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DFW Restaurant Week 2014 reveals lengthy list of participants

The list of participating restaurants has been released for the annual DFW Restaurant Week. The grand total is 131, if you count all the branches of the chains involved. (If you subtract the branches, it's 111.)

Celebrating 17 years in 2014, DFW Restaurant Week was founded by radio station KRLD 1080-AM in 1997. Since its creation, the event has become a popular marketing and fundraising opportunity and has helped raise money for the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope Home.

The original plan was to give diners the chance to eat at fancy restaurants for $35 for three courses of food, plus tax, tip and beverages.

With every year, the event sees more extensions and permutations. The official week is August 11-17, but some restaurants also participate for two weeks, extending it through August 18-24; some go for three weeks, from August 25-31.

There are restaurants that include a fourth course via Central Market, the ones adding a specialty cocktail, the ones doing a lunch option and the alternative premium dinner for $45 instead of $35.

This year there are yet more extensions, with a new preview weekend, from August 8-10, and a pre-party on August 7 — i.e., at this point, why don't we just call it DFW Restaurant Month.

Here's the full list:

III Forks, 17776 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 972-267-1776
Abacus, 4511 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-559-3111
Al Biernat’s, 4217 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas. 214-219-2201
Arthur’s Prime Steaks & Seafood, 15175 Quorum Dr., Addison. 972-385-0800
Asador, 2222 Stemmons Fwy., Dallas. 214-267-4815
Barter, 3232 McKinney Ave. #150, Dallas. 214-969-6898
Belly & Trumpet, 3407 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-855-5551
Bijoux, 5450 W. Lovers Ln. #225, Dallas. 214-350-6100
Bistecca, 2300 Highland Village Rd., Highland Village. 972-318-0515
Bite City Grill, 2600 W. Seventh Street #153, Fort Worth. 817-877-3888
Boi Na Braza, 4025 William D. Tate Rd., Grapevine. 817-251-9881
Bonnell’s, 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd., Fort Worth. 817-738-5489
Cacharel, 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington. 817-640-9981
Cadot, 18111 Preston Rd. #120, Dallas. 972-267-5700
Cafe Pacific, 24 Highland Park Village, Dallas. 214-526-1170
Canary by Gorji, 5100 Belt Line Rd. #402, Dallas. 972-503-7080
The Capital Grille – Dallas, 500 Crescent Ct. #135, Dallas. 214-303-0500
The Capital Grille – Fort Worth, 800 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-348-9200
The Capital Grille – Plano, 7300 Dallas Pkwy., Plano. 972-398-2221
Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill, 4525 Belt Line Rd., Addison. 972-503-3474
Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House, 5330 Belt Line Rd., Dallas. 972-934-2467
Citrus Bistro, 5005 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville. 817-281-6282
Clay Pigeon, 2731 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth. 817-882-8065
The Crescent Club, 200 Crescent Ct, 17th Floor, Dallas. 214-953-4343
Culpepper Steakhouse, 309 E. I-30, Rockwall. 972-771-1001
Dakota’s, 600 N. Akard St., Dallas. 214-740-4001
Dallas Chop House, 1717 Main St. #5630, Dallas. 214-736-7300
Dallas Fish Market, 1501 Main St. #100, Dallas. 214-744-3474
Dee Lincoln’s Steak & Burger Bar, 2626 Howell St. #100, Dallas. 214-754-4949
Dee Lincoln’s Steak & Burger Bar, 4701 W. Park Blvd, #101, Plano. 972-519-1642
Del Frisco’s, 5251 Spring Valley Rd., Dallas. 972-490-9000
Del Frisco’s, 812 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-877-3999
Del Frisco’s Grille, 3232 McKinney Ave. #175, Dallas. 972-807-6152
Dish, 4123 Cedar Springs Rd. #110, Dallas. 214-522-3474
Dragonfly, 2332 Leonard St., Dallas. 214-550-9500
Eddie V’s, 4023 Oak Lawn Ave. #110, Dallas. 214-890-1500
Eddie V’s, 3100 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth. 817-336-8000
Estilo Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, 8650 State Hwy. 121, Frisco. 214-618-6150
Ferrari’s Italian Villa, 14831 Midway Rd., Addison. 972-980-9898
Ferrari’s Italian Villa, 1200 William D. Tate Ave., Grapevine. 817-251-2525
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck, 300 Reunion Blvd. East, Dallas. 214-741-5560
Grace, 777 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-877-3388
Grain, 5954 Luther Ln., Dallas. 469-232-4962
The Grape, 2808 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-828-1981
The Grill on the Alley, 13270 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 214-459-1601
Hibiscus, 2927 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas. 214-827-2927
iL Calabrese Ristorante, 1281 E. Hwy 114, Southlake. 817-251-8798
India West, 5290 Belt Line Rd. #114, Dallas. 972-503-5000
Javier’s, 4912 Cole Ave., Dallas. 214-521-4211
Kenichi, 2400 Victory Park Ln., Dallas. 214-871-8883
Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill, 5000 Belt Line Rd. #775, Dallas. 972-392-9663
Kirby’s, 3305 E. Hwy. 114, Southlake. 817-410-2221
Kirby’s, 3525 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-821-2122
The Kitchen Table at Sheraton Dallas, 400 N. Olive St., Dallas. 214-922-0374
