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Luby's Cafeteria reveals timeline for closing Dallas locations

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The days of LuAnn platters are drawing to a close: Luby's expects to cease most restaurant operations by the end of its fiscal year in August, according to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The beleaguered, Texas-based cafeteria chain adopted a plan of "liquidation and dissolution" in November that will see the company sell off its assets — including the restaurants Luby's and Fuddruckers, as well as its real estate holdings — and distribute the proceeds to shareholders. Luby's estimates each share will generate $3.82 in proceeds.

The company has been steadily closing locations statewide, including its restaurant in Duncanville off East Highway 67. Currently, Luby's operates 10 stores in Dallas-Fort Worth, according to its website.

They are:

Dallas: 6221 East Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas: 13455 Midway Rd.
Dallas: 5600 South Hampton Rd.
Plano: 5040 West Park Blvd.
Rockwall: 2235 S Goliad St.
Fort Worth: 1200 Bridgewood Dr.
Fort Worth: 3801 Northeast Loop 820
Fort Worth: 5901 S. Hulen St.
Forest Hill: 3312 Southeast Loop 820
DeSoto: 801 North Beckley Rd.

Perkins Management Services, a Washington, D.C.-based company, acquired 13 locations of Fuddruckers in December. It will operate them as a franchisee. Dallas-Fort Worth has seven Fuddruckers locations.

In addition to winding down its restaurant operations, the company announced that Christopher Pappas has resigned as the company's CEO. John Garilli, of Winthrop Capital Advisors, will serve as interim president and chief executive officer. Pappas and his brother Harris Pappas own approximately 36 percent of the company's stock.

Among the company's various liabilities, the Small Business Administration has placed the company's $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan under review. Luby's states that it has complied with all necessary procedures to have the loan forgiveness, but it cannot complete that process until the SBA makes it ruling. The agency tells the Houston Chronicle that all loans over $2 million are under review.

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Dallas gamer bar leaves Deep Ellum for new address on Greenville Ave

Select Start

A unique gamer venue in Dallas' Deep Ellum is leaving after six years for a new home. Select Start, a game arcade and cocktail bar, is leaving its Deep Ellum address at 2811 Main St. and opening in a prized location at 4503 Greenville Ave., at the corner of SMU Boulevard. They're taking over the former Bangkok Thai restaurant, which had been there for 30 years before closing in 2025 — joining a neighborhood known for being a big SMU hangout.

According to a release, the new location is now open.

"Deep Ellum was our home for years, and it will always be a special part of Select Start's story," says co-owner Danny Wilson in a statement. "We wanted to find a location where we could keep everything people love about Select Start while introducing the experience to a new audience. Greenville Avenue gives us that opportunity, and we're excited to bring something different to an already incredible nightlife scene."

Select Start initially opened in Deep Ellum in 2018, with a unique profile that combined modern arcade games, cocktails, DJs, and interactive entertainment. Plus a bar serving ice cream and floats with soda, beer, and booze like a Jack Daniels & Coke float.

The new Select Start spans approximately 3,500 square feet, centered around an island bar. Features include Tetris-inspired floor tiles, and a 7-by-11-foot LED wall adjacent to the DJ booth that will showcase sporting events, DJ visuals, and private party entertainment.

Modern arcade games offered include Mario Kart, NBA Smash N Win, Aliens Armageddon, Halo Fireteam Raven, four-player Pac-Man Battle Royale, Guitar Hero and Whack a Clown.

Additional attractions include four basketball shooting games, two Skee-Ball lanes, a punching bag game, pool table, air hockey, photo booth, and nine claw machines stocked with everything from stuffed animals and Labubus to mystery boxes and oversized ducks. Six televisions at the bar are equipped with Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch consoles.

One major addition: a full kitchen with a walk-up ordering window, serving bar bites and late-night snacks until 2 am.

Select Start is part of Blender Brands, a hospitality, nightlife, and entertainment group founded in 2015 by Danny Wilson and Jacob Cox, whose growing portfolio includes Assembly Park in Plano (home to Cliff Coffee, Three Links, and Assembly Ice House); COBA After-Hours in Dallas; and Good Side Pizza Pub.

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