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    This Week in Gluttony

    These are the 9 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 22, 2021 | 9:00 am
    Caracol red white blue margaritas
    The week's events include a margarita festival.
    Courtesy of H-Town Restaurant Group

    What a festive week it is in Dallas dining, with anniversary parties, grand openings, and one event that is a little of both. There's also corny dogs, margaritas, and yummy salads. Salads can be festive, too.

    Here's the best food and dining events in Dallas this week:

    Tuesday June 22

    Grand Opening of Haywire Uptown
    Haywire is celebrating the grand opening of its Uptown location with a patio party featuring complimentary Balcones whiskey tastings, appetizers, live music, and hand-rolled cigars for purchase. 4-7 p.m. Bites, whiskey, and cigar stations are available from 4-6 pm. wth live music until 7 pm. They recommend coming early due to limited capacity.

    Wednesday June 23

    Norma's Cafe Anniversary Celebration
    Iconic dining institution founded in 1956 with five area locations celebrates its 65th anniversary on June 23 with throwback prices on three of its famous Blue Plate Specials. Dine-in guests can order Chicken Fried Steak, Chicken & Dressing, or Meatloaf, including mashed potatoes and green beans, for $1.79, while supplies last. "Norma's has been serving up fresh, homemade favorites to its hometown fans for 65 years, and we want to thank our guests by offering old-time pricing for the day on some of our most popular dishes," says Ed Murph. It's dine-in only, 7 am-8 pm, and there are no tickets or reservations. Don't forget to tip your server! A portion of sales will go to the Birthday Party Project, which hosts birthday celebrations for homeless children.

    Thursday June 24

    White Rock Coffee: Sweet 16 Anniversary Party
    Dallas coffee roaster and coffee shop mini-chain throws a dual celebration that marks both its 16th anniversary as well as the opening of its newest shop White Rock Coffee Preston Center, at 8333 Douglas Ave., on the lobby level of an office building. At this event, they'll host baristas from around Dallas-Fort Worth for a Latte Art throwdown, plus sensory competition, live music, handmade treats from their bakery, and raffle prizes. It goes from 7-10 pm, and it's a free event that's open to all.

    Friday, June 25

    Salad and Go Dallas Grand Opening
    Popular healthy chain Salad and Go will host a grand opening event at its new location in Dallas at 5101 Ross Ave. on Friday, with giveaways for the first 100 guests, complimentary breakfast burrito vouchers for a future visit, and a social media contest where one winner will win Salad and Go for a year (a $350 value) and five winners will receive $20 gift cards. It begins when they open at 6:30 am.

    Fletcher's Corny Dogs at Chuckwagon Park
    Corny dog kings will be at Chuckwagon Park, a new food truck park at 1716 N. Hall St. in Old East Dallas on Friday from 5-9 pm. There'll be live music by Justin Tipton and Fletcher's will have its mobile trailer onsite serving Corny Dogs, Funnel Cakes, Curly Fries, and more.

    Grand Opening of The Exchange in the AT&T Discovery District
    The Exchange in the AT&T Discovery District will hold their Grand Opening celebrations from June 25-27. It will include three days of live music, DJs, entertainment, experiential performances, 16 culinary experiences, and immersive light shows, starting after 5 pm on Friday and throughout the weekend. Parking is available in 1212 Jackson St. in the AT&T Parking Garage. After 5 pm on Friday-Saturday, valet will available at 208 S. Akard St. Both parking garage and valet are complimentary with validation, please tip valet accordingly. Details are on the website at theexchangehall.com/grand-opening.

    Saturday June 26

    Dallas Margarita Festival at Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ
    Sample the best margaritas in Dallas and vote for your favorite. Sample 10+ two-ounce samples of margaritas from Dallas bars and restaurants. Ticket gets you a sampling card and voting chip. Drop your chip in your favorite margarita's voting jar. The most chips will be crowned Best Margarita in Dallas. Winner gets $1000. Food from Best Damn BBQ in Dallas, street tacos, and food trucks​ on-site​, plus frozen drinks, beer garden, and 50-foot Ferris wheel. 12-6 pm. Tickets $5-$40.

