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    News You Can Eat

    Refreshing drinks and spring menus brighten this Dallas restaurant news

    Teresa Gubbins
    May 14, 2021 | 5:07 pm
    Ellie's brunch
    A new brunch dish at Ellie's.
    Courtesy of Ellie's

    Everything in this roundup of Dallas restaurant news feels fresh. There are spring menus, new brunches, and loads of refreshing new beverages on the market.

    Here's what's happening in Dallas restaurant news:

    Salad and Go, a chain that does drive-thru salads, opened its first Texas location in Plano on May 5, with plans for four more DFW locations in 2021. The menu includes salads, wraps, breakfast burritos, soup, lemonades, organic tea, and cold brew. Salads and wraps are $5.74 and include chicken or tofu; steak or shrimp cost extra. Core items include Cobb, Caesar, and BBQ Ranch.

    Olivella's Pizza and Wine Shop is the new name for Olivella's, the Neapolitan-style pizza chain, to reflect its expanded wine list, new retail Wine Shop, and wine club. The dine-in wine list now includes 50 wines from around the globe including Italy, France, California, Oregon, South America, and Washington State. The Wine Club gives members three wines each month, featuring a theme such as female vintners. The new development to launch a wine shop and wine club was led by Olivella’s level-two sommelier Simon Holguin.

    Mendocino Farms has two new spring / summer menu items available through September 14: Watermelon Poke' Salad, a cool vegan version of poke made with watermelon, cucumbers, edamame, pickled daikon & carrots, avocado, scallions, and cilantro, over napa cabbage & kale slaw, carrots, bean sprouts, baby spinach, togarashi rice, black sesame seeds, and vegan sriracha mayo in a honey ginger ponzu dressing; and Summer Street Corn Sandwich with al pastor chicken, street corn, poblano & onion rajas, pickled red onions, tomatoes, romaine, cilantro, and jalapeno salsa verde on a toasted sesame roll. They're available at the downtown Dallas location at 2000 Ross Ave., and the Addison location at 5294 Belt Line Rd. in Dallas.

    Asador, the restaurant at the Renaissance Hotel, is bringing back weekend brunch, with a menu from new executive chef Joe Graffeo that includes Crab Cake Sliders on Hawaiian buns, Tahitian Vanilla French Toast with lemon curd and blueberry syrup, Fried Chicken & Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits with sausage gravy, and breakfast sandwich with egg, bacon, tomato, cheddar cheese, honey mustard aioli, and avocado on Texas toast. Mimosas are $3 and Bloody Marys are $4. Served Saturday-Sunday 9 am-2 pm.

    Brio Italian Grille is debuting Sunday brunch for dine-in service at its Allen and Southlake locations. The menu features entrees, sides, and featured cocktails with an Italian twist including scrambled eggs & bacon with potatoes and brioche toast; cream cheese-stuffed berries & cream French toast with bacon; and beef tenderloin, poached eggs, Romano-crusted tomatoes, and Hollandaise. Cocktails include spicy Bloody Mary, frozen peach bellini, and a mimosa with Prosecco and OJ. It's served until 3 pm on Sundays.

    Ellie's Restaurant & Lounge, the eatery at Hall Arts Hotel, has new spring menus from execu-chef Dan Landsberg. There's scallops with carrot risotto, spring peas, and carrot top chimichurri; and harissa marinated lamb with sweet potato puree, hearts of palm, red pearl onions, heirloom tomato sumac, and Kalamata olive crumble. Lunch is also back with almond chicken salad with an arugula nest and house-baked Gruyere cheese crackers; and B.L.A.T with smoked bacon, golden tomato jam, avocado, onion, pea shoots, and sourdough. They're open for breakfast during the week serving migas with black bean refrito and crab eggs benedict; and brunch, featuring items such as vanilla crepes with yogurt, banana, berries, an pistachio.

    Cicis Pizza has added a giant pizza to its menu that they say is big enough to feed the whole family. Prices start at $11 for a Giant Pizza with one topping, more for specialty recipes like mac & cheese, spinach alfredo, or Buffalo chicken.

