Fajitas To Go

New Carrollton restaurant fixates on fajitas and margaritas to go

The fajitas come in four options including shrimp.

Photo courtesy of Fajita Pete's

It's fajitas for everyone at Fajita Pete's, a new restaurant now open in Carrollton at 1008 W. Hebron Pkwy.

Fajita Pete's is a Houston-based Mexican restaurant with fajitas and margaritas — with a twist: they'll deliver.

Founder Pete Mora opened his first restaurant in 2002 as a traditional eatery, but was deluged by catering requests. Seeing an opportunity, he downsized the restaurant side and focused on catering and delivery.

Although they have a dining room where you can eat on the premises, their push is on their to-go operation. And not just fajitas to go, but margaritas, too.

That said, the to-go margaritas are not currently available in Carrollton. But franchisee Jose Recinos plans to add that later this year.

Their fajita setup comes with onions, jalapeño, tortillas, Mexican rice, refried beans, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, lettuce, chips, and salsa. Fajita options include beef, shrimp, chicken, and veggie.

Other menu items include quesadillas, burritos, tostadas, carne asada, and tacos al carbon. They have guacamole and queso, along with entrees such as chicken enchiladas with verde sauce, chicken with portabella mushrooms, poblano pepper stuffed with chicken, fajita steak with poblano pepper, and chicken topped with pico sauce.

In addition to the Carrollton location, Recinos also owns the original DFW Fajita Pete's, at 6090 Campbell Rd, on the Dallas-Richardson line. That location has been open for eight years but Recinos took it over three years ago. It also does not have the margaritas to go.

"This location has been BYOB for a while," Recinos says. "We're keeping it that way because that's what people expect. We have a lot of fans who like the BYOB part."

The Carrollton location opened in a former pizzeria that had been empty for a few years. Recinos has plans for more locations around Dallas, in areas such as Irving an McKinney.

The chain has 10 locations in total, with the majority spread around Houston, and two more opening soon, in Midtown Houston and College Station.

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California breakfast chain Huckleberry's heads to northeast Dallas suburb

Photo courtesy of Huckleberry's

Stacked Chicken and Waffles at Huckleberry's.

The wait is finally over in Sachse for the opening of Huckleberry's, a breakfast-and-lunch chain based in California. According to a release, the new restaurant will debut at 3105 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 108, on Monday, February 9.

First announced for Sachse in 2023, Huckleberry's has two other locations in Dallas Fort Worth - one in Keller and one in North Arlington.

Billed as "Southern cookin' with a California twist," Huckleberry's takes a Cajun spin on breakfast. Signatures include stuffed French toast and a category called "skillet hotties," featuring eggs topped with Cajun ingredients such as Andouille sausage and shrimp.

Other favorites include Creole catfish, chicken-fried steak, shrimp po' boys, fried green tomatoes, and beignets. (Good thing they'll be open in time for Mardi Gras because their beignet sitting on vanilla cream and topped with fresh fruit looks like a perfect Fat Tuesday treat.)

Lunch includes items like the spicy Bayou chicken sandwich as well as a California chicken sandwich. Wash it all down with "Huck’s Swamp Tea," Huckleberry Lemonade, or specialty hot or iced coffees topped with whipped cream.

Huckleberry's transports guests to the bayou.Photo courtesy of Huckleberry's

Huckleberry's takes its bayou theme seriously, transporting guests South through signature design elements such as a weeping willow tree, twinkling fireflies, Zydeco music, vibrant murals and playful gator accents, the release says.

“We embrace our guests like family and immerse them in the spirit of the bayou,” says Greg Graber, CEO of Heritage Restaurant Brands, in the release. “We’re excited to introduce Sachse to our exceptional hospitality and bold Southern flavors while becoming an active part of the community for years to come.”

Huckleberry’s in Sachse will debut February 9 with festivities that include a giveaway of a free “Who’s Your Huckleberry?” coffee mug and complimentary coffee to the first 50 customers. The fanfare continues with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 am Wednesday, February 11.

Regular hours will be 7 am-3 pm daily.

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Teresa Gubbins contributed to this story.

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