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New 7-Eleven in Dallas features first-ever taco restaurant drive-thru

You won't have to get out of your car for your Slurpee.

Photo courtesy of 7-Eleven

A new 7-Eleven store opening in Dallas will be the first in the chain where you can pick up a Slurpee through a drive-thru window.

Located at Park Lane and Abrams Road, it's one of the chain's new upscale Evolution stores, which serve as a testing ground for the chain, featuring innovative products such as self-serve, bean-to-cup coffee, espresso, baked goods made daily, a selection of "better-for-you" items, and an extensiver wine selection.

This store also features the first-ever Laredo Taco Company drive-thru restaurant.

Laredo Taco Company is the South Texas quick-serve Mexican concept partnered with 7-Eleven; they opened the first location two years ago at the Evolution Store in West Dallas. This takes the concept to the next level, offering not only indoor seating but also the drive-thru component.

A release notes that Laredo is famous for its tacos and menu items not always seen at other quick-serve restaurants, such as beef barbacoa, chorizo, and carne asada. Their flour tortillas are made from scratch every day, and breakfast tacos are made with fresh-cracked eggs.

Beer, wine, and wine-based frozen margaritas are on tap for on-premise consumption. Margarita flavors include classic, strawberry, swirl, watermelon, sangria, melon and prickly pear.

Drive-thru hours are from 5 am-10 pm, Sunday–Thursday, and until 11 pm Friday-Saturday. Breakfast is served until 10:30 am.

The store is 7-Eleven's third Evolution Store in Dallas and the sixth in the U.S., with other locations in New York, Washington DC, and San Diego. No two are exactly alike. Some of them have murals.

7-Eleven VP and COO Chris Tanco calls the store "delicious news," stating that "7-Eleven is known as a beverage destination, and Laredo Taco Company makes some of the best quick-serve Mexican food anywhere. Throw in the convenience of grabbing a taco paired with a Slurpee drink through a drive-thru, and it's a match made in heaven."

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Shark Club sports bar from Dallas Stars owner suits up in Northlake

Photo courtesy of Shark Club

Shark Club burgers and beer.

A sports bar from the owner of the Dallas Stars is ready to make its debut in Northlake: Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill, the Canadian-born chain owned by Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi, will open at 13850 Chadwick Pkwy. inside the new Children's Health StarCenter Multisport complex.

Opening day is Friday, August 7, according to a release.

The restaurant is the brand's second U.S. location, following a Plano outpost that opened in 2019. It was first announced in 2025 as part of the massive youth sports complex in Northlake, a Denton County community about 40 miles northwest of Dallas.

According to the release, the 5,000-square-foot restaurant is designed to serve families, athletes, coaches, and sports fans visiting the Dallas Stars-affiliated sports complex. It features 37 televisions inside, plus additional TVs on an outdoor patio overlooking the pickleball courts.

Though specific menu details have not yet been revealed, diners can expect many of the dishes served at the Plano location, they say, with shareable appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, entrées, and cocktails, plus some location-specific additions. The Plano Shark Club serves globally-inspired dishes such as shishito peppers and butter chicken, alongside classic American bar food, bowls, salads, and pot roast.

Happy hour specials will be offered twice a day, Monday through Friday, from 3-7 pm and 10 pm-close.

Wings and nachos at Shark Club.Photo courtesy of Shark Club

“Sports have always had a unique ability to bring people together, but the most meaningful moments often happen before the game starts and long after the final whistle,” Gaglardi says in the release. “Our goal was to create a place where families, teams and fans can connect, celebrate and build traditions of their own. North Texas remains an important growth market for Shark Club, and we’re excited to continue building our presence here and across the U.S.”

The restaurant is part of the Children's Health StarCenter Multisport, a 225,000-square-foot facility that includes two sheets of ice for hockey, eight basketball courts that can convert into 16 volleyball courts, pickleball courts, and community programming. The complex is the newest addition to the Dallas Stars' growing StarCenter network.

Shark Club was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. Gaglardi also co-owns both the restaurant chain Moxies and the Craft Restaurant and Beer Market in Dallas' Preston Center.

Grand opening festivities on August 7 will begin at 4 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Metroport Chamber of Commerce, followed by dinner and happy hour.

Once it opens, Shark Club Northlake will be open daily: 11 am-11 pm Monday-Thursday, 11 am-12 am Friday, 10 am-12 am Saturday, and 10 am-11 pm Sunday.

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