Where to Drink

Where to drink in Dallas right now: Best new happy hours for April

These drinks look good, especially knowing they're a few bucks off.

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The April installment of our monthly "Where to Drink" column wanders far and wide. By far, we mean north, and by wide we mean west. East and south, you're out of luck.

But as is our custom, Where to Drink focuses exclusively on the best new happy hours, without regard for where. If there's a new deal to be found, it's here.

These new options range from downtown Dallas, north to Plano, and west to Irving.

Here are the best new happy hours for April.

Elm St. Cask & Kitchen
Newly-reconceived restaurant at the LTV Tower apartment building isn't kidding around with its happy hour spread. Shareable dishes such as crispy chicken wings, pinto bean hummus, crushed avocado spread, pimento dip, and other Southern-inspired bites are all $5. Moscow mules, peach tea punch, red and white wine, draft beer, and TX Bourbon by the shot are also $5. The restaurant also offers a $12 happy hour special that includes a chili dog, draft beer, and a shot of TX Bourbon. Monday-Friday 2-7 pm.

Jinya Ramen Bar
Newly opened restaurant in Victory Park isn't wasting any time, starting its happy hour from the get-go. It includes beer and sake from $4, all cocktails for $7, and a variety of small plates starting at $3.25 or the Jinya bun. There's a quinoa salad for $4.50, caramelized cauliflower for $3.50, crispy chicken for $4.50, and a "cheezy" Parmesan meatball for $5. Mini tacos are $4 and include salmon poke and pork chashu with kimchee. Daily 3-6:30 pm.

Kabuki
Restaurant at Toyota Music Factory in Irving is doing a late-night happy hour with $2 off draft beers, $1 off bottled beer, $1 off wine by the glass, which is not really such a deal, and $2 off well drinks. There's also a menu of food items, most of which seem to be discounted by $1-$2. Shrimp tempura roll is $8.95 instead of $10.95, sesame chicken is $3 off at $8.95, and Brussels sprouts are $4.95 instead of $5.95. Monday-Thursday 8-10 pm, Sunday 8-9 pm.

Ocean Prime Dallas
Happy hour deal is available in the OP Lounge or on the terrace. The lounge menu has small bites as an accompaniment to cocktails, select beers, and wines. Menu items include Prime sliders with cheddar and jalapeño-bacon relish; a "Dallas" sushi roll with shrimp tempura, crab salad, mango sauce, sriracha, and soy paper; and salmon dip with caviar and pretzel bread. Special drinks include a martini with pineapple-infused Finlandia Vodka, pear grapefruit fizz, and a single-barrel Sazerac cocktail. Monday-Friday 4-7 pm.

Saltgrass Steak House
Newly opened location in East Plano at 3320 Central Expwy. has a tempting happy hour at its in-house No Bull Lounge with specials on appetizers, beer, margaritas, and wines by the glass. Menu items including queso fresco, cheese fries, and chicken & shrimp en brochette start at $4. Drink specials start at $2.75 for domestic bottled and draft beers; well drinks, craft and import beers, and margaritas for $3.75; select wines for $4.75; and select cocktails at $6.75. Monday-Friday 3-7 pm.

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Supermarket News

Tom Thumb debuts 2 new supermarkets in the Dallas area

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Venerable supermarket chain Tom Thumb is celebrating the opening of two new stores in the Dallas area.

Sanger
A new Tom Thumb opened in Sanger at 1413 W Chapman Drive in Sanger on December 12. The long-awaited store spans 50,000 square feet with tens of thousands of items plus more than 1,000 local products.

The store features a bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral, as well as an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up.

“We are so excited to open this Tom Thumb for the Sanger communities," says Division President Bill Neve in a statement. “Tom Thumb is excited to showcase our full-service grocery store and fresh new items that customers in Sanger will love."

Sunnyvale
On December 17, a Tom Thumb will open in Sunnyvale at 3400 N. Belt Line Rd. The first 300 shoppers will receive a bag of groceries, and all shoppers will enjoy the incredible deals and sensational offerings.

The Sunnyvale store is slightly larger, spanning 59,000 square feet, but with a similar lineup of bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral. The store will also feature an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up. The Sunnyvale in-store Starbucks kiosk is the first for Tom Thumb to offer mobile ordering in addition to in-store ordering.

Division President Bill Neve says that they're "incredibly grateful to the town of Sunnyvale for their support of this new store and have been looking forward to meeting our newest customers and welcome them into their Tom Thumb!"

Store details
Store details include:

Prepared foods: Sushi made in-store, full-service salad case, hot line offerings, 400-plus cheese and charcuterie items, and what they call "the best fried chicken in town"
Bakery: Bread baked daily, deserts, five-star cake decorator on staff, in-store fried doughnuts, and exclusive items such as Christie’s cookies and Blue Bell ice cream cakes
Floral: Texas grown poinsettias for the holidays, bouquets, and arrangements, FTD service, balloon bar
Meat & Seafood: USDA choice and prime beef, organic and grass-fed, plus seafood purchases steamed at no additional charge
Wine and Beer: More than 1,000 wines and 85 local Texas craft brews

Starbucks coffee baristas are ready to make customers’ favorite beverages whether they are hot or cold, including Nitro and Cold Brew, along with Starbucks brand pastries.

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