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Biscuit Bar bakes up biscuit sandwiches at 5 new Dallas-area locations

We'll be surrounded by biscuits.

Photo courtesy of The Biscuit Bar

A biscuit-themed restaurant is executing a big expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth with five locations set to open in 2019.

The Biscuit Bar is a fast-casual concept with a menu centered around biscuits, founded by husband-and-wife Jake and Janie Burkett. They opened their first restaurant in Plano, followed by a second location near SMU in May.

The Biscuit Bar is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week, offering biscuits, tots, and beer on tap.

The menu features both savory and sweet biscuit sandwiches made in house; tots, which can be customized; plus a bar with cocktails, local beer, cold brew coffee, and kombucha, all offered on tap.

According to a release, the couple drew comfort from friends' meals that included biscuits, following the death of one of their newborn twins in 2016. They created a do-it-yourself biscuit bar, and were inspired to do a restaurant with that theme.

Here are the details on the upcoming locations:

Deep Ellum. The Biscuit Bar will open at The Epic, the mixed-use project at 2550 Pacific Ave. combining office, residential, and hotel. This location will sport an industrial design and interior, with late-night hours to address the late-night neighborhood.

The Stockyards. The Biscuit Bar is headed west to Fort Worth's National Historic District, the Fort Worth Stockyards, where it will be a tenant at the Mule Alley redevelopment project at 122 E. Exchange Ave. This location will be rustic and will "keep it dusty," the release says.

Arlington. The chain has leased a 3,000-square-foot space at Champions Park, Arlington’s newest entertainment district overlooking AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park. It will feature a two-story exterior patio, a multitude of TVs, happy hour, and reverse happy hour.

Coppell. They'll do a location at the intersection of Sandy Lake and Denton Tap, with an all-weather patio system that can be used throughout the year.

Abilene. They're also opening a location in Abilene at Allen Ridge, the city's first multiuse lifestyle center that's part of a joint venture with Abilene Christian University.

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Austin hotspot Neighborhood Sushi makes Dallas debut in Highland Park

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Neighborhood Sushi has opened at the Shops at Highland Park.

A popular sushi restaurant from Austin's South Congress Avenue has landed in Dallas: Called Neighborhood Sushi, it opened June 30 at 4216 Oak Lawn Ave., in The Shops of Highland Park.

Neighborhood Sushi comes from MML Hospitality, one of Austin's biggest and most acclaimed restaurant groups, helmed by acclaimed chefs Larry McGuire and Tom Moorman and hotelier Liz Lambert.

The Dallas location is the restaurant's first outpost outside of Austin. Go Dallas!

Neighborhood Sushi debuted in Austin in 2020 on buzzy South Congress Avenue, where it built a following for its approachable take on high-quality sushi. In fact, it will be moving from that cozy location into a larger building, at 1417 S. First St., later this year, a release says.

Neighborhood Sushi The Dallas restaurant will introduce some menu items not available at the original Austin location.Photo by Justin Cook

"Known for its elevated yet approachable take on traditional sushi bar dining, Neighborhood Sushi is an 'everyday' sushi restaurant with exceptional quality, recasting the classic sushi experience through a lens of modernity, seasonality, and laid back Texan hospitality," the release says.

Neighborhood Sushi's menu features sushi bar staples including nigiri, sashimi, hand rolls, specialty rolls, and tempura. Signature items include the spicy tuna roll, shrimp tempura, and fluke roll.

The Dallas location also features a few menu items not available in Austin, including a yakitori program with skewers such as Wagyu beef, king trumpet mushrooms, asparagus, and chicken thighs. Lunch service includes chef-selected bento boxes.

Neighborhood Sushi The design features warm wood tones and minimalist Japanese-inspired interior elements.Photo by Justin Cook

The Highland Park space follows the same design style as the Austin original, with warm wood tones and minimalist Japanese-inspired interior elements intended to suit both casual meals and special occasions.

"In Austin, the restaurant’s intimate, stylish ambiance has made it a favorite for date nights and weekday happy hours, a spirit that the Dallas outpost will replicate," the release says.

Neighborhood Sushi in Highland Park is now open for lunch, happy hour, dinner, and weekend all-day dining with the following menu schedule:

Monday-Friday: Lunch 11:30 am-3:30 pm, snacks 3:30-4:30 pm, happy hour 3-5 pm, dinner 4:30-10 pm.
Saturday-Sunday: All-day menu 11:30 am-4:30 pm, dinner 4:30-10 pm.

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