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Taiwan bubble tea chain with rich brown sugar tiger stripes comes to Carrollton

It's richer than the usual bubble tea.

Photo courtesy of Tiger Sugar Tea

Bubble tea is still somewhat of a cult item, but a new version coming to Dallas-Fort Worth has the potential to push it out big: Tiger Sugar Tea is a chain from Taiwan with an irresistible signature drink laced with brown sugar, and it's coming to town.

The first location will debut in — surprise — Carrollton, where all the cool Asian stuff is going on, and is set to open "in February, very soon," according to a representative from the chain, while a Facebook page puts the date at March 7.

They'll open at 2625 Old Denton Rd., #555, in the same buzzy-hot center as H-Mart. That imminent opening is supported by a job posting which says they are "urgently hiring."

Tiger Sugar Tea's signature drink is a caramelized brown sugar milk tea with cream mousse. Tea is paired with "brown sugar milk," a combination of brown sugar syrup and milk that is rich and creamy, with a tawny golden tint.

As served, the drink has "tiger stripes" of syrup that ooze down the insides of the cup, but in an appetizing, must-have way. Add chewy tapioca boba bubbles, and you have an over-the-top experience.

Brown sugar milk was already trending in New York at the beginning of summer 2019, but it went viral in January when Tiger Sugar opened its location in Queens. Demand was so high that customers were limited to four drinks per purchase.

Now Dallas is cool enough to get on Tiger Sugar's list.

This will be only the third U.S. market for the chain, following debuts in New York City and Los Angeles.

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Deli News

Gourmet market Ari's Pantry to open in Dallas' Trinity Groves

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A new gourmet grocery is coming to Trinity Groves: Ari's Pantry, the market launched in Oak Cliff by husband-and-wife Ari and Amy Lowenstein, will open a second location in West Dallas’ Trinity Groves, with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 30.

Located at 3011 Gulden Ln. #119 in the space that was once home to Potato Flats who remembers them, the Trinity Groves store will offer: pasta, olive oil, vinegars, preserves, candy, bread, crackers, cheese, meats, pizza dough, fresh pasta, housewares, cocktail ingredients, novelty kitchen gadgets, spices, prepared foods, fresh pesto and Ari’s own tomato sauce.

“We are excited to open our newest location at Trinity Groves joining the great businesses already there and the wave of new ventures opening in the development,” Ari Lowenstein says in a release. “With this location we will reach a new audience in West Dallas and be closer to our customers coming from downtown and the north.”

The couple opened their first location in Winnetka Heights at 1307 ½ W. Davis St. in December 2023 to fulfill Ari's passion for all things Italy. The idea was a small Italian food store with recipe-ready staples, with a hyper-local vibe. It has since blossomed into a general-purpose gourmet stop.

In addition to the food staples for sale found at their Bishop Arts location, Ari’s Trinity Groves location will also include a commercial catering kitchen that will enable them to provide full-service catering, prepared meal pick-up, pasta classes, and private dinners.

“Amy and Ari bring something new and special to this development as our first partner to offer consumer packaged goods made by people and companies outside of Trinity Groves,” said Sam Romano, Partner at West Dallas Investments, parent company of Trinity Groves. “They are part of the vision we have for the future of Trinity Groves that will combine innovative, up and coming chefs and restauranteurs with lifestyle and entertainment options like pickleball, bocce ball, popup events, arcade game play and additional retail partners.”

The Ari's empire doesn't stop here: Their goal is to open multiple locations "in all corners of DFW and beyond," and that includes a location in the Cyprus Waters community in Coppell, slated to open in spring 2025.

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