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    News You Can Eat

    Italian openings and pizza top this slice of Dallas restaurant news

    Teresa Gubbins
    Sep 18, 2017 | 9:03 am
    Marciano's pasta
    If the pasta at Marciano's were as good as this looks, then we don't have a problem.
    Courtesy photo

    Dallas restaurant action is coming in fast and furious, with the highlights in this roundup being Italian, pizza, gelato, and wine. That's a complete meal right there. Here's what's happening in dining news:

    Pollo Riko is another "Pollo" concept, this one serving Peruvian-style marinated charbroiled chicken served with fries and a salad. The menu is limited: You can get a quarter chicken dark or white, a half chicken for $9 or a whole for $14. Sides include rice, salad, or French fries. There's also a chicken sandwich. It's located at 17610 Midway Rd. at Trinity Mills Road.

    Marciano's Pizza and Italian Kitchen has opened at 11909 Preston Rd., in the space vacated in April by Dough, which decamped to smaller quarters in Plano. Marciano's is related to Joe's Pizza in Plano (and possibly various other Joe's Pizzas, as well), and follows the pattern of your typical suburban Italian joint, with plastic tablecloths, baked ziti, and cheesy pizzas. There's a photo of the Rat Pack on the wall, but Yelpers are not thrilled with the prices, old-school pizza oven, or spotty service.

    Oni Ramen is now open in Deep Ellum, at 2822 Elm St., across from Cafe Brazil. It's the second branch of a Fort Worth restaurant opened in 2016 by owner Jesús García, who studied the art of ramen in Japan and in the Pacific Northwest. The menu at Deep Ellum will depart slightly from the original branch, with a smaller selection of ramen options but with the addition of sushi hand rolls. It'll be open late on weekends: from 5 pm-4 am Fridays, and 12 pm-3 am on Saturdays.

    Marco's Pizza has new locations opening around North Texas including one coming soon to 2201 Marsh Ln. in Carrollton, and another in Arlington at 4001 W. Green Oaks Blvd. Headquartered in Toledo, Marco’s is the fastest-growing pizza company in the U.S. with more than 800 stores in over 30 states, the Bahamas, India, and Puerto Rico. It's not to be confused with the Dallas-based chain that used to be called Pizza By Marco, which had to change its name to My Family's Pizza in 2013.

    Asian Mint has opened its third location in Inwood Village, in the former Café Istanbul space at 5450 West Lovers Ln. It features New Bangkok-style cuisine, sweet service, and tasteful interior design, just like its other two locations on Forest Lane and Oak Lawn Avenue. The menu includes classics such as pad Thai, tom yum soup, and pad kee maw, and also has a dessert program with signature sweets such as the green tea ice cream cake.

    Botolino Gelato, a gelato shop at 2116 Greenville Ave. from a member of the family that used to own Momo's Italian, has opened in the space that was previously The Bottle Shop. Flavors include gianduia, lemon sorbetto, orange basil sorbetto, and white coffee made with a cold infusion of whole beans.

    Pōk the Raw Bar, the trendy poké shop in West Village, is no longer taking cash for payment, accepting credit and debit cards only. According to a release, only 5 percent of their customers paid with cash. Restaurants going cashless is a national trend that began in New York; benefits include a deterrent to crime.

    Tutta's Pizza in the West End has launched a distinctive Sunday brunch from 10 am-3 pm with chicken biscuits and gravy, brisket frittata, vegan frittata, and a series of strombolis including chorizo hash, pulled pork, brisket, bacon and eggs, and a dessert apple pie stromboli. There's a cool avocado toast fry bread with skillet-fried pizza dough topped with mashed avocado, serrano peppers, grape tomato, bacon, and eggs. You break the yolks, fold, and eat like a taco. Everything is $10 or less.

    Cotton Patch Cafe has introduced a new special dish: chicken-fried bacon, which it will feature as an appetizer on its fall menu through October 22 — look out, State Fair of Texas! It includes six bacon strips battered and fried, with a side of gravy and ranch for $5.

    RJ Mexican Cuisine, the restaurant in the West End, is jumping onto this kooky bowls trend with a "build-your-own Mexican bowl" with choice of steak, shrimp, chicken, beef, or vegetable; rice or beans; and an array of toppings. Normally $9, they're a dollar off on Wednesdays during lunch.

    Gather Kitchen, the new downtown Dallas restaurant that does bowls, has added breakfast to its repertoire. It'll run from 8-10 am Monday through Friday, and 10 am-3 pm on Saturday. You can choose one of their selections such as the Mexican breakfast with sweet potato noodles, black beans, bell peppers, onions, and chicken sausage. Or you can build your own breakfast bowl.

