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Irving's Toyota Music Factory celebrates opening of first restaurant

Specialty burgers are ready to be ordered.

Photo courtesy of Bar Louie

The action at the Toyota Music Factory is kicking in with the first official restaurant opening: Bar Louie, which marks its debut on September 15, with a grand toasting taking place at 4 pm.

Bar Louie is the first of 25 restaurants and entertainment concepts to open within the 250,000-square-foot entertainment destination located in the Las Colinas business district.

"We look forward to welcoming our new Irving neighbors as well as folks traveling to The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, and hope to become a favored destination among our new friends and guests," says general manager Mark Anderson in a release.

Bar Louie Toyota Music Factory, which is a very long name for a restaurant, features two outdoor patios, wine by the glass, local beer, cocktails, and an extensive food menu including shareable snacks and specialty burgers.

The chain was founded in Chicago in 1990 and is headquartered in Addison. This marks the seventh branch in DFW, with other locations in Garland, Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth. There are more than 125 locations across the United States.

It is perhaps not the most glorious eatery to come, but it gets points for being first. Other restaurants coming to the venue include Boi Na Braza Brazilian Steakhouse, Gloria’s Latin Cuisine, Grimaldi’s Coal Brick Oven Pizza, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, Martini Ranch, Sambuca, Top Round Roast Beef, Uncle Gino's Cucina Italia, and Yard House.

Thirsty Lion Gastropub has announced an opening date of October 24, and Alamo Drafthouse 8 Screen Movie Theater will open before the end of the year.

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Extra sounding VIP-style bar Cash Cow to open in Dallas bar zone

Cash Cow Dallas

There's a new bar joining what has become one of Dallas' buzziest bar zones: The bar is called Cash Cow Dallas, and it'll open at 402 N. Good Latimer Expy., in the same clubby area as Bottled Blonde, Green Light Social, and Komodo.

According to a release, Cash Cow is an innovative nightlife and entertainment venue with visual and audio systems, cocktails, light food options, a state-of-the-art lighting design, and high-definition LED screens that create mesmerizing visuals.

It'll open on October 4.

Cash Cow will be located in the middle of the so-called North Good Latimer District, a club zone in a neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas, straddling Good Latimer Freeway, between Live Oak and Elm streets, that has drawn a number of high-profile bars.

Cash Cow is from Grady Hunnicutt and partner Alex Hurt, who come from the oil and gas industry; Hunnicutt also has nightclub experience in Scottsdale and Los Angeles.

Cash Cow Hospitality Director Henry Martinez has worked for nightlife management groups such as Hakkasan Group, Drive This Entertainment, and The Light Group in Las Vegas. General Manager Jace Comeaux brings local expertise having worked at other concepts in the neighborhood.

Cash Cow Dallas will occupy a 7,000-square-foot open floorplan with 21 VIP booths, open seating with highboys, and garage-style doors leading to a 900-square-foot patio where patrons can enjoy an afternoon cocktail or take a break from dancing.

Cash Cow Dallas will have a state-of-the-art Vegas-style sound system coupled with one of the largest LED walls in the Good Latimer entertainment district and 25 TVs surrounding the hybrid bar to create an immersive audio-visual experience.

Cash Cow Dallas will have drink offerings that include craft cocktails, plus VIP bottle and champagne packages, plus a variety of festive presentations that include letter-board displays, LED Wall Shout Out, LED birthday cake presentation, LED Chariot, LED Diamong Ring, and an exclusive LED boat that has only been used at LIV Miami, for special events like engagements and birthdays, for an extra wow factor. Patrons can select an array of bottle service packages such as the Rodeo Rose, Oil Money, Gold Rush, Moolah Maker, and more.

Entertainment at Cash Cow Dallas will feature a mix of celebrity and resident DJs to keep the energy high on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The space will also be rentable for private events, corporate functions, and celebrations of all kinds.

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