Where To Dine on Mother's Day

The best Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants for Mother's Day brunch 2015

Mimosas are a must for Mother's Day.

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Of all the brunches out there, Mother's Day is the biggest of them all. Restaurants testify to this truth; no other holiday meal draws a bigger crowd.

Brunch is a celebratory event on its own. Combine that with your official honoring of the person who got you here, and that translates into a communal, mimosa-toasting meal like no other.

You know what that means: Better get your reservation in soon. Scan our list, study the options and make the call.

Asador
Brunch with salmon, peach-mascarpone French toast, pappardelle and pomodoro with squash, zucchini, goat cheese, parsley and pistachio pesto, fruit, assorted breads, raw bar, char bar, omelets, waffles, carving bar, bloody Mary bar and complimentary champagne and mimosas. 10:30 am-3 pm. $55 adults, $20 children 12 and under.

Bird Cafe
Specials include cornbread-crusted trout with poached egg and bloody Mary hollandaise sauce, roast beet and blackberry marinated quail with mascarpone polenta and creamed spinach, and lemon pudding cake and elderflower panna cotta. Mother's Bouquet cocktail has rose hip and honeysuckle infused Reyka vodka, clementine juice, honey simple syrup, prosecco and Bittermen's orange cream citrate. 817-332-2473.

Bistro 31
Specials include vegetable frittata, crab cake and poached eggs with fingerling potatoes, salmon and sweet potato risotto, halibut with fava beans, lamb and more. 9 am-10 pm. 214-420-3900.

Bisous Bisous Patisserie
Gifts include a macaron tower with seasonal flavors honey lavender and rose petal. $99 for 45 macarons, tower and case. Decorated shortbread MOM cookie gift sets are $15. 214-613-3570.

Canary By Gorji
Three course meal with Caesar or spinach salad, pork chop with gnocchi Gorgonzola and grilled vegetables, Arctic char & poached shrimp with grilled vegetables, berry sorbet or chocolate liqueur cake. 5-9 pm. $45. 972-503-7080.

Cast Iron at Omni Fort Worth Hotel
Breakfast buffet, sausage cheese display, seafood and ceviche corner, prime rib, redfish, pork loin, tomato mozzarella casserole. Complimentary mimosas, $5 bloody Marys. 10:30 am-2:30 pm. $57 adult, $29 children 5-12, free under 5. 817-350-4106.

Cool River Cafe
Three-course dinner with soup or salad, choice of tenderloin, chicken or salmon, and for dessert, choice of red velet cake or creme brulee cheesecake. 11 am-5 pm. $33. 972-871-8881.

Dallas Fish Market
Three-course à la carte menu includes clam chowder, beet salad, crab melt, trout amandine, black linguine and clams, pork chop, and desserts such as orange Creamsicle and yogurt panna cotta parfait. 11 am-3 pm. 214-744-3474.

Dee Lincoln Steak Bar
Special menu includes Frosted Flake French Toast, tenderloin eggs Benedict, bananas Foster pancakes, chicken and waffles, shrimp & cheddar grits, crab cake eggs Benedict, steak & frites, Wagyu burger, "Benedict" burger and more. 10 am-3 pm. 972-519-1642.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Brunch buffet includes eight stations with breakfast breads, cold shellfish, carving station with roast beef and pork loin, omelet station, chocolate-chip waffles, ginger-glazed salmon, salads and soups, and a dessert station with bananas Foster and a kids' sundae station. Dallas 10 am-2 pm; Fort Worth 11 am-2:30 pm. $49 adult, $12 for 12 and under. 972-490-9000 or 817-877-3999.

Del Frisco's Grille
A la carte brunch includes red velvet Belgian waffle, banana and mascarpone-stuffed French toast, crab cake Benedict, croque Madame, chicken-fried steak and eggs, chicken and waffles, oatmeal, pork burrito, and carbonara flatbread. 11 am-3 pm. 972-807-6152.

Dish Cedar Springs
Four-course meal includes shrimp & grits, short ribs, salmon, bacon Benedict, cauliflower steak, and for dessert choice of caramel pecan cheesecake, semi-frozen lemon bar or strawberry shortcake. 10 am-3 pm. $45. 214-522-3474.

Dish Preston Hollow
Four-course meal includes options such as salmon croquettes, spinach salad, asparagus soup, filet, salmon, chicken, and for dessert, chocolate-peanut butter trifle or white-chocolate panna cotta. 10 am-4 pm. $45 adult, $15 for 12 and under. 214-363-3474.

El Fenix
Mother's Day weekend, everyone receives a complimentary flower-shaped sopapilla, served at the conclusion of the meal at all area restaurants.

Eureka
"Mother Knows Best" cocktail features sparkling wine, Ballast Point Fugu Vodka, pomegranate simple syrup, lemon juice, and elderflower liqueur, $12.

