This Week in Gluttony

BBQ fundraiser and burger birthday top best food events in Dallas this week

Prepare to feast mid-week, when the bulk of the food events are happening. Beer and wine dinners are on the agenda, plus an anniversary for a burger favorite and a barbecue fundraiser to help North Texas tornado victims.

Tuesday, January 12

Community Beer Company Dinner at Greenville Bar & Grill
Head over to this Greenville Avenue hot spot for a three-course dinner paired with Community brews. Courses include chicken lettuce wraps, pot roast French dip, and fried cheesecake. Tickets are $37.92, and they must be purchased in advance. Dinner begins at 7 pm.

Hall & Walt Wine Dinner at Savor
Join Hall & Walt’s Chad Nuzum for a five-course dinner paired with exceptional wines. Courses include hamachi tartare, lobster with delicata squash, pork belly with watercress pudding, buffalo tenderloin with butter poached Yukons, and chocolate and chai. Reception starts at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7. Cost is $125 per person, and you can reserve by calling 214-306-5597.

Wednesday, January 13

First Anniversary Celebration at Rodeo Goat Dallas
Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in Dallas with a good old-fashioned burger battle. Current fan favorite, Royale with Cheese, faces off against a Fort Worth favorite, the Chupacabra Burger. Cheese fries are also half off, and all 23 taps feature Dallas drafts with glassware available for select beers and breweries. Rodeo Goat also plans to have a rare tapping of a 24th beer, thanks to one of the area’s favorite breweries. The fun starts at 11 am and lasts all day.

North Texas Tornado Victim Fundraiser at Ten50 BBQ
From 10:50 am to 9 pm, 25 percent of sales at the restaurant benefit First Rowlett United Methodist Church. The entire Ten 50 BBQ menu is available, including Ten50’s USDA Prime brisket.

Texas Ale Project Beer Dinner at CiboDivino Marketplace
Chef Ryan Olmos creates a five-course menu paired with brews from Texas Ale Project. Dishes served family-style include roasted banana with toasted sage and pancetta; butter-poached leeks, grilled fruit, and fresh mozzarella; tasso ham and white cheddar hash; and lamb belly ice cream with espresso caramel and daikon chips. The night ends with a first tasting of a new brew called The Caucasian. Tickets are $55, and seating starts at 6 pm.

Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in the Dallas Design District on January 13.

Photo courtesy of Rodeo Goat

Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in the Dallas Design District on January 13.

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Taco News

Colorful Mexican chain Barrio will bring tacos and tequila to McKinney

Barrio

Barrio Tacos

There's a new taco coming to Texas: Called Barrio, it's a chain that was founded in Ohio, of all places, and it's opening its first Texas location in McKinney, at 9401 W. University Dr. #150.

According to franchisee Wissam Saliba, the restaurant will open in February 2026.

Barrio is a fast-casual Mexican restaurant known for build-your-own tacos, as well as a big selection of tequila, whiskey, and beer. They were founded in Tremont, Ohio, an urban village in the Cleveland metro area, and currently have locations in Ohio, Michigan, the Carolinas, and New England.

They have a menu of creative tacos including seasonal options like the turkey day taco, featuring turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, chorizo apple stuffing, and cranberry habanero jam in a flour tortilla.

Menu highlights include the Freakin' Vegan with Impossible chorizo, guacamole, hash potatoes, caramelized onions + poblanos, and corn salsa in a corn tortilla; a smashburger taco with Angus beef, bacon, American cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, pickles, and mac sauce; and the French Dip with ribeye, caramelized onions, Monterey jack, horsey sauce, and fried onions in a flour tortilla.

A separate brunch menu offers brunch plates like pork & grits; brunch tacos such as the Americano with bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheddar; and brunch cocktails including mimosas, sangria, and a bloody Maria.

You can build-your-own taco, nachos, or bowl, choosing from more than a dozen protein offerings such as barbacoa beef, chorizo, chicken, pulled pork, cola-marinated steak, spicy blackened cod, jalapeno lime shrimp, chili tofu, beer-braised black beans, and vegan Impossible chorizo; then add ingredients like Napa slaw, caramelized onions & poblanos, cheese, guacamole, salsa, sauces, and pickled jalapenos.

Prices range from $5 to $15.

Every Barrio location is decked out in vibrant murals, skeletal figures, sugars skulls, custom metal work and other Day of the Dead symbols; the McKinney location will feature art by muralist Mike Kotlarek.

Saliba is a first-time restaurateur based in Cleveland who's been a fan of Barrio since the first location opened in 2012; he's partnered with Brian Kegley, who previously worked for companies such as Melting Pot and The Cheesecake Factory, and who will serve as the local operator.