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Hip new McKinney complex leads this week's 5 most popular Dallas stories

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Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines.

1. 4 big Dallas restaurant names to open at hip McKinney development. A new development in McKinney will open with some big Dallas restaurant names. The development is District 121, a $250 million mixed-use development at the northeast corner of State Highway 121 and Alma Road, adjacent to Craig Ranch. The restaurants will include four restaurants featuring steak, Tex-Mex, pizza, and craft beer.

2. 7 Dallas restaurants make the cut on Texas Monthly's 2022 best list. Once again, Texas Monthly has published its list of the state's best new restaurants. The 21st edition of the list highlights the magazine's favorite dishes from around the state. Seven Dallas bars and restaurants receive recognition for their dishes or drinks.

3. Nostalgic burger joint with burgers & inside-out buns heads for Allen. A burger concept known for its stacked burgers is opening a new location: Wayback Burgers, a Connecticut-based chain that specializes in burgers and milkshakes, will open a restaurant in Allen, at 380 E. Bethany Dr., in a new little strip center just east of US-75.

4. State Fair contest winner debuts new Tex-Mex BBQ restaurant in Dallas. An award-winning State Fair of Texas vendor and restaurateur has opened a new concept featuring Tex-Mex and smoked meats. Called AG Texican, it's a new restaurant from Abel Gonzales that just debuted at 7101 Harry Hines Blvd., where it's open for breakfast and lunch Monday-Saturday.

5. Dallas' annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Greenville Ave. is back for 2022. After being canceled for two years in a row, the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade is back on for 2022. The annual event on Greenville Avenue will take place March 12, accompanied by an official concert featuring the Toadies. Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki will be the parade's grand marshal.

The parade is back.

Greenville Ave St. Patrick's Day parade 2013

Photo by Jerry McClure

The parade is back.

BBQ News

Dallas BBQ restaurant with Wagyu brisket will spin off location in Addison

Oak'd

BBQ and booze thanks to Oak'd.

Like a holiday gift to BBQ fans, a Dallas barbecue restaurant is expanding with a spinoff: Oak'd BBQ, which first debuted on Greenville Avenue in late 2020, is opening a location in Addison.

It'll open at 4525 Belt Line Rd., a space that was home for 20-plus years to Chamberlain Seafood, the seafood spot from chef Richard Chamberlain.

According to a release, it'll open in February 2023.

Oak'd was founded by Clint Norton, whose brother Ed Norton co-owns County Line BBQ in Austin. Clint opened the restaurant with managing partner Allen Evans and radio personality Kellie Raspberry among his investors.

They take what they call an elevated approach to barbecue, using high-end ingredients and making various things in house.

That includes Texas black angust as well as Wagyu Brisket from Rosewood Ranch, which they pepper heavily and smoke over Texas post oak.

Their meat lineup includes turkey, sausage, pork spare ribs, and burnt ends.

They're big on sandwiches, such as:

chopped/slice beef
pulled pork, jalapeno-cheese sausage, bacon, & coleslaw
turkey BLT
brisket with candied bacon, chiles, onion rings, and Creole aioli

There are four burgers including a bacon-blue cheese and a turkey burger, and three salads including mixed green, Romaine, and kale.

Sides include red skin potato salad, BBQ beans, mac & cheese, braised greens, apple cider coleslaw, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and a jumbo baked potato.

They're also big on desserts and have an in-house bakery, with ice cream, biscuits, bread pudding, and apple pie.

Chef is Michael Lane, a native of Houston and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America whose previous experience includes Cafe Annie, Pappas Bros., and running his own consulting business.

The restaurant is a 7,000-square-foot space, with seating for 150. They'll have two outdoor entertainment patios, an indoor/outdoor bar, and an event room that can accommodate up to 50 people with its own private outdoor area.

The decor will feature rustic steel and brick finishings with a Texas flare. I know that says "flare" and not "flair" but that's what the release says. Maybe there are like fireworks on the patio or something?

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