    Cowboy Chicken has introduced a new Trail Boss sandwich featuring a breaded chicken breast, rotisserie-cooked, then fried, with lettuce, mayo, pickles, and ranch dressing. There's also a Buffalo Chicken version, tossed in tangy Buffalo sauce, with lettuce, tomato, and choice of ranch or blue cheese. It's a limited-time offering available through July 4.

    Pollo Campero has launched chicken nuggets, which they oddly call Camperitos, available in a six- or nine-count meal, sauced or with a dipping sauce, plus choice of side and tortilla or dinner roll. To celebrate the launch, they're also introducing two sauces – Avocado Ranch and Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili – available through May 26.

    SkinnyFats in the West Village has two new burgers: The Cherry Popper is a half-pound beef patty with fried egg, pepper jack, spicy slaw, and pepper marmalade on a Hawaiian roll. The Cranburkey is a turkey patty with arugula, tomato, onion, and cranberry yogurt on a wheat bun.

    Cotton Patch Cafe has brought back its "2 for $18" meal deal featuring two Chicken Fried Steak entrées, each with two sides. It's available through June.

    Maple Leaf Diner in North Dallas has a Poutine of the Month for May: The Buffalo Chicken Ranch with buffalo chicken, smothered in ranch, for $11.

    Sprinkles Chocolate is a foray by Sprinkles Cupcakes into the world of boxed chocolates. Four flavors mimic their top-selling cupcakes: Sprinkle is Belgian white chocolate with colored non pareil sprinkles. Red Velvet is milk and white chocolate. Black & White is dark chocolate covered with white chocolate and topped with chocolate sprinkles. They're real cute because they're round like a cupcake. They're 3 ounces and cost $7 each and are available at their Preston Center and Plano locations.

    Truluck's is offering a colorful limited-edition dessert called the Fruity Pebble Cheesecake, a New York-style cheesecake made with a vanilla wafer crust, filled with Fruity Pebbles, and topped with a melted ice cream sauce. Available through May 31.

    I Love Juice Bar has launched three eye-catching limited-edition smoothie flavors which are a half-and-half blend of two smoothies made with I Love Juice Bar's signature fresh fruits and veggies and superfoods like blue majik spirulina and pitaya. Coconut Pitaya has apple juice, lemon, coconut cream, and pineapple, topped with pitaya powder and beet juice. Tropical Blue gets its name and hue from blue majik and blueberries atop a base of apple juice, lemon, mint, and pineapple. Citrus Sunshine is reminiscent of Juice Bar’s Orange You Smooth and Mint to Be smoothies that were retired earlier this year; they have ginger, mango, and carrot. They're available through August 8 at all locations: Allen, Dallas, Hillcrest Village, Flower Mound, Lakewood, and McKinney.

    Lone River Ranch Water has a new flavor: Prickly Pear. They've also introduced a new 19.2-ounce and a new Variety 12-Pack.

    Starbucks has a new Frappuccino flavor: Strawberry Funnel Cake, with funnel-cake pieces and strawberry puree. They've also brought back the Unicorn Cake Pop. We must be getting back to normal if we can embrace unicorns again. Customers can continue to enjoy the Caramel Ribbon Crunch and Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccinos, plus colorful Starbucks Refreshers beverages, including the Dragon Drink, Pink Drink, Mango Dragonfruit Starbuck Refreshers, and Strawberry Açaí Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers. So refreshing.

    DQ has two new blizzards for the summer: Brownie Batter Blizzard featuring vanilla soft serve, brownie batter, and chewy brownie dough pieces; and The Drumstick with Peanuts Blizzard, with Drumstick chocolatey-coated waffle pieces and chopped peanuts blended with soft serve.

    Smoothie King, the Dallas-based smoothie company, has partnered with the Dallas Cowboys as the official smoothie of the NFL franchise. Smoothie King will work with Dallas Cowboys' nutritionists to create a custom smoothie specially for Cowboys fans.