Fearing's
Brunch includes halibut on cauliflower purée, scallops over Texas field pea/sweet corn "risotto," lobster omelet and filet mignon with West Texas mop sauce, lamb chops on "spiked" mint English pea purée, French toast, chicken-fried quail on baby spinach salad, dessert trio with lemon buttermilk pie, chocolate cupcake with salted caramel sauce, and mango-ginger sorbet float with vanilla pineapple fizz. 11 am-3 pm. $100 adult, $30 for 12 and under. 214-922-4848.

Five Sixty
Menu includes Peking duckling, pot stickers, sushi and nigiri, fried rice, lo mein, Shanghai noodles, pork stir fry, short ribs, eggs, and assorted mini desserts. 11 am-7 pm. $55 adult, $30 child. 214-741-5560.

Flying Saucer Addison
A few special rose beers will be released, including an exclusive rose beer fusion and a unique, one-off brew using rose petals. 5 pm. 972-991-7093.

Gin Mill
Brunch features steak and eggs, eggs Norwegian, shrimp & grits, brioche French toast, plus $5 bloody Marys and mimosas. 11 am-3 pm. 214-824-3343.

Grace
Brunch with green eggs and ham, crab eggs Benedict, pain perdu and pork carnitas with cheddar grits. 11 am-2 pm. 817-877-3388.

Grain at the Park Cities Hilton
Buffet Champagne brunch includes pulled pork eggs Benedict, cheddar grits, biscuit and sausage gravy, omelets, prime rib, turkey, fluke, shrimp, crab claws and more. 11 am-3 pm. $59 adults, $30 children 6 to 11, free 6 and under. 214-368-0400.

Hotel St. Germain
New Orleans-style brunch with seatings at 11 am, 11:30 am, noon, 1 pm, 1:30 pm and 2 pm. $60 per person. 214-871-2516.

Hibashi
Special menu items include Mom's flower tower with salmon, tuna, flounder, cucumber and rice for $29; Mother's sunshine roll with soft-shell crab wrapped in soy paper with crab, avocado, cucumber, masago and radish sprouts for $19; and a filet with lobster tail dinner with soup, salad and vegetables for $42. 11 am-10 pm. 972-620-3474.

Kitchen LTO
Brunch buffet with maple bourbon waffles, deviled eggs, smoked ham, roast beef, omelets, mac & cheese, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, dessert station and more. 10:30 am-4 pm. $45 adults, $18 children under 12. 214-377-0757.

Landmark Restaurant
Brunch features more than 50 items, including fruit salad with coconut yogurt dressing, omelets, pork loin, chicken à la king, sushi, carving station and cold seafood display. Dessert table has zuccotto, chocolate cake, peach and blueberry bread pudding, assorted mini-desserts, and more. 11 am-3 pm. $60 for adult, $24 ages 5-12, free for 5 and under. 214-224-3152.

Lark on the Park
Brunch specials include tuna poke with mango, avocado, watercress, cucumber and sweet onion, and shirred eggs baked with tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro and lime creme. For dinner, options include rack of lamb with English peas, celery root purée, pea tendrils and salsa verde. 10 am-3 pm. 214-855-5275.

Lavendou
Three-course brunch includes vichyssoise; tarte Provençale with eggplant, zucchini, cherry tomatoes and goat cheese; frisée salad; poached eggs on an English muffin with smoked salmon, spinach and Hollandaise sauce; sole with crab and champagne cream sauce; beef tenderloin or stroganoff; and tiramisu cake, chocolate mousse cake, white chocolate cheesecake or raspberries with chantilly cream. 11 am-3 pm. $40 per person. 972-248-1911.

Max's Wine Dive Dallas
Extended brunch includes spinach frittata, heirloom tomato salad, seasonal quiche and free dessert for moms during dinner. 10 am-4 pm. 214-559-3483.

Max's Wine Dive Fort Worth
Brunch features omelet with tomato, goat cheese and kale; lobster Louie salad; strawberry shortcake; and seasonal specialty mimosas for $4.75. 10 am-3 pm. 817-870-1100.

Oso Food & Wine
Three-course menu with choices such as bacon-wrapped dates, butter lettuce salad, blueberry pancakes, chicken with grits, tenderloin with rosemary fries, crab cake Benedict, date cake and chocolate caramel tart. 11 am-3 pm. $35 per person. 972-789-1630.

Penne Pomodoro Lakewood
Specials include gazpacho, salad with shrimp, fettucine with lobster, shrimp, mussels and bay scallops, beef tenderloin medallions topped with eggs, and more. 10 am to 10 pm. 214-826-6075.

Penne Pomodoro Preston
Specials include avocado bisque, arugula salad, tenderloin, rib eye with mushroom sauce, eggs, breakfast potatoes and more. 11 am-10 pm. 214-368-3100.

