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    Sushi News

    Dallas sushi gem Oishii gives Plano what it craves: its own location

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 19, 2021 | 5:49 pm
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    One of Dallas' best-known sushi restaurants is expanding north: Oishii, which has been a destination for sushi fans at Wycliff Avenue for nearly two decades, is opening a location in Plano.

    The restaurant will open at 8448 Parkwood Blvd. #700, in a shopping center at the intersection of SH-121.

    According to Oishii Wycliff general manager Fabian Hernandez, they're aiming for an early summer opening.

    "We hoped we might be open by May, but with slowdowns in the permitting process, it'll probably be June," Hernandez says.

    Since 2003, Oishii has prospered as a neighborhood sushi restaurant and hidden gem, as well as a showcase for the sushi chops and superb hospitality of chef-owner Thanh Nguyen, who'd previously worked at restaurants such as Nakamoto in Plano and Steel in the Oak Lawn area before taking over a former Vietnamese buffet on Wycliff Avenue and opening his own place.

    In 2019, he decided to expand and in 2020, he opened a second location at 5627 SMU Blvd., partially to provide a platform for his nephew and talented chef-partner Tri Tran.

    Hernandez joined to help with the SMU opening. A certified sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, he'd also worked at high-end steakhouses such as Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Ocean Prime, Capital Grill, and Nana, as well as with the Harwood group.

    Hernandez and Nguyen first met when they both worked at Steel and made a connection, keeping in touch over the course of their careers.

    Hernandez brought in a seasoned team, including SMU general manager Brian Huynh, an advanced sommelier who had worked at The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Gemma, to elevate service and implement a new beverage program offering boutique wines, fine sakes, and craft cocktails to complement Oishii's sushi and pan-Asian cuisine.

    "We opened Oishii at SMU and also LaVui Vietnamese Restaurant in the middle of pandemic, and I feel kind of proud about that," Hernandez says. "We're very down to earth, we're not flashy, but we love hospitality."

    Oishii is beloved for a variety of reasons, including its imaginative rolls, the hospitality of its staff, and its broad menu with not just sushi but also Vietnamese and Chinese dishes, including classics like orange chicken.

    "We have a full sushi menu, and another 25 specialty rolls, and then an entire pan-Asian menu, so it's like three menus in one," Hernandez says. "We've also seriously expanded our wine list with all sorts of bottles, it's fun and geeky and has lots of great surprises."

    Going north was a no-brainer.

    "I can't tell you how many times a week we hear from customers visiting our Dallas locations who say they drove 20 minutes to eat there," Hernandez says. "It's wonderful they come in, but we realized, wow, we need to open a location there."

    The Plano location will be overseen by partner Oscar Rodriguez, Oishii's longest tenured employee who served as Oishii's original general manager for nine years.

    Like their SMU spinoff, the Plano Oishii will have the essential thing everyone wants these days: a sizable patio. "With the pivot from COVID-19, everyone wants outdoor seating, it's become a must," he says.

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    Coffee News

    Pinkies brews up coffee and cocktails on Cedar Springs in Dallas

    Raven Jordan
    May 14, 2025 | 11:09 am
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    Pinkies
    Coffee at Pinkies

    A gay bar in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood has transformed into a coffee and cocktail lounge: Called Pinkies, it's now open at 3900 Cedar Springs Rd., in the space previously occupied by the Mr. Misster bar.

    Pinkies comes from Trey Stewart and Meghan Harris, who also owned Mr. Misster, which they opened in 2019.

    According to Stewart, they were looking to provide a more relaxed and cozy space, one that was less focused on nightlife. They figured others might also appreciate a coffee and cocktail concept along the Cedar Springs strip.

    "Myself and my husband, who I met at Mr. Misster four years ago, no longer find ourselves out on weekends as consistently as we used to," he says. "We enjoy a nice craft cocktail, a cappuccino after dinner, a comfortable setting, and a place where we can socialize with our group of friends."

    The menu features coffee and espresso drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas, as well as teas including a popular matcha latte. A small selection of pastries includes doughnuts, coffee cake, blondies, and sweet breads including lemon-blueberry and white-chocolate-raspberry.

    Cocktails incorporate some of their morning ingredients such as their espresso martini and matcha martini; they also offer martini flights.

    They've updated the space, including painting the exterior a vivid pink, to make it easy to spot. Inside, there are magenta accents and it still feels a little clubby, with purple tile walls and touches of neon lighting. One wall is covered with floral wallpaper and a massive Pinkies Up neon sign. Furniture is a mix of modern white tables and big tufted banquettes.

    They hope it will still fit in with the lively night scene in Oak Lawn, since it’ll be a coffee shop by day and high-energy lounge by night.

    "Over the past six years, Meghan and I feel that we accomplished our goal of shaking things up on Cedar Springs, and some of the elements that once made Mr. Misster so special have slowly been replicated and duplicated down the block," Stewart says. "That was always our initial intention, to spark change and growth."

    "With Pinkies, we wanted to offer a place where you can plug in, sip something great, and get things done without feeling out of place," he says. "Unlike a grab-and-go coffee spot, we want you to sit and stay for a while."

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