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New BBQ restaurant adds brisket and slushies to Dallas' Lower Greenville

BBQ action coming to Lower Greenville.

Photo courtesy of Louie King

Greenville Avenue is due to get a barbecue joint. Called Louie King BBQ, it'll take over the space famously known as the former Daddy Jack's, and will open in August.

Louie King comes from Sameer Patel and Patrick Bruce, who have been lighting up Lower Greenville with restaurants. They're the team behind Feed Company, the restaurant and bourbon lounge, and also the newly opened Leela's Wine Bar + ABV establishment.

Just as they did with Leela's, they're opening via a campaign with NextSeed, the Houston-based funding portal.

Located at 1916 Greenville Ave., next door to Leela's, Louie King BBQ will fuse Texas BBQ traditions with contemporary design and innovative food and beverage offerings.

The centerpoints of the menu will be Texas-sourced meats smoked overnight, including Wagyu brisket, prime rib, and pulled pork.

Guests looking for a unique dinner experience will be able to book whole-animal roasts in advance. Smoked seafood and exotic meats will also be rotated into the menu as specials.

Barbecue made sense for a couple of reasons, Patel says.

"First, that space is pretty small, so we had to figure out something we could do where we didn't have to rely on people dining in," he says. "We needed something where to-go and counter-service would play a role, and for that format, barbecue seemed perfect."

They've already been doing smoked meats at Feed Company, and it's a passion of Bruce's, who says he's dreamed of opening a barbecue concept since he first got into the food and beverage industry nearly a decade ago.

"Like many Texans, I first learned about cooking by smoking briskets with my dad," he says in a release. "We've been experimenting with smoked meats at Feed Company since we opened, and I'm excited to take that program to the next level with Louie King."

Louie King will boast a 13-foot custom-built pit from Dallas-based pitmakers A.N. Bewley. Beverage offerings will include boozy slushees, plus beer and wine.

In the NextSeed campaign, investors can invest as little as $100. In addition to potential financial returns, investors get perks like gift cards and invitations to an exclusive investor launch party.

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Rodeo Dallas bar takes party to Uptown Dallas at new location

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Rodeo bar is open in Uptown

A bar with Deep Ellum roots is expanding to Uptown Dallas: Called Rodeo Dallas, it'll open at 2922 N. Hall St. in the space previously occupied by Palms Bar. According to co-owner Joseph "JD" Ybanez, it'll open on November 28.

The first Rodeo location in Dallas opened in 2023 at 2724 Elm St. from Ybanez and partner Josh Reagan, a pair of hospitality veterans whose prior venues include Longshots in Dallas, plus two locations of Varsity Tavern, in Fort Worth and in Tempe.

Ybanez' first bar was Trophy Ranch in Fort Worth which had a mechanical bull. "That's where I learned how popular it was," he says. (He also became familiar with Fort Worth's bar scene and went on to open a Rodeo spinoff in Fort Worth's West Seventh district in 2024.)

In August 2025, the Deep Ellum location became the focal point of neighborhood concerns about crime and was closed via an order from the Dallas city attorney. Ybanez says the city is scapegoating Rodeo for other problems in the neighborhood, and that the Deep Ellum location isn't going anywhere.

“This is not a relocation,” he says. “We maintain an ongoing legal dispute with our landlord Asana Partners regarding the re-opening of our Deep Ellum establishment. The Uptown location represents an expansion of the brand.”

Prior to opening Rodeo in Deep Ellum, they opened a predecessor in Tempe in 2018, called Rodeo Ranch. It served as a template for the concept, with an "adult playground" with mechanical bull, bottle service, girls in bikinis, DJs, dancing, and light show.

According to Ybanez, visitors to the Uptown location can expect to take these factors to the next level.

“The Uptown space offers an expansive back patio,” Ybanez says. “This area will feature a massive video wall, optimizing it for communal sports viewing. Furthermore, we have executed a comprehensive refinement of our food menu, which we are confident will elevate the guest experience."

The menu is rendered by Donde Los Tacos, the highly regarded Mexican taqueria in Oak Clifff, with $3 and $4 tacos, like trompo, barbacoa, and suadero. The Uptown location will also serve brunch with dishes such as chilaquiles.

"We have meticulously preserved the core of the Rodeo experience: the unparalleled atmosphere and vibes, our commitment to genuine hospitality, the homegrown character of the brand, and the inclusive spirit that welcomes every member of the community," Ybanez says.

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