Penne Pomodoro Snider
Specials include lobster bisque, blackened shrimp with arugula, avocado, peppers, red onions, feta cheese and apple, crab and lobster cake with poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise and more. 10 am-10 pm. 214-373-9911.

Pyramid Restaurant & Bar
Brunch features omelets and crêpes made-to-order, banana and Nutella-stuffed French toast, soups, salads, oysters, sea bass, carved meats, and an array of sweet desserts. Complimentary mimosa or glass of sparkling wine. Seatings at 11 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 2 pm. $75 adult, $59 senior, $35 children 6-12, free for children 5 and under. 214-720-5249.

R Bar & Grill
Four-course menu comes with appetizer, soup or salad, entrée, and Amaretto crepe for dessert. Options include scallops tamales, garden mix greens, lentil soup, short rib and lobster tail, or tenderloin and shrimp. 11 am-11 pm. $48. 817-640-4711.

Sangria
Specials include leek and asparagus soup, avocado with lobster, shrimp omelet with asparagus, tomatoes, onions and manchego cheese, chocolate bombe and more. 11 am-9 pm. 214-520-4863

Second Floor
Brunch with omelets, eggs Benedict, corned beef hash and chocolate bar. 11 am-4 pm. $58 adult, $26 children 6-12, free for 5 and under. 972-450-2978.

Silver Fox Steakhouse
Three-course meal includes soup or salad, choice of tenderloin, salmon or chicken, and for dessert, choice of pecan cake, Mandarin orange cake or chocolate lovers dessert. 11 am-5 pm. $47 adult, $17 children under 12.

Table 13
Three-course dinner features options such as crab cakes with poached egg, lemon caper chicken, pork chop, steak Diane, salmon Meuniere, potato crusted sea bass, filet Oscar, shrimp scampi and chicken fried ribeye. Desserts include bread pudding, Kahlua cake or sStrawberries Romanoff. 11 am-10 pm. $40. 972-789-9558.

Taverna
Specials include tomato bisque, zucchini blossom frittata, prime rib, eggs with potatoes and green beans almondine, gianduia chocolate mousse with strawberry compote, and more. 10 am-10 pm. 214-520-9933.

Texas Spice
Brunch with sausage, breads, griddle station, carving station with 44 Farms strip loin, pot roast, Gulf fish filets, chocolate cake, cheesecake and Texas Spice cookies. 10 am–2 pm, seating every 15 minutes. $55 adult, $19 kids. 214-979-4529.

III Forks
Four-course dinner includes asparagus soup, III Forks salad, choice of tenderloin, flounder or chicken & crab cake. Dessert choices include Mandarin orange cake, strawberry Shortcake, chocolate Marquis torte or praline parfait. 11 am-5 pm. $47 adults, $17 children under 12. 972-267-1776.

Toulouse
Specials include Belgian waffles with peaches and berry compote, chocolate crepes with Nutella filling, quiche with mushroom, bacon, onion and gruyere, lamb lollipops with ratatouille, and more. 9 am-10 pm. 214-520-8999

Y.O. Ranch
Three-course Hill Country brunch includes smoked salmon omelet, chicken and waffles, chicken-fried lobster and eggs Benedict, green-pea bisque, lemon blueberry cheesecake, and more. $37 per person or $50 with unlimited mimosas or bloody Marys. 214-744-3287.

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Where to Eat

Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 diverse new restaurants for April

The Landing

Fried appetizer at The Landing by chef Tiffany Derry.

This April edition of Where to Eat, the monthly column from CultureMap offering recommendations on restaurants to try, features 10 new destinations — some so new that they are opening this week. If you like surprises, you're in luck: It's an especially varied lineup that includes two downtown hotel updates, a celeb chef debut, a unique food hall lunch spot, and a restaurant that combines tacos and churros under one roof.

Here's where to eat in Dallas right now:

CBD Provisions
All-day restaurant at Joule Dallas hotel, closed since July 2025, has reopened for breakfast, lunch, brunch, and dinner with a new chef, menu, and interior design, following a months-long update. It's now under the direction of culinary director Sezer Deniz, who has 20-plus years experience working at Michelin-starred restaurants including the acclaimed Alinea in Chicago. He's added some French-sounding items such as Ancho Beef Bourguignon with horseradish spaetzle, but they're still keeping their signature and best known Pig's Head Carnitas, featuring a half pig's head on a plate, wherein diners pull strips of meat and tuck them into tortillas.

Grandma’s Country Kitchen
Southern-inspired, family-style restaurant recently opened in Southern Dallas with a menu of comfort classics like fried chicken, catfish, mashed potatoes, green beans, and desserts such as peach cobbler and banana pudding. Guests can also take advantage of catering services and events at the attached sister venue, The Reserve at Redbird, which accommodates up to 330 guests for all types of celebrations.