The Landmark, 3015 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas. 214-224-3152
Lavendou, 19009 Preston Rd., Dallas. 972-248-1911
Lawry’s The Prime Rib, 14655 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 972-503-6688
Lazaranda, 5000 Belt Line Rd. #850, Dallas. 972-866-8900
Little Red Wasp, 808 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-877-3111
Lonesome Dove, 2406 N. Main St., Fort Worth. 817-740-8810
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas. 214-443-4747
Max’s Wine Dive – Dallas, 3600 McKinney Ave. #100, Dallas. 214-559-3483
Max’s Wine Dive – Fort Worth, 2421 W. Seventh St. #109, Fort Worth. 817-870-1100
The Melting Pot, 4900 Beltline Rd. #200, Addison. 972-239-6358
The Melting Pot, 4000 Five Points Blvd. #119, Arlington. 817-472-9988
Mercat Bistro, 2501 N. Harwood, Dallas. 214-953-0917
Mercury Chop House, 301 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-336-4129
Mesero Miguel, 2822 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas. 214-821-6426
Meso Maya, 1611 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-484-6555
Meso Maya, 11909 Preston Rd #1426, Dallas. 469-726-4390
Misto Bistro, 3720 N. Josey Lane #118, Carrollton. 972-492-3933
Mortons The Steakhouse, 2222 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-741-2277
Naan Sushi, 7161 Bishop Rd #G2, Plano. 972-943-9288
Nick & Sam’s Grill – Park Cities, 8111 Preston Rd. #150, Dallas. 214-379-1111
Nick & Sam’s, 3008 Maple Ave., Dallas. 214-871-7444
Nicola’s Ristorante, 5800 Legacy Dr. #C-1, Plano. 972-608-4455
Nobu Dallas, 400 Crescent Ct., Dallas. 214-252-7000
Nola Grill, 8898 Coleman Blvd., Frisco. 972-377-6652
Nonna, 4115 Lomo Alto, Dallas. 214-521-1800
Ocean Prime, 2101 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas. 214-965-0440
Oceanaire, 13340 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 972-759-2277
Olenjack’s, 770 Rd To Six Flags E #100, Arlington. 817-226-2600
One2One, 1339 Legacy Dr., Frisco. 214-618-2221
Origin Kitchen, 4438 McKinney Ave. #150, Dallas. 214-484-3970
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 10477 Lombardy Ln., Dallas. 214-366-2000
Perry’s Steakhouse, 2000 Mckinney Ave., Dallas. 214-855-5151
Piccolo Mondo, 829 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington. 817-265-9174
Piola, 3700 Mattison Ave., Fort Worth. 817-989-0007
Place at Perry’s, 2680 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas. 214-871-9991
Pyramid, 1717 N. Akard St., Dallas. 214-720-5249
Queenie’s Steakhouse, 115 E. Hickory St., Denton. 940-442-6834
Randy’s Steakhouse, 7026 Main St., Frisco. 972-335-3066
Reata, 310 Houston St., Fort Worth. 817-336-1009
The Sanford House, 506 N. Center St., Arlington. 817-801-5541
Rick’s Chophouse, 107 N. Kentucky, McKinney. 214-726-9251
Roy’s, 2840 Dallas Pkwy., Plano. 972-473-6263
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 17840 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 972-250-2244
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 813 Main St., Fort Worth. 817-348-0080
Saint Ann, 2501 North Harwood, Dallas. 214-782-9807
Salum, 4152 Cole Ave. #103, Dallas. 214-252-9604
Sambuca, 2120 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-744-0820
San Salvaje, 2100 Ross Ave #100, Dallas. 214-922-9922
Seasons 52 – NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expwy., Dallas. 214-361-5252
Seasons 52 – Plano, 7300 Lone Star Dr., Plano. 972-312-8852
Second Floor Bistro, 13340 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas. 214-450-2978
Ser, 2201 N. Stemmons Fwy., Dallas. 214-761-7479
Shinsei, 7713 Inwood Rd., Dallas. 214-352-0005
Silver Fox Frisco, 1303 Legacy Dr., Frisco. 214-618-5220
Silver Fox Fort Worth, 1651 S. University Dr., Fort Worth. 817-332-9060
Silver Fox Grapevine, 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine. 817-329-6995
Silver Fox Richardson, 3650 Shire Blvd., Richardson. 972-423-8121
Sissy’s, 2929 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas. 214-827-9900
St. Martin’s Wine Bistro, 3020 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-826-0940
Stampede 66, 1717 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214-550-6966
Steel, 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. #100, Dallas. 214-219-9908
Stephan Pyles, 1807 Ross Ave. #200, Dallas. 214-580-7000
Steve Fields Steak & Lobster, 5013 W. Park Blvd., Plano. 972-596-7100
Stratos, 2907 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas. 214-352-3321
Table 13, 4812 Belt Line Rd., Addison. 972-789-9558
Tei An, 1722 Routh St. #110, Dallas. 214-220-2828
Texas de Brazil – Addison, 15101 Addison Rd., Addison. 972-385-1000
Texas de Brazil – Fort Worth, 101 N. Houston St., Fort Worth. 817-882-9500
Texas de Brazil – Dallas, 2727 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas. 214-720-1414
Tillman’s Roadhouse – Fort Worth, 2933 Crockett St., Fort Worth. 817-850-9255
Tillman’s Roadhouse – Dallas, 324 W. Seventh St., Dallas. 214-942-0988
Tower Club, 1601 Elm St., 48th Floor, Dallas. 214-220-0403
Truluck’s Dallas, 2401 McKinney Ave., Dallas 214-220-2401
Truluck’s Southlake, 1420 Plaza Pl., Southlake 817-912-0500
Waters, 2901 W. Crockett St., Fort Worth. 817-984-1110
Wild Mushroom Steakhouse, 1917 Martin Dr., Weatherford. 817-599-4935
Y.O. Ranch, 702 Ross Ave., Dallas. 214-744-3287