    Max's Wine Dive Fort Worth has a new brunch menu. Items include sweet potato doughnuts, French Toast with king cake cream cheese filling, and birthday cake pancakes with sprinkles. Cocktails include a prickly pear mimosa and a build-your-own mimosa bar. Note: This is the Max's in Fort Worth; the Max's in Dallas closed in August.

    Duchman Family Winery, an acclaimed Texas winery, has released its first White blend, made with pinot grigio grapes from Reddy Vineyards and trebbiano grapes from Bingham Family Vineyards. This marks the fourth release in a line of wines designed to showcase Duchman's dedicated growers; the prior three releases were all red. It's $17 at the winery and on the website at duchmanwinery.com.

    City Works Eatery & Pour House, a new restaurant at The Star in Frisco, is serving Oktoberfest specials through October 3 such as chicken schnitzel sandwich, goat cheese spätzle stroganoff with beef short rib, and smoked potato croquettes with sauerkraut.

    Fearing's has a new chef and general manager. Joining chef Eric Dreyer is chef Jaron Dubinsky, who was previously at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay and before that at The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas. He's a 2014 finalist on Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen. The new general manager is Xavier Echevarria, coming to Dallas from The Faena Hotel Miami Beach.

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    In A Pickle

    Dallas-based Smoothie King chain debuts puckery new pickle smoothie

    Teresa Gubbins
    May 12, 2026 | 2:17 pm
    Smoothie King pickle smoothie
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    Pickle flavored smoothie from Smoothie King.

    The ever upwardly trending pickle flavor is surfacing in the unlikeliest of places: Smoothie King, the Dallas-based smoothie chain, is releasing a new limited-edition Pickle Smoothie — for those who love pickles so much they could drink them.

    Smoothie King is partnering with Grillo's Pickles, a Boston-based pickle company, on a beverage that combines Grillo’s Pickles with bananas, kale, and coconut water for what they describe as a refreshingly tangy drink infused with electrolytes designed to support hydration.

    The drink is $5.99 for a 20-ounce serving, and will be available through the summer. They'll be giving out free 4-ounce samples on May 16, while supplies last. A Today writer who ran out and tried it found that the banana and pickles both had an equally strong presence, and that it was "not bad." That's some reporting.

    Grillo's Pickles was founded in 2008 by Travis Grillo, who launched the business as a small wooden pushcart in Boston Common, using his family's 100-year-old recipe. It has since grown into a nationwide brand, with their bottles topped with kelly-green lids sold in the refrigerator section of major grocery chains such as Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Aldi.

    Smoothie King is based in Dallas and is owned by Wan Kim, who opened the first Smoothie King franchise in Korea before eventually acquiring the national chain. He's also a major presence in Dallas' restaurant scene, opening the acclaimed Asian-themed Nuri Steakhouse in Uptown Dallas in 2024, and more recently debuting a chicken tenders concept on Dallas' Greenville Avenue called Flock & Fresh on May 2.

    Pickles have emerged in recent years as one of the buzziest flavors, including Fort Worth's own craft beer brewer Martin House Brewing Co., a pickle pioneer that has released a number of pickle-flavored beers. H-E-B just joined the pickle party with a new Pickle Chamoy Sherbet, and national boutique grocery chain Trader Joe's is about to reprise its annual Pickle Season onslaught of pickle-flavored products such as Dill Pickle Mustard and Pickle-Flavored Potato Chips.

    Beyond their flavor, pickles are a fermented item which can offer nutritional/probiotic benefits, although Smoothie King VP of R&D and Product Marketing Lori Primavera focuses primarily on the hydration aspect.

    "At Smoothie King, every recipe starts with delicious nutrition in mind," Primavera says in a statement. "Pickles are not only delicious and having a cultural moment, they also offer real nutritional benefits, especially known for their enhanced hydration. That combination gave us an opportunity to explore them in a new format and push our innovation into new territory, reimagining how a beloved flavor can deliver both function and taste."

    Grillo's Pickles Chief Commercial Officer Mark Luker calls them "functional benefits."

    "We love to do unhinged collabs at Grillo's," Luker says. "With that, we don't always get to talk about the functional benefits of pickles. When we partnered with Smoothie King for a hydration smoothie, we knew this was a great opportunity to do both. Those who are willing to try will be pleasantly surprised (and hydrated)."

    And if pickles are not your thing, Smoothie King is also simultaneously unveiling five watermelon smoothies including fan-favorite Watermelon Hydration, Watermelon X-Treme, Gut Health, The Activator Recovery Watermelon, and Power Meal Slim Watermelon.

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