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Dallas digs in to more flaky biscuits with new restaurant from Florida

Mmmm, biscuits.

Photo courtesy of Maple Biscuit Bar

We can't get enough biscuits, and fortunately there's a new place to try: Maple Street Biscuit Company, a Florida-based company has opened its first location in Texas, in Frisco at 3288 Main St., in a former ice cream shop space.

Maple Street is a small friendly concept founded in Jacksonville in 2012. They like the personal touch and bristle against calling themselves a chain, but they currently have 29 locations across the Southeast in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.

Their main thing is flaky buttermilk biscuits, but spokesperson Becca Christy says it's not just the biscuits but what they put inside, using quality ingredients and recipes made in-house.

A large portion of their menu is dedicated to chicken biscuit sandwiches. There's fried chicken breast, bacon, and cheddar cheese; fried chicken with honey mustard; fried chicken with bacon and maple syrup; fried chicken with bacon cheddar and apple butter; fried chicken with goat cheese and pepper jelly; fried chicken with buffalo sauce; fried chicken with tomato sauce and feta cheese.

There are biscuits and gravy; a biscuit BLT; and a veggie biscuit sandwich with goat cheese and sautéed spinach. There’s also a biscuit dessert with French toast biscuits with pecans and cinnamon chips baked in, topped with strawberries and whipped cream.

There's a chicken and waffle dish, but also a chocolate-chip waffle with strawberries, and one with Asiago cheese and bacon baked in. The flip flop waffle has maple sausage "balls" and comes with sausage gravy.

"Our cornerstone is the fried chick biscuit sandwich," Christy says. "But we also do waffles, grits, a build-your-own salad, and other dishes to round out the menu."

There is oatmeal, home-fries, sweet potato fries, fried green tomatoes, and a layered potato dish in which hash brown potatoes are stuffed with smoked gouda cheese.

"Our biscuit is round and flaky, and our chicken is a 4-ounce boneless chicken breast," Christy says. "It has a lot of flavor. We put a little spice in our breading so it has a little kick."

A sense of community is a strong part of their ethos, one that extends even to having some community-style seating, and they also are closed on Sundays. Their hours are 7 am-2 pm weekdays and 7 am-3 pm on Saturdays.

"Our company founder feels strongly about our employees having a day with family," Christy says. Yeah but no biscuits on Sunday, boo.

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Deep Ellum eats

Deep Ellum cheese shop Amor y Queso reopens with expanded market

A whole lot of "love and cheese" at Amor y Queso in Deep Ellum

Photo courtesy of Amor y Queso.

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A beloved Deep Ellum cheese and charcuterie shop has reopened after a hiatus with an expanded concept: Amor y Queso, the cozy blue-walled bodega at 2932 Main St., is officially welcoming customers again.

Owner Sarah Carlock quietly welcomed customers back last month after spending the past few years using the storefront exclusively as a prep kitchen for her thriving catering business. The timing also coincides with the FIFA World Cup, capitalizing on the massive crowds coming to Dallas as a host city with nine matches.

Carlock first launched Amor y Queso during the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired by the idea of creating curated grazing boxes filled with charcuterie and snacks as a way for people to connect and care for one another — hence the name, "love and cheese."

She initially rented kitchen space from The Jelly Queens when the business was located on Lovers Lane before demand led her to open a brick-and-mortar in Deep Ellum in 2020. After a post-pandemic boom gave way to slower business, she closed the retail shop in 2023 and continued operating the space as a catering kitchen while rethinking the concept.

Now the little blue shop has reopened with an expanded selection. In addition to Carlock's signature gourmet cheese boards, shelves are stocked with locally made sweets, snacks, and pantry goods, while sandwiches and coffee drinks are made to order.

Current offerings include baked goods from Empire Baking Company and Cookies by Chrysta; seasonings from SpiceBAE; jams from The Jelly Queens; snacks from Siete Foods, Austin Pretzels, and Cornucopia Popcorn; fresh juices from Tribal All Day; and Austin-based Rambler sparkling water.

For a quick lunch, the bodega serves a tight menu of sandwiches — including a Jambon Beurre, Hot Ham and Cheese, Caprese, and Panini — priced from $11-$13.

Amor y Queso's sandwich menu is officially back in rotation in Deep Ellum.Photo courtesy of Amor y Queso

The brand's signature grazing boxes remain a staple, available as a grab-and-go Mini for $18, a larger box for $50, or fully customized catering boards starting at $130.

The intimate, 600-square-foot space seats only a handful of guests, with one table inside and one outside. Because of its small footprint, Carlock says the shop's long-term future remains uncertain once World Cup crowds disappear after July 19. While she'd love to keep the storefront open, she says neighborhood foot traffic alone may not be enough to support a full-time retail operation.

"I am hopeful; I love the space very much," Carlock says. "I love this neighborhood, but I'm just not sure we can be sustainable here."

In the meantime, she's looking to community events to build momentum. This week, the bodega hosted a "Tacos With a Twist" pop-up featuring chef Juan Carlos Mejorado of Loro Asian Smokehouse & BBQ, with plans for more chef collaborations and special events in the months ahead.

Amor y Queso is open daily from 11 am-6 pm through the end of the World Cup and will transition to a Thursday-Sunday schedule afterward.

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