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Dallas sauce guy opens Hump's BBQ restaurant in Arlington

Hump's BBQ

A Dallas sauce purveyor has opened a BBQ restaurant in Arlington: Called Hump’s BBQ, it’s at 2503 W. Pioneer Pkwy. in Pantego in a space that was previously home to Jambo's Barbecue Shack where it opened in early June.

Hump’s is from restaurateur and pitmaster Antionne Ivory, a former real estate and mortgage professional who began his barbecue journey in 2017, when he started making and selling his own BBQ sauces. He opened a vendor booth at the Dallas Farmers Market in 2019.

Ivory took the next step in 2022, when he opened the first Hump's BBQ, a takeout and drive-thru in Oak Cliff at 4367 S. Hampton Rd. It closed in April after a fire, though Ivory says they're working to rebuild it.

"I grew up cooking and watched my grandfather cook, who was a World War II military vet," Ivory says. "I named the sauce and restaurant after him."

The menu includes brisket, pulled pork, beef and lamb sausage, smoked turkey legs, and pork rib tips, sold by the half pound or pound, $11 to $30, or as a sandwich for $11-$13. They also serve whole chicken wings for $3.50 each. Meats can be paired with Ivory's sauces, which include original, spicy, and honey sweet.

There's also a whole Southern side to the menu, with fried catfish baskets, turkey legs stuffed with toppings such as mac & cheese or greens & rice, plus baked potatoes you can order with one meat for $18. On Wednesdays, they do a special: their signature chopped beef sandwich with a side and drink for $13.50.

Desserts includes peach cobbler bread pudding and banana pudding. They also serve alcohol, namely margaritas, but will be adding beer.

Ivory describes his barbecuing as Texas style, but says there's also some Cajun influences woven into dishes like the fredo sauce (an alfredo sauce with Cajun spices) on stuffed turkey legs.

The space had a perfect BBQ house feel to it, with a built-in smoker. The interior is small and homey, with a walk-up counter and wood everywhere, from the walls to the ceiling to the tables and floors. There's one TV on the wall for watching games.

"My previous place didn't have seats, but I needed seats," he says. "It's a family business and we want to create a nice family vibe and have fun doing it."

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