    Beyond Meat is giving Walmart shoppers a chance to sample the newest iteration of the Beyond Burger and the Beyond Sausage. Only Walmart shoppers in Southern California and Dallas will be visited by the Beyond Meat food truck, popping up in the parking lot of these neighborhood stores

    • 5/14: 2-6 pm 2750 W. University Dr., Denton
    • 5/15: 11 am-2 pm 8555 Preston Rd., Frisco
    • 5/15: 3-6 pm Prosper: 500 Richland Blvd., Prosper
    • 5/16: 11 am - 3 pm 8801 Ohio Dr., Plano
    • 5/21: 2 pm - 6 pm 4100 W Airport Fwy., Irving
    • 5/22: 11 am-2 pm 15220 Montfort Rd., Dallas
    • 5/22: 3-6 pm 425 Coit Rd., Plano
    • 5/23: 2-6 pm 2305 N. Central Expy., Dallas
    • 6/4: 2-6 pm Dallas: 7075 W. Wheatland Rd., Dallas

    Freebirds World Burrito has unveiled an interior and exterior design refresh rolling out at all 55 locations across Texas. The new interior elements include murals and colors inspired by Freebirds' Texas heritage. Guests are greeted by a large "It’s Your World" sign against a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

    Luck Springs, an Austin brewer, is launching its sparkling hard lemonade and hard tea on May 20 from 6-9 pm at Toller Patio. The line comes in four flavors: Peach, Raspberry, Lemonade, and Half & Half. It's for sale in six- and 12-packs.

    Natural Light has a new Sour Seltzer Variety Pack in four flavors: Watermelon, Green Apple, Blue Raspberry, and Lemon. Their existing flavors including Mango Peach, Black Cherry Lime, Strawberry Kiwi, and Strawberry Lemonade.

    Chick-fil-A restaurants in the DFW area are offering a free trial of their new Sunjoy beverage, which combines sweetened iced tea with lemonade. Guests must access the offer via the Chick-fil-A App and redeem their free Sunjoy during restaurant hours. The freebie extends from May 17-29.

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    Ice Cream News

    Kwality Ice Cream shop to bring creamy exotic desserts to Frisco

    Raven Jordan
    Jun 13, 2025 | 5:14 pm
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    Kwality
    Kwality Ice Cream

    An ice cream chain with an Indian flair is dipping into Dallas-Fort Worth: Called Kwality Ice Cream, it's a concept founded in New Jersey that specializes in traditional Indian ice cream and cold drinks, and it's opening a location in Frisco, at 13089 Main St. #500, in a new shopping center.

    According to franchisee Raju Vikey, the shop will open sometime in 2025. It joins two DFW locations already open: Irving at 8600 N. Macarthur Blvd., and Euless, at 1060 N. Main St. at Harwood Crossing shopping center, which opened in April.

    Kwality Ice Cream was founded by food scientist Dr. Kanti Parekh and his son Anand, in New Jersey in 2003. It has expanded with 38 locations in 14 states including Pennsylvania, Florida, and Texas, where there are three locations in Houston and one in Austin.

    “The idea was to create a South Asian-specific ice cream, which is more known for fruits and nuts,” Anand says. “As a Ph.D. in food and nutrition, my father’s background and expertise were in flavor. He used that to create very unique flavors and top notes to give a really good mouth feel and experience.”

    They have close to 50 ice cream flavors with classics like cookies & cream, chocolate supreme, and butter pecan; but South Asian and Indian flavors dominate the menu with exotic options like green guava, lychee, and Nuttie Tuttie Fruitee, a berry-flavored ice cream with nuts and candied fruit.

    There is also kulfi, a frozen dessert that's like ice cream but with less added air so it has a stiffer, creamier texture. It's served in slices and comes in popular Indian flavors like pistachio, mango, and rose.

    Other novel frozen treats include cassata, an ice cream cake with three flavors of ice cream layered over sponge cake.

    As with many Asian desserts, they're often less sweet than American-style confections. Wild inventions include the mawa rabdi cup, with ice cream, rice noodles, basil seeds, and rose syrup, topped with nuts and candied fruit; and Thandai ice cream, a staple at Indian festivals, consisting of almonds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, watermelon seeds, rose petals, pepper, cardamom, saffron, milk, and sugar.

    Rabdi is like a pudding, believed to have originated during the 1600s. Kwality makes it following the traditional method of slow-cooking milk until it thickens and reduces, enhancing its sweetness and creaminess, then adding ingredients like cardamom, saffron, and pistachios.

    Pints of ice cream and frozen desserts range from $8-$11, and cassata ice cream cake slices are $7.

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