Tex-Mex on the Move

Manny's Uptown Tex-Mex shuts down Addison location to head east

Brisket tacos are on the move, and Addison is about to be minus one old-school Tex-Mex. The Manny's Uptown Tex-Mex on Midway Road is shutting down, and it will relocate to one of Richardson's busiest intersections, at the northwest corner of Campbell and Coit roads.

A manager at the restaurant said that the switchover would take place "in another week or two. We don't have a specific date, but definitely by next month." The restaurant is going into a space that was once a TCBY yogurt shop. It has been completely rebuilt.

Manny Rios, brother to Ana "Mama Mia" Enriquez, the matriarch behind Mia's Tex-Mex, opened the original Manny's Uptown on Oak Grove and Lemmon avenues in a ramshackle old house nine years ago. The menu is similar to what's served at Mia's: fajitas, tacos, enchiladas and the like.

But people love Manny's for the brisket tacos and the swirl margaritas.

The Uptown branch may not have the lines it did when it first opened, but nine years is a lifetime in the ever-revolving Uptown restaurant world. Manny's stays alive with practical hours, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also does happy hour.

The Addison branch opened across the street from Snuffer's in 2010. Although Addison is restaurant-friendly, Manny's location, a block south of Belt Line Road, has always felt less visible than if it had a spot on the main drag.

"The Richardson space is supposed to be better," said the manager. "Everything will be brand new."

Manny’s enchiladas with rice and beans.

Photo by Teresa Gubbins

Manny’s enchiladas with rice and beans.

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Bar News

Dudley's Sports Grill to open on Dallas' hot-hot Henderson Avenue

Dudley's Sports Grill

A new sports bar is joining the mix on Dallas' hot-hot Henderson Avenue: Called Dudley’s Sports Grill, it'll open at 2927 N. Henderson Ave., in the space previously occupied by Smithy, a gastropub that closed in June after seven years.

According to a spokesperson, Dudley's will open at the end of the summer — "we're only making a few cosmetic changes," the spokesperson says.

Dudley’s is the brainchild of three Dallas bar veterans — Gabriel Rhodes and Jordan Carson (Christie’s), and Patrick Gorman (Ill Minster Pub). The trio debuted the concept in 2024, when they opened the first location in Rockwall.

The bar is named after Carson’s grandfather, Floyd Dudley Hitt, who owned land in Rockwall and Royse City. Carson and Rhodes graduated from Rockwall High School in 2006 before coming to Dallas for other restaurant ventures — including working at Christies while it was still in Uptown. (It closed in 2020, then Carson partnered with Ashton Christie to reopen it on Greenville Avenue.)

Their menu — devised by Dallas chef Eric Freidline, winner of CultureMap's 2019 Tastemaker Awards for Rising Star Chef — is elevated with a barbecue twist, with dishes like queso made with aged white cheddar, thick-cut bacon with fig glaze, brisket flatbread, and brisket grilled cheese.

Cocktails include the mule served in a boot-shaped glass, and an old fashioned garnished with cinnamon and cloves. Dudley’s also boasts a variety of beers on tap, as well as an assortment of margaritas, all of which are served in ice-cold schooners.

Dudley’s prides itself in maintaining an unpretentious ambiance, a place where regulars and newcomers alike feel comfortable and welcome — something they thought would work on Henderson Avenue.

Dudley'sAlex Gonzalez

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