Coffee and Wine

Cypress Waters in North Dallas signs on burgers, coffee, and winery

Burgers will be on the menu.

Photo courtesy of Rodeo Goat

Cypress Waters, the 1,000-acre Billingsley Co. mega-development that spans Dallas, Coppell, and Irving, has signed up four new food-and-beverage spots, including burgers, fish, coffee, and wine.

They're joining the excitement at The Sound, the cornerstone of Cypress Waters, a mixed-use project with retail, offices, and residences, from Billingsley Company located north of Belt Line Road and 635.

According to a release, the four restaurants will open somewhere between the end of 2018 and early 2019, and are as follows:

Rodeo Goat. "Better" burger chain with gourmet burgers and craft beer is from restaurateur Shannon Wynne. The chain debuted in Fort Worth in 2012 and has since opened locations in Dallas' Design District as well as Houston, with another location set to open in Plano.

Flying Fish. Fast-casual seafood chain with an East Texas/Louisiana slant is from restaurateur Shannon Wynne. Menu includes fried catfish, boiled shrimp, oysters, crab legs, burgers, chicken, and crawfish in season. There are locations in Dallas, Addison, Arlington, Garland, and Fort Worth, as well as Arkansas and Tennessee.

Ascension Coffee. Craft coffee shop chain with an Australian slant is from Russell Hayward. It made its debut in Dallas' Design District and is about to have six locations, including The Shops at Willow Bend and at The Star in Frisco.

Landon Winery. Bob Landon founded his tasting rooms in McKinney, where he features ultra-premium wines by the glass or bottle, harkening back to the days when his German grandfather grew grapes. There are also locations in Greenville and Wylie.

"The Sound was a perfect fit with its emphasis on events, live music, and experiences where we foresee people enjoying premium wine," Landon says in a release. "Our location on the water, across from the music stage and event area with the ability for customers to purchase our wine for off-premise consumption seems ideal."

Flying Fish and Rodeo Goat will be anchor locations at The Sound with large wrap decks over the water of North Lake.

"This area feels very different from our other Rodeo Goat locations," Wynne says. "It's innovative, with lakeside appeal, and when we saw the plans to place two of our most popular concepts on piers over the lake, we knew that would make this a unique attraction."

Ascension Coffee's Russell Hayward sees his coffee shop as appealing to both the business and the residential community at The Sound.

"I don't know of anywhere else in Dallas you can sit and sip coffee with brunch or lunch on a patio with a lake view, and the idea of that was impossible for me to resist," he says. I live close to The Sound and I can’t wait to open in this vibrant community and incredible development that Lucy [Billingsley] has created."

Sumner Billingsley, VP of Retail and Multifamily Development, says The Sound is not only "the heart and soul" of the Cypress Waters development, but a game changer for the area.

"We're proud to bring this deep bench of top notch local restauranteurs to the area as well as programming a variety of Instagrammable moments, live music, experiences, and events, all on the water," she says.

"Our goal was to make this completely original, taking inspiration from the West Village in Manhattan and Abbott Kinney in L.A. but still staying true to our Texas roots and style," she says. "We want to create places and events for you, your kids and your dogs to enjoy."

Beginning in September, there will also be event spaces for rent including The Sound Stage, amphitheater, event lawn, trails for 5K and 10K races, and The Town Hall, a 3,000-square foot indoor venue for receptions and corporate trainings.

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BBQ News

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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