Category Archives: Restaurant Opening

by Steven Doyle | January 18, 2013 · 1:37 pm

FM Smoke House Opening Soon

by Jennifer Thomas

The owners of the very popular gastropub Holy Grail in Plano are opening their first barbeque restaurant in Iriving and plan to call the restaurant FM Smoke House. The restaurant will be located at 660 Walnut Ridge Road; at the former Bennigan’s location on Highway114 and MacArthur Blvd.

FM Smoke House is a full service restaurant serving rural Texas comfort food. The menu is inspired by local eateries located along Texas’ rural farm-to-market highways that crisscross the state and lead to major cities. FM Smoke House will feature many smoked dishes such as bacon-injected brisket, beer can chicken, beef short ribs, beef tenderloin and house made hot dogs. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 10, 2013 · 2:45 pm

3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House To Open In Frisco

by Jennifer Thomas

New flavors will debut in Frisco this year with the opening of a contemporary all-American smokehouse, 3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House, which will offer a Texas twist on traditional barbecue and a full service bar. The fresh and flavorful concept will be opening its doors as Frisco’s first American Tap House in February of 2013.

Where cafeteria style, casual dining and a family friendly sports bar unite, 3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House is a unique concept bound to please every member of the family in taste and ambiance. Committed to quality, seasonal and fresh ingredients, 3 Stacks aims to have customers taste the difference by serving a menu filled with quality slow smoked meats, homemade rubs & sauces, seasonal side vegetables and daily baked breads. Signature dishes include baby back ribs, smoked salmon, refreshing cucumber salad and fresh berry cobbler. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 10, 2013 · 11:44 am

Mockingbird Taproom Officially Open

by Steven Doyle

Last night the owners of Mockingbird Taproom finally held their grand opening just shy of a month in business and we were among the invited many who sampled their way through the menu of burgers, wings, tacos and various other kicked up versions of bar food. In addition to a large and well executed food menu, the Taproom boasts a fabulous brew list, with choices from all across North Texas and beyond.

This is another Restaurant America location. You know these guys from Chicago, they are single-handedly attempting to take over Dallas one restaurant at a time. They also own Primebar in Uptown and Park Tavern in the Shops at Park Lane. Both of these locations do superb business and for just reason. They also own the Townhouse Kitchen in the Galleria which has been altered several times, but still suffers from poor service and an even poorer menu. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 4, 2013 · 3:56 pm

Rare To Open In Shops At Park Lane

by Steven Doyle

The Shops at Park Lane seems to be enjoying an infusion of new restaurant and bar activity. Although long time steakhouse tenant Bailey’s locked up for good this week, new venues such as Bowl and Barrel, Grimaldi’s and Park Tavern recently opened. An announced future restaurant which has been anticipated and owned by the same folks at Park Tavern is Boca Chica Tapas. Today we learned of yet another addition that is currently under construction, RARE. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | December 21, 2012 · 12:56 pm

First Look: Outpost American Tavern

by Steven Doyle

When they aren’t uber-designing a new restaurant around Dallas or Fort Worth, the dynamic team of John Paul Valverde and Miguel Vicens are making a go at restaurateur life at the funky digs in Oak Cliff in what was once a single family dwelling, then their first born Campo Modern Country Bistro. Campo never really hit her stride despite all the fantastical elements you could possibly afford a restaurant, including a star consulting chef like Matt McCallister and finishing with one of the best kept secret chefs in Dallas, Michael Ehlert. By the way for those keeping score at home, Ehlert is in the kitchen at Hibiscus on Henderson.

A few months later and some serious hammer and nailing, the tiny house has been drawn into yet another hip and cozy dwelling for those seeking out a fresh take on classic food finds. Enter Outpost American Tavern. Now deep up in its first week with the doors wide open, the unique looking taproom is once again creating a buzz throughout the food loving community. Continue reading →

Ramen-Centric Tanoshi Moving Into Deep Ellum

chi le by Steven Doyle

Eater Dallas editor Whitney Filloon nabbed the news about the new Ramen restaurant opening in Deep Ellum. It will be owned and operated by Chi and Joey Le at Wicked Po Boys in Richardson. The couple are staying busy opening new restaurants with a second Wicked location going up soon near Hopdoddy in Preston Center. Continue reading →

Patrizio Osteria To Open On McKinney And In Arlington

by Steven Doyle

Last night we made the trek to check out Patrizio Osteria in Southlake. The new location borderlines over-the-top in appointment and definitely pulls off the new menu in high fashion. We spotted a familiar face on the management team and were pleased to see Bob’s Steak and Chop alumnus Ken Kuczwaj making his way around the room. We also spotted one of the new owners, Oscar Renda, who knows plenty about Italian food and the way it should be presented.

The menu may look familiar to anyone who has patronized Patrizio in the past. This is the Americanized Italian cuisine that has people flocking to the various restaurants dotted across the Metroplex. Most of these dishes appeal to the average American palate that haven’t sampled true Italian food. But the true star to the new version of the concept lies in the Osteria menu. These are your house-made pastas laden with ingredients from Italy, slow cooked pork shank, fresh fish selections and a beautiful variety of buffala buratta. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | December 20, 2012 · 10:20 am

Joyce And Gigi’s Kitchen Opens This Weekend

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Joyce and Gigi’s Kitchen is a modern South American restaurant, owned and operated by Joyce Stenvall and her daughter Gigliola Aguilera. The couple’s primary focus is giving a modern twist to traditional foods from Bolivia, Argentina, Peru and Brazil. They include on their menu Feijoada, Churrasco with homemade South American sausage and Majadito, a Bolivian dried chile red risotto with plantains and duck confit. Also look for interesting starters such as empanadas stuffed with blend of cheeses, beef and duck, served with a locoto salsa, or the Causa Limena which are yellow potato croquettes filled with crab meat and served with avocado puree. Continue reading →

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