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Super Chix spreads wings with 2 new locations in Dallas-Fort Worth

Super Chix is expanding.

Photo courtesy of Super Chix

Growing slow and steady, Dallas-based Super Chix, the chicken-loving restaurant chain, is opening two new locations around DFW while expanding its menu beyond its initial focus on chicken.

The two new branches are located in Frisco and Fort Worth, and will open in 2017. The Frisco branch will be at Preston, just north of Hwy. 121, in the same bustling center as Chipotle, Mash'd, and a host of restaurants. That was part of its appeal, says Super Chix founder Nick Ouimet.

"We chose the location because there's a lot going on there," Ouimet says. "If you look at what's around, there's the Target, a Best Buy, all these places we know are doing well. So many people go there for lunch."

In Fort Worth, it'll open in the new Near Southside Mercantile development, north of Magnolia, near the Medical District.

Ouimet helped conceive Super Chix in 2014 under the auspices of his former employer Yum Brands, as a kind of challenge to Chick-fil-A, with a fairly simple menu of chicken tenders, a chicken sandwich, French fries, and frozen custard. Ouimet acquired the concept in 2014. A location in Arlington has since closed, but there are currently three other branches, in Dallas, Richardson, and Frisco, off the Dallas North Tollway south of El Dorado Parkway.

As the chain grows, it is also evolving. There is a new breakfast menu, with non-chicken items such as the egg sandwich with chorizo and Gouda cheese. There's an entire selection of sandwiches.

"We changed the menu drastically about two months ago," Ouimet says. "We added a whole bunch of sandwiches, including the bacon-jam grilled chicken, and a Cajun chicken sandwich with fried pickles."

The biggest new hit on the menu has no chicken at all.

"The smash success, and one of our best things, is the vegetarian crispy avocado sandwich," Ouimet says. "It's an avocado that's halved and pitted, stuffed with Gouda, breaded, and dipped in a special seasoning."

There's also a spin off the frozen custard option, with a line of concretes to which M&Ms, peanut-butter cups, and other treats are added. There's also craft beer and wine by the glass.

Rolling with the changes as they expand makes Super Chix feel less like a chain and more like a lab. "We opened the location in Frisco with the new menu, and it's been fun to see the mix of different people who are going for more sandwiches than tenders, ordering in a totally different way from when we started," Ouimet says.

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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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