    Garland Food Fest at Revolving Kitchen
    Come shop small, eat local, and support 20-plus Garland-based restaurants, food trucks, and businesses at the inaugural Garland Food Fest. Admission is free and so is parking. Garland Food Fest is brought to you Revolving Kitchen + Garland Foodies with the support of Visit Garland. Special thanks to Ben E. Keith, Sysco & Intrinsic Brewing. Donations accepted for water and drinks through Revolving Kitchen will benefit Good Samaritans of Garland. 12-5 pm.

    DFW Myanmar Food Fair
    This is the second food fair from the DFW Myanmar Ethnic community, taking place at Dallas Chin Baptist Church, 9850 Walnut St., Dallas. They'll have more than 30 foods/drink items including fried spring rolls, seafood fried rice, steamed clams with lemongrass, chicken biryani, fish cake curry, papaya salad, and wrapped sticky rice. The DFW Myanmar Ethnic community raises awareness about what is happening in Myanmar and the Burmese community in DFW. It runs from 4-7 pm and tickets can be purchased at Papawady Store, 11277 Northwest Hwy in Dallas; Papawady Asian Mart, 1161 E Seminary Dr #2831 in Fort Worth; Inlay Mart, 5332 Trail Lake Dr, Fort Worth.

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    Where to Drink

    Where to drink in Dallas right now: 5 new happy hours for February

    Teresa Gubbins
    Feb 6, 2026 | 4:22 pm
    Frozen John D at Even Coast.
    Even Coast
    The Frozen John D at Even Coast.

    The February edition of Where to Drink, CultureMap's monthly column on restaurants and bars you can get a drink at, travels far and wide to find the best and most exotic happy hours around: From sushi deals in downtown Dallas to $5 margaritas in Collin County to Indian bar bites in Irving.

    (If you're in a more date-night frame of mind, be sure to consult our list of places where you can share a sweet Valentine's Day meal.)

    Here are five happy hours to try in February:

    Cafe Gecko
    Laid-back perennial favorite in Richardson has just unveiled a brand new happy hour menu featuring their delectable versions of classic bar food treats including pizza fries, pretzel bites, chicharrones, onion rings, and fried pickles, priced from $5-$7, plus $1 off everything in the bar. It's served Monday all day, and Tuesday-Friday from 3-7 pm.

    Dozo Omakase
    Omakase sushi restaurant which opened a year ago at Trinity Groves with a compact menu that includes the trendy multi-course omakase style of dining, available in small or large versions. They do a cool approach to happy hour by introducing a new menu nearly every month. For February, it includes items from the sushi bar and the kitchen including half-price nigiri, sushi hand rolls for $8, gyoza for $6, crispy rice tuna for $10, and miso soup for a bargain $2.50. Cocktails include sake for $9 and a Kyoto highball cocktail for $11.

    Even Coast
    Neighborhood restaurant from chef Omar Flores opened on the Addison-Dallas line in 2024 with seafood, pastas, and steaks — and now happy hour. It's a good one, served from 2-6 pm every day with its own menu of $3 oysters, $10 cheeseburgers, and salmon dip. House cocktails are $9, including a rotating flavor frozen drink; a pint of beer is $6, and wine by the glass is $9. The only restriction is where: On Friday-Saturday, it's available only at the bar; Sunday-Thursday, it's also available in the dining room and on the patio.

    Neon Cactus
    Congenial Mexican restaurant in Fairview has a happy hour with deals that surely seem worth driving for: They run Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm and include margaritas for $5, domestic beers for $4, wine by the glass for $5, and well drinks for $4. They also have daily food specials that run all day, such as queso blanco and chicken tinga flautas, $10 each on Thursdays, and taco plates with rice and beans, $10 to $12 on Tuesdays.

    Nirvana
    Sultry Indian lounge at Toyota Music Factory with DJ, dance floor, and rooftop patio has what may be the worst website in the world — but buried beneath the PTSD flash graphics and music is a worthy happy hour, served from 4-7 pm featuring $2 off all cocktails, including the Hunan Heatwave with tequila and tandoori pineapple, and the Beijing Berry mocktail with mixed berries and ginger ale. Plus Indian-themed bar snacks such as "drums of heaven" AKA chicken lollipops; street-style chow mein, and crispy chili corn.

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