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by | August 31, 2026 · 6:03 pm

Two Years Later, Docent Steak & Lounge Is Actually Opening This Fall

Two years is a long time for a restaurant to sit half-announced. Docent Steak & Lounge first surfaced in Dallas back in the spring of 2024, promising samurai armor, a Kobe beef program, and a “museum-like” dinner unlike anything else in the Harwood District. Then it went quiet. The website stalled on a summer 2024 opening date that never happened, the socials went dark, and for a while it looked like the whole thing had quietly stalled out. It hadn’t. Docent is finally opening this fall, and Harwood Hospitality Group held onto every bit of ambition from that original announcement.

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by | August 25, 2026 · 1:35 pm

After Almost Thirty Years, Al Biernat’s Is Crossing Into Fort Worth

Al Biernat’s is finally doing something it hasn’t done in almost thirty years: crossing over into Fort Worth. The Dallas steakhouse just signed a lease on a building at 913 Houston St., across from the Flat Iron Building and directly opposite where the city’s new Convention Center ballroom is going up. It’ll be the restaurant’s third location, and its first outside Dallas proper.

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by | August 24, 2026 · 1:51 pm

Ranchman’s Is Back in Ponder, and It Still Tastes Like 1948

The building at 110 W. Bailey Street in Ponder has been standing since 1903, and for most of the past 78 years it has smelled like fried chicken and hot grease. That smell is back. Ranchman’s, the small-town steakhouse that once pulled Hollywood and literary royalty off the highway, reopened the first week of July under new ownership, and the people running it went out of their way not to mess with what made it famous in the first place.

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by | August 17, 2026 · 12:39 pm

Southlake Approves Dakota’s Site Plan as Developer Sets 2027 Target

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Dakota’s Steakhouse in Southlake has a foundation date now, and it also has a firm answer on when the doors open: 2027.

Southlake City Council approved the site plan for Dakota’s new location at its August 4 meeting, signing off on elevations for three retail buildings, updated designs for the event center, and revised parking for the project now known as Kirkwood Reserve. Developer Tim McEneny told the council crews have finished pouring an 820-foot retaining wall on the property and expect to pour the restaurant’s foundation soon. He put the total project cost at around $25 million.

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by | August 6, 2026 · 1:57 pm

Nuri Debuts Geonbae Hour (New Happy Hour) With Cocktails, Color Analysis and Suntory Whisky

Nuri Steakhouse is trying something it’s never done before: a happy hour built around more than just drinks. On Thursday, August 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Uptown steakhouse launches Geonbae Hour, a one-night event named for the Korean word for “cheers” that folds cocktails, food, a whisky tasting, and even a beauty consultation into a single ticket.

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by | July 22, 2026 · 10:22 am

Inside the Recipe and History of Perry’s Legendary Pork Chop

There’s a version of the Perry’s story that most diners never hear, and it starts with a meat counter, not a dining room. In 1979, Bob Perry opened a small butcher shop on the south side of Houston called Perry’s Butcher Shop and Deli. It was a neighborhood operation, the kind of place people walked into for a Friday roast or a pound of ground chuck, nothing more ambitious than that. What changed the trajectory of the business was Bob’s son, Chris, who by 1986 had talked his father into adding a few tables and chairs to the shop. Customers who came in for meat started staying to eat, and what began as a butcher counter with some seating grew into Perry & Sons Market & Grille.

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by | July 17, 2026 · 10:53 am

Inside Seared, Fort Worth’s New Steakhouse That Won’t Stop for Anything

Three days after Chris Jordan and his partners signed the lease on their new steakhouse, a Dodge Challenger ran off White Settlement Road and drove straight through the storefront. The explosion made the local news. A few months later, once repairs were mostly finished, a second Dodge Challenger, nearly identical to the first, did it again.

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by | July 15, 2026 · 12:35 pm

Villa Brazil for that Authentic Brazilian Steakhouse Experience

For anyone who appreciates exceptional grilled meats, warm hospitality, and a dining experience that feels like an event, Villa Brazil has earned its reputation as one of the Dallas area’s standout Brazilian steakhouses. Rather than rushing guests through a meal, the restaurant encourages diners to settle in, enjoy the atmosphere, and savor a seemingly endless parade of expertly prepared meats carved tableside.

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