As Memorial Day approaches, the temperatures climb. Dedicated tipplers know that the best way to beat the heat is with a frosty drink. This list of frozen drinks being served at Dallas restaurants and bars hits them all: margaritas, frosé, milkhakes, and slushies.
Here are some of the best, newest (and in some cases, limited-edition) frozen beverages for the summer in Dallas:
Aire Libre
Poolside restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas serves up a Baja vibe and coastal menu. They offer a frozé made with Argyle brut rosé, Aperol, prickly pear, passionfruit, and lemon. The drink is available for $16.
Cane Rosso
Neapolitan-style pizza and a frozen rosé might just be a match made in heaven. Local pizzeria chain offers a frosé featuring strawberry, vodka, rosé, and lemon for $10. Available at locations in Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth.
Hampton Social
Buzzy coastal restaurant in downtown Dallas loves rosé to the point they have 20 options on their wine list. But it gets better— the restaurant has a signature Hampton frosé made with Tito's Handmade vodka, rosé, peach purée. The drink is $17.
Hampton Social rosé in 3 formats: regular, sparkling, and frozen.Hampton Social
José
Mexican restaurant on Lovers Lane has a frozen watermelon margarita available for a very limited time. It features watermelon flavoring, Socorro Blanco, seasonal puree, and lime juice for $16. Available through Memorial Day weekend from May 22-26.
Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar
Loro's expansive, yet laid-back picnic table setup inside and out is tailor-made for summer nights. Loro has a broad menu of frozen drinks, from a frozen spicy watermelon margarita, to boozy Vietnamese coffee, to mango sake slushees. Can't decide? Try a frozen slushee flight for $14.25.
Mi Cocina
Just about every Tex-Mex has a frozen margarita, but this middle-class chain is home to what is arguably the most famous: the Mambo Taxi, a margarita swirled with sangria featuring Sauza Silver Tequila, lime juice, sangria with pinot noir, brandy, and fruit juices. The drink is $10.
Milkshakes and slushie drinks
Black Tap
Victory Park restaurant and bar has a collection of eight "crazyshake" milkshakes with unconventional toppings such as cake slices and cookie sandwiches. The cinnamon bun shake, priced at $18, features a whole cinnamon roll on top. There's a vegan option on all shakes for those steering clear of dairy. For a smaller, boozy take, get a shake shot with soft serve and choice of vodka or whiskey base for $9.
Lazy Dog
Restaurant chain has a new frozen cocktail: the prickly pear sloshie. It's inspired by founder Chris Simms’ adventures in Wyoming, and blends Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila, prickly pear purée, agave nectar sweet and sour, triple sec, and a salt rim. It's $13.75. Available for a limited time.
Pinstack
Eatertainment venue is known for bowling lanes and arcade, but they also have all kinds of shakes, both boozy and 32-ounce nonalcoholic ones stacked with toppings. There are three alcoholic adult shakes such as the boozy berry and chocaholic, both with Smirnoff vodka; or the churrochata, with Fireball. Boozy shakes start at $14, nonalcoholic shakes are $10. Available at Plano, Las Colinas, Allen, and Westlake locations.
Sonic
Drive-thru chain is bringing back slushies in two fab flavors: watermelon andlemonberry, which is swirled with real strawberries and a squeeze of lemon. They also offer half-price shakes — with flavors like strawberry, hot fudge, and peanut butter — daily after 5 pm. Slushes start at $2 for a small, shakes start at $4 for a small.
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Katherine Stinson contributed to this story.