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Where to drink in Dallas right now: 5 hot happy hours for April

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The old saying is something about April and showers but around here, April summons a thirst for cocktails — specifically happy hours, which generally occur in the afternoon as the sun is setting and the day is winding down. It's not that we won't pay full price for a good drink, but why not avail yourself of a discount when it's offered? It's the right thing to do.

For our monthly Where to Drink Right Now column, we present 5 happy hours around Dallas:

TK's
Addison comedy venue, restaurant and bar is serving $5 house red and white wines, plus $5 apps and $10 pizzas. Apps include Mozzarella Crostini, Buffalo Chicken Rolls, Meatballs and Salads, while pizzas range from Margherita and Pepperoni to Mushroom Truffle. Tuesday-Thursday 3–7 pm, only available at the bar.

Elephant East
Pan-Asian concept in the Harwood District, has a new happy hour with half-price appetizers for $6, select cocktails for $7, beer for $5, and select sake and wine for $7 by the glass. Appetizers available include Fresh Roll – shrimp, rice noodles, cucumber, carrot, herbs and peanut sauce; Pork Belly Bao Bun; Bang Bang Shrimp; Nems – pork sausage, glass noodle, carrot, gem lettuce, herbs, chili lime sauce; and Chicken Satay. Cocktails include the Margarita of the East with tequila, Cointreau, ginger lime agave, and candied ginger; Return of the Mac with scotch, Domaine de Canton liqueur, and spiced apple reduction; and Lychee Martini with lychee-infused sake, gin, peach infused vodka, lime, and luxardo cherries. Wednesday-Friday from 4–6 pm.

PT Neighborhood Pizzeria
Lemmon Avenue pizzeria has a regular happy hour that runs all night on weekdays with $2 off beer and wine by the glass and $3 off frozen drinks. They also have a great weekend-long special that runs all day Friday-Sunday featuring their "frozen fun" drinks including Frosé Coupe with gin, aperol, rosé, fresh strawberries, rosemary, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup; and Frozen Italian Margarita Coupe with silver tequila, amaretto, orange juice, palladio rosso floater, for $4. Monday-Friday 4 pm-close.

Pool Club at Virgin Dallas Hotel
Get your glow on during Golden Hour at The Pool Club. Enjoy $10 signature cocktails & 1/2-off bottles of rosé while watching the sun set over the Dallas city skyline on Wednesday-Thursday from 5-7 pm.

Mi Dia From Scratch
All Mi Día From Scratch locations in Flower Mound, Grapevine, and Plano are serving discount cocktails through April including Hell Freezes Over, with Hatch green chili infused tequila, dry ice, and a hatch chili salt rim; Blueberry Habanero Margarita; The Riviera Maya with strawberry infused tequila, elderflower, cointreau, and prosecco; and Dulce Enfuego with pineapple-chipotle infused tequila, Grand Marnier, and lemon. Monday-Friday 3-6 pm.

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Deli News

Gourmet market Ari's Pantry to open in Dallas' Trinity Groves

Ari's Pantry

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A new gourmet grocery is coming to Trinity Groves: Ari's Pantry, the market launched in Oak Cliff by husband-and-wife Ari and Amy Lowenstein, will open a second location in West Dallas’ Trinity Groves, with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 30.

Located at 3011 Gulden Ln. #119 in the space that was once home to Potato Flats who remembers them, the Trinity Groves store will offer: pasta, olive oil, vinegars, preserves, candy, bread, crackers, cheese, meats, pizza dough, fresh pasta, housewares, cocktail ingredients, novelty kitchen gadgets, spices, prepared foods, fresh pesto and Ari’s own tomato sauce.

“We are excited to open our newest location at Trinity Groves joining the great businesses already there and the wave of new ventures opening in the development,” Ari Lowenstein says in a release. “With this location we will reach a new audience in West Dallas and be closer to our customers coming from downtown and the north.”

The couple opened their first location in Winnetka Heights at 1307 ½ W. Davis St. in December 2023 to fulfill Ari's passion for all things Italy. The idea was a small Italian food store with recipe-ready staples, with a hyper-local vibe. It has since blossomed into a general-purpose gourmet stop.

In addition to the food staples for sale found at their Bishop Arts location, Ari’s Trinity Groves location will also include a commercial catering kitchen that will enable them to provide full-service catering, prepared meal pick-up, pasta classes, and private dinners.

“Amy and Ari bring something new and special to this development as our first partner to offer consumer packaged goods made by people and companies outside of Trinity Groves,” said Sam Romano, Partner at West Dallas Investments, parent company of Trinity Groves. “They are part of the vision we have for the future of Trinity Groves that will combine innovative, up and coming chefs and restauranteurs with lifestyle and entertainment options like pickleball, bocce ball, popup events, arcade game play and additional retail partners.”

The Ari's empire doesn't stop here: Their goal is to open multiple locations "in all corners of DFW and beyond," and that includes a location in the Cyprus Waters community in Coppell, slated to open in spring 2025.

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