InSo
Short for Indus Social, this Southeast Asian fusion restaurant brings a lively concept to Irving, combining upscale dining and late-night lounge. They're serving a creative menu of Indian fusion food, cocktails, and entertainment, with dishes such as Chicken Tikka Tacos and a tomahawk ribeye. A notable selection of vegetarian dishes includes the Broiled Spinach, Burrata Cheese, and Artichokes with naan chips; and crepes with Swiss chard, potato, & pea tendrils. Executive chef is Michael Morabito, who comes from a restaurant family and who worked at Caesars Palace’s Palace Court in Las Vegas, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, and Colonial Country Club.

The Landing
The latest concept from celeb chef Tiffany Derry is this gastropub/sports bar opening April 9 at Grand Prairie's EpicCentral complex. The full menu is not yet posted online but will include smashburgers, wings, fried bologna sandwich, Caprese salad, a fried chicken salad, pasta roll-ups, and brisket egg rolls. Photos of the space show tufted couches to give it that living-room flair, for maximum comfort while watching sports and having a drink. This is the second venture in Grand Prairie for Derry and her partner Tom Foley; a location of their Italian concept Radici opened in EpicCentral in April 2025.

Luna Roja
New restaurant just opened at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Dallas, under the direction of chef Omar Larson (Kessaku, Monarch) with an American-Mex menu featuring entrees such as ancho glazed short ribs with sweet potato purée, or chipotle glazed chicken with charred poblano mashed potatoes. A dedicated taqueria menu offers tacos, served on heirloom corn masa tortillas. Luna Roja replaces Elm St. Cask & Kitchen, a Southern comfort food spot that had been there since 2019, and which replaced a restaurant called Grayson Social. Note: The hotel is under construction, but there's a separate, dedicated entrance for the restaurant.

Pan Pa' Vos
Bakery-cafe in far north Dallas near Carrollton combines the best traits of neighborhood bakery and French boulangerie. Founder Jaiver Diaz is a lifelong baker who opened the original location in his native Venezuela in 2017. He sold the the shop when he relocated to Dallas, where he ran a cottage bakery from his home. He opened this storefront in a former cleaners in 2025, where he's making croissants in a wide array of flavors — tiramisu, lemon curd, dulce de leche, strawberry & cream, Nutella — as well as croissant sandwiches, palmiers, Berliner-style filled doughnuts, and more. True to his Venezuelan roots, Pan serves savory empanadas as well as cachitos, a crescent-shaped roll filled with ham, ham & bacon, or ham & cream cheese.

Park Bistro
Food hall now open at Galatyn Commons office complex, across from the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and the Galatyn Park Station DART rail stop, is a place to get a chef-caliber lunch at a great price. Created by Hospitality Alliance (AT&T Discovery District, Victory Social, Toyota Music Factory), Park Bistro is a cross between corporate cafe and food hall, featuring six mini-concepts under one roof, each with a different menu: breakfast, salads & sandwiches, burgers, Neapolitan-style pizzas, tacos, and gyro sandwiches. Miraculously, everything is under $10, and it's open to the public as well as workers in the building.

Pepper Lunch
International fast-casual chain from Japan just opened its first Texas location in Frisco in a shopping center anchored by 99 Ranch. Pepper Lunch features do-it-yourself teppanyaki, with meals served on 500 F hot plates, allowing diners to cook their own food at the table, a trend these days. Most of its menu items come in under $20 and can be complete in 20 minutes, making it a desirable option for workers and others with a limited lunch hour. The signature dish is their Pepper Rice, which comes in about a dozen options, including the best-selling Beef Pepper Rice, featuring sliced beef, white rice, corn, and spring onion.

Shorty's
Casual family-friendly restaurant just opened in McKinney's Historic Downtown Square, where it's channeling a quintessential Northeast-style hot dog shop. There are Coney-style hot dogs with chili, yellow mustard, and diced white onions, plus smashburgers, sandwiches, full bar, and appetizers like fried pickles. The buzzy dish is the twist on poutine which replaces traditional cheese curds with crumbled goat cheese instead (can you even call that poutine?). Founder Bryan McVay is a savvy restaurateur whose approach is informed by the street-style food culture of New York, keeping in mind portability, where you grab a bite. If that's not enough, mostly everything on the menu is $10 or less.

Tick Tock Taco x Churro On Top
Dual-branded restaurant in Fairview Town Center serves tacos and warm churros side by side. The idea is to start with tacos, then finish with dessert. Tacos varieties include beef bulgogi with steak and spicy kimchi, made with Zabihah halal meat, along with guacamole, salsas, sides, quesadillas, and chips. Churros come in flavors like white chocolate glaze pistachios, or get a milkshake adorned with intricately decorated churros. Fairview is their third location, but the first to add tacos — following the original in Arlington and a second shop in Richardson that opened in 2024.

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