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    Irving Restaurant Explosion

    Mega-slate of restaurants hits Irving's Music Factory — Sunday gospel brunch included

    Teresa Gubbins
    Mar 31, 2015 | 3:38 pm
    Rendering of Toyota Music Factory in Las Colinas
    More than a dozen restaurants have been announced for the Music Factory in Irving.
    Photo courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse DFW

    The Music Factory has revealed another slate of restaurant openings, and this one's big: The Irving entertainment complex has partnered with Seattle-based Restaurants Unlimited (RUI) to open and operate seven new restaurant and entertainment venues.

    "Our concepts will cater perfectly to the great people of Texas and their love of all-American fare, live entertainment and huge appetite for being with friends," said RUI president and CEO Chris Harter in a release.

    The RUI concepts run from Mediterranean to barbecue to "West Coast fare." Although all are fully conceived, some still do not have names, says spokesman Eric Kelly.

    "The Music Factory is still about 13 months away," Kelly says. "We've got the concept and cuisine established but are still in process with a few different names, going through trade name search and so on.

    "We can't yet commit to names for the concept. But they're great concepts, already fleshed out, right through the tasting process."

    Details are as follows:

    Restaurant No. 1: Texas kitchen
    Open 24 hours a day with comfort food, smoked meat and coffee bar. A 4,000-pound smoker will be located outside the restaurant for brisket, chicken, pork ribs and hot links. Other menu items include buttermilk fried chicken, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, chicken and dumplings, green-tomato inspired dishes, black-eyed peas, and squash casserole. The coffee bar also will offer breakfast pastries. Live country and western musicians will often perform in the evening.

    Restaurant No. 2: Barbecue, burgers and blues
    Charbroiled burgers, wings, hand-cut fries, Frito pie and fried pickles. The bar will offer bourbon and rye, along with 20 regional beers on tap. Live blues will be presented on the indoor performance stage.

    Restaurant No. 3: Latin cantina
    Menu items include red and green chile enchiladas, chicken with tortillas and salsa, margaritas, mojitos, regional beer, and tequila. Expect Latin-Flamenco and Western pop music.

    Restaurant No. 4: Seafood house
    Exhibition oyster bar with East and West Coast oysters, plus charbroiled Gulf oysters with garlic-butter and Parmesan cheese. Appetizers include crab cakes, fried oysters, stuffed artichokes, and shrimp and grits. Entrees include gumbo, jambalaya, etouffée and grilled fish. French Quarter bar will feature hurricanes, bourbon milk punch, Sazerac and Ramos gin fizz. Live music will be Zydeco and jazz.

    Restaurant No. 5: West Coast grill and lounge
    Inspired by our Portland City Grill, this concept features Kung Pao calamari, steak tartare, Brie-stuffed artichoke, salads, seafood and dry-aged steaks. Entertainment will include jazz and a live pianist.

    Restaurant No. 6: Martini lounge and tapas
    More than 30 specialty martinis, bottle service and cocktails with DJs, VIP booths and a fire feature on the outdoor patio.

    Restaurant No. 7: Mediterranean wine bar
    Wine by the glass or bottle with Mediterranean dishes such as chargrilled octopus salad, Catalonian flatbreads, salads, cured meat and cheese boards. Desserts include chocolate fondue, pain perdu with champagne grapes and chevre, chocolate pate with raspberries, and limoncello granita.

    Open seven days a week, all venues will have patios offering access to live entertainment outdoors on the plaza. On Sundays there will be a gospel brunch on the plaza with fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, smoked meats, salads (including macaroni and potato), peach cobbler, pecan pie, and red velvet cake.

    Launched in 1968, Restaurants Unlimited operates 21 restaurant brands in 47 locations in 11 states, including Portland City Grill, Palisade, Cutters Crabhouse and Skates on the Bay, Kincaid's, Palomino Restaurant & Bar, Portland Seafood Company and Stanford's.

    Located just north of O'Connor between U.S. Highway 114 and Las Colinas Boulevard, adjacent to the Irving Convention Center, the $165 million Music Factory complex will have an eight-screen Alamo Drafthouse, an 8,000-seat concert venue run by Live Nation, a 50,000-square-foot outdoor plaza for special events such as fashion shows and food festivals, and 100,000 square feet of office space. It can all be accessed by the DART Orange Line.

    Previously announced concepts for Music Factory include TCBY, Gloria's, sushi restaurant Kabuki and Thirsty Lion Gastropub.

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    Patio time

    5 best restaurant patios in Dallas to hit on a warm spring day in 2026

    Teresa Gubbins
    Mar 20, 2026 | 11:30 am
    Taco Y Vino
    Taco Y Vino
    Award-winning patio at Taco Y Vino

    Dallas is facing a sunny and warm spell, and that can only mean one thing: It's time to hit the patio. In a search for the best patio, deciding factors include sunshine, comfortable accommodations, an engaging view, and something good to eat and drink.

    You'll find all of that at these five Dallas hotspots — one for every neighborhood, whether you're in Oak Cliff or Uptown Dallas, Plano or Addison, or good old Greenville Avenue.

    Here are five patios to check out now that the weather's good:

    Libertine Bar
    Venerable low-key bar has an impressive selection of beer; great food like their irresistible battered portobello fries with jalapeno ranch; a bountiful brunch; and endless specials including steak night on Tuesdays, trivia night on Thursdays, and a generous happy hour Tuesday-Friday. Their street-facing patio has a fun chill vibe, and there is truly no better ringside seat to the action, sometimes rowdy, on Greenville Avenue.

    Rose Cafe
    Uptown cafe is an indoor-outdoor restaurant which transitions throughout the day, from pastry and coffee at breakfast to cocktails after work. (They also have some of the best made pastries in town.) The surprising decor features florals and soft pink hues pastry or brunch, and enjoying vibrant cocktails with friends. It's located right off the Katy Trail so the views are a given.

    Taco y Vino
    The patio at this beloved taco-and-wine restaurant in Oak Cliff is so spectacular, it has won awards: namely, a CultureMap Tastemaker Award for Best Patio in 2024. For tacos, they have 11 varieties, which you can get in a killer special: A bottle of wine and six tacos for $35, available any time. Or try one of their cool cocktails such as the frozen Kalimoxto, a refreshing combination of red wine and Coca Cola. In 2025, they opened a second location in downtown Garland, bringing their primo patio action to the east side of town.

    Far Out
    Restaurant in renovated Quonset hut near Dallas' Fair Park has become known in the past year among the foodie set as the place for whom acclaimed chef Misti Norris has created a new menu with dishes like crispy pig ears and lemongrass duck confit salad. (It has earned two nominations, in fact - for Chef of the Year and Best New Restaurant - in the 2026 Tastemaker Awards.) But Far Out also has a charming patio that runs along the exterior, with a Southwestern/Santa Fe vibe that includes tasteful furniture and a big collection of cacti and other desert-style plants — a serene spot in the middle of the city.

    Stix Icehouse
    Restaurant-bar in McKinney sitting on a 14-acre spread is really more like a park and event center with a restaurant attached. With their extensive outdoor facilities, they're a family-friendly getaway, with a second-story deck for food and drink, and a sprawling backyard area with a basketball hoop, lawn, and trees. Their menu is quintessential Texas, with burgers, Frito pie, chicken-fried steak, nachos, and loaded fries. Drinks, including a frozen margarita and a salted caramel espresso martini, top out at $12.

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