Knox Street News

Former On the Border on Knox St Dallas to become Foxtrot market-cafe

The new market-cafe will open in the former On the Border space.

Photo courtesy of Foxtrot

Dallas' Knox Street lands another tenant, this one a market-cafe: Foxtrot, a chain from Chicago with two locations in Dallas, will open its third location at 3130 Knox St.

According to a release, it'll open in late 2022.

The location at 3130 Knox St., once home to Mexican restaurant On The Border which was subsequently broken down into mini-spaces, was previously a Yeti store.

Foxtrot was founded in Chicago in 2013, with coffee, lunch, late-night food, beer, wine, gifts, and everyday essentials delivered in under an hour via its app and website. They landed in Dallas in 2019, first opening a location in Uptown at 2822 McKinney Ave., followed by a second location near SMU.

"We’re always drawn to neighborhoods that have a strong sense of community and celebrate local food, art, and culture," says Foxtrot's CEO and co-founder Mike LaVitola, completely skipping over the fact that these particular neighborhoods in Dallas which they are drawn to are also ritzy. I mean, South Dallas also has a strong sense of community and surely celebrates local food, art, and culture, and yet no Foxtrots.

This location will function as an all-day café, with a coffee bar, grab-and-go offerings, pantry staples, and sommelier selected wine available to enjoy in-store or to order for pickup and "30-minute delivery" via the Foxtrot App.

The store will also have a patio on Knox Street for guests to enjoy a coffee, glass of wine or quick meal.

Other recent openings announced for the area include a restaurant from Duro Hospitality (The Charles, Sister) which will open in the former Highland Park Pharmacy space, and Pizzana, a pizzeria from the founders of Sprinkles cupcakes, slated to open in April.

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McDonald's News

McDonald's closes 2 CosMc's beverage spinoffs in Dallas-Fort Worth

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After less than a year, McDonald's is cutting back on its CosMc's beverage spinoff, and that includes shutting down locations in Dallas-Fort Worth.

McDonald's introduced the beverage led concept in December 2023, when it opened the first location in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The concept — which seemed to be competing with Swig, the drive-through drink chain from Utah — features coffee, lemonade, slushies, and energy drinks, plus bites such as the Egg McMuffin, hashbrowns, and McPops — like doughnut holes.

They went on to open six more locations, all in Texas: two in San Antonio and four in DFW. Both San Antonio locations still show up on the website as open but two have closed in DFW so far, as follows:

Watauga at 7304 Denton Hwy.
Arlington at Abram's Alley, 300 E. Abram St. #150

Their website currently shows the Dallas location at Campbell Road, which was the original location, as still open, as well as a location in Fort Worth on McPherson Boulevard.

Despite the closures, McDonald's still plans to continue the test in the US for the foreseeable future, a spokesperson says, including opening two new smaller format stores in Texas in 2025.

That includes a location in Allen at 861 W. Stacy Rd.

The plan is to close three of the larger locations that were remodeled into CosMc’s locations — meaning that one of the locations currently still open is due to close.

"Since opening CosMc’s, we have had the benefit of testing out different location sizes and setups – from revamping larger restaurant spaces to building smaller prototype locations that focus more on the drive-thru and digital experience," their statement says. "We learned that the smaller format stores allow us to test new, unique circumstances that are reflective of our customer base. As a result, we will open two new smaller format stores in Texas in 2025, and close three of the larger locations that were remodeled into CosMc’s locations."