil, finished with goat cheese. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News)(Ron Baselice / Staff Photographer)

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What is it: a quick pizza place

What's popular: pizza. Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Leslie Brenner pizza.restaurant critic Leslie Brenner made a list of the best pizza joints in D-FW in 2014 and Coal Vines' existing locations didn't make the cut, but if you're craving pizza and you're in downtown Dallas, Coal Vines will give you what you need.

Price range: Most lunchtime pizzas cost $12.95. A wider selection of pizzas at dinner, in two sizes, cost $14 to $20. Other dinner items range from $13 to $22.

Anything else? If you've been to the other Coal Vines pizzas -- in Addison, If you've been to the other Coal Vines pizzas -- in Uptown Dallas Southlake and Plano -- this one isn't the same . It's the only Coal Vines that serves personal pizzas, and it's much quicker eating experience than the others, which tend to lend themselves to date nights and chatting over a bottle of wine. Recently, I received a pizza and salad in less than 10 minutes.

Black Ship Little Katana

1 / 12The Katana sushi and sashimi combo, with salmon, tuna, yellowtail and J. red snapper, is featured at Black Ship Little Katana restaurant outside the Omni Dallas Hotel. (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 2 / 12The katana 101 roll from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 3 / 12The hot stone bowl dish with chicken, rice, vegetables, an organic sunny-side up egg and korean red chili sauce, from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 4 / 12Diners eat lunch in the patio area at Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 5 / 12Orange ginger salmon with spinach, white rice and orange ginger sauce from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 6 / 12The hot stone bowl dish with chicken, rice, vegetables, an organic sunny-side up egg and korean red chili sauce, from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 7 / 12The mama roll from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 8 / 12The dinning area near the sushi bar inside Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 9 / 12Wagyu hot rock with thinly sliced wagyu, ponzu and thai chili sauce from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 10 / 12Art at the bar inside Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 11 / 12The dinning area near the sushi bar inside Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 12 / 12The wagyu burger with fixings and crispy fries from Black Ship Little Katana restaurant, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

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What is it: a sushi restaurant

What's popular: bento boxes. They're a filling lunch portion of salad, half a California roll, rice or wasabi mashed potatoes, and choice of several meats or tempuraed veggies. Black Ship also has specials such as udon noodles and a wagyu burger, plus a long list of sashimi and sushi rolls, including several vegetarian options.

Price range: Bento boxes cost $13-$17. Dinner entrees go up to $58.

Anything else? Black Ship is larger than it looks. The woodsy place goes way back, then ends with a big patio that lets the sunlight in on pretty afternoons. If you're familiar with Black Ship is larger than it looks. The woodsy place goes way back, then ends with a big patio that lets the sunlight in on pretty afternoons. If you're familiar with Little Katana on Travis Street in Dallas, Black Ship is part of the same family.

Cafe Herrera

1 / 10Enchiladas rojas with guajillo, queso fresco is among featured items at Cafe Herrera downtown. (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 2 / 10Cocktail Diabla with Herradura Silver, St. George raspberry, egg white and lemon juice from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 3 / 10Tortilla soup with chicken, guajillo, onion, and tomato from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 4 / 10The dinning hall and bar area from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 5 / 10Kale salad with baby kale, red cabbage, pecan, sesame seed and house made serrano vinaigrette fresco from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 6 / 10Cocktail Violeta with Del Maguey Minero, creme de violette, grapefruit juice and cloud of St. Germain from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 7 / 10Maximo margarita with Maestro Dobel Diamarte, Solerno, lime juice and organic agave nectar, from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 8 / 10Beef fajitas from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 9 / 10The bar area from Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 10 / 10Cafe Herrera, on Monday, March 14, 2016 outside of the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

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What is it: a Tex-Mex restaurant from a famous family

What's popular: It's too early to tell what's popular, but the restaurateurs behind the project hope the "legados" section of the menu -- which means "legacy" -- are big items. Those six Tex-Mex dishes are long-time family recipes that you might remember, in part, from Herrera's of the past. (Some of the presentations have been reworked, however.) The Maple Ave '71, named for the Dallas Herrera's opened that year, is a chile con carne cheese enchilada and tamale, a beef taco and a bean tostada. The Denton Dr. '81 is a guacamole tostada, cheese enchilada topped with chile con carne, cheese taco and beef taco.

Price range: $12 for tacos, $12-$14 for dishes from the "legacy" section

Anything else? The Herrera's family has been making Tex-Mex in Dallas for decades. Cafe Herrera owner and operator Gil Bonifaz once ran restaurants by the same name in Mockingbird Station and Denton, now both closed. His family members operate unaffiliated Herrera's Tex-Mex restaurants in Dallas, too. With the opening of the new Cafe Herrera, Bonifaz made a point to bring back longtime recipes. "Some people might picket if we didn't!" says Gina Lynn, restaurant strategist for Cafe Herrera.

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