Flower Mound News

Award-winning Dallas bar Parliament floats a spinoff in the suburbs

Serious craft cocktails are headed north.

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The buzzy River Walk at Central Park in Flower Mound has signed on two new dining concepts, one of them an acclaimed Dallas bar and restaurant, the other a Brazilian churrascaria:

Parliament, the craft cocktail pioneer from Uptown Dallas
Boi Na Braza, the Brazilian steakhouse chain founded a decade ago in Grapevine

These are the final two additions for the Flo Mo mixed-use development, joining a trio of waterfront eateries from Refined Hospitality Concepts that include Primo's MX, Sfereco, and Scout.

According to a release, the openings will begin in late spring.

Located between FM2499 and Morriss Road, north of FM1171, The River Walk at Central Park is the 158-acre mixed-use project from Centurion American, the company from Mehrdad Moayedi, whose other notable projects include the Statler Dallas hotel in downtown Dallas.

The community is anchored by a central waterway with a tree-lined walking trail and a 14-foot water wall. There's also a wedding chapel and events hall, and plans for an amphitheater and farmer's market.

Boi Na Braza, the Brazilian steakhouse created by Julio Matheus, will bring its churrascuria experience into a 5,500-square-foot flagship. It represents a relocation from their original site in Grapevine, which closed on January 31.

"For more than two decades, we’ve been honored to serve our neighbors with a unique, authentic Brazilian steakhouse dining experience," Matheus says in a statement. "We're thrilled to continue building community connections in our new Flower Mound flagship."

Refined Hospitality Concepts, the restaurant wing of Centurion, will bring Parliament, the legendary Uptown Dallas cocktail destination created by mixologist Eddie "Lucky" Campbell, to the final spot in River Walk.

The new location will have an expanded focus on wine, in addition to innovative craft cocktails.

RHC CEO Robert Hall says they chose these two concepts based on feedback they've received from the community.

"We've listened to our neighbors in Flower Mound," Hall says. "We know they want a sophisticated date night destination full of fun, food and fine wine and spirits. Parliament is the perfect partner to present all of those."

Both Boi Na Braza and Parliament are anticipated to open in the summer, and both represent a new partnership with Refined Hospitality Concepts, whose other brands include Primo's, Overeasy, Sfereco, Scout, Waterproof, and Bourbon and Banter.

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There Goes the Biscuits

Mom-and-pop restaurant chain Biscuit Bar closes all Dallas locations

Photo courtesy of Biscuit Bar

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A Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant chain dedicated to biscuits is shutting down: The Biscuit Bar, a chain with six locations including five in the Dallas area, is closing them all. According to the owners, the closures are effective immediately.

Owners Jake and Janie Burkett say they were poised to sell off the chain to keep it afloat, but the sale fell through at the last minute.

The chain has five locations in the DFW area and one in Abilene. All locations are closed including these five in DFW:

Deep Ellum, at The Epic, the mixed-use project at 2550 Pacific Ave.
Plano, at The Boardwalk in Granite Park, at 5880 TX-121 #102B
Arlington, at Champions Park, at 1707 N. Collins St.
Fort Worth Stockyards, at Mule Alley, at 122 E. Exchange Ave.
Coppell, at 104 S Denton Tap Rd. #102

The couple blamed a variety of factors, including "rising costs, supply chain instability, and a commercial environment increasingly shaped by large institutional interests" which "created pressures no small business was prepared to endure."

The concept made its debut in April 2018 at The Boardwalk in Granite Park in Plano, before expanding in 2019 with a bang, targeting five locations all at once — a bold move for a new concept, especially one dedicated entirely to one food group. (They also opened a short-lived location on Hillcrest near SMU which is now home to D.L. Mack's.)

They were open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week, offering biscuits, tots, and beer on tap — very ambitious — with a menu featuring both savory and sweet biscuit sandwiches made in house; tots, which could be customized; plus a bar with cocktails, local beer, cold brew coffee, and kombucha, all offered on tap.

Its most popular menu item, The Hoss, featured Southern fried chicken, bacon, Jack cheese, sausage gravy, and honey butter.

Their post says that by early 2025, they entered Chapter 11 — "not to walk away but to rebuild and secure a future for our employees," they say. "And for a time, it looked like that future was within reach. A respect restaurant group stepped forward, committed to acquiring and growing Biscuit Bar. The sale was structured, terms were agreed upon, and the closing was set for December."

Unfortunately, not everyone was on board.

"While many partners supported a workable plan, several key financial stakeholders did not," their post says. "This included a few landlords whose participation was essential. Their refusal to compromise or support a path forward ultimately made the sale impossible, leaving us with no legal or financil ability continue operating. And so just days before Christmas, we were forced into the most painful decision of our lives."

They've launched a GoFundMe for their employees and are encouraging their fans to contribute.

"If The Biscuit Bar ever served you a meal, became part of your routine, or gave you a place to gather with family and friends, we humbly ask you to consider donating or sharing this campaign," they say.

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