Where to Eat

Where to eat in Dallas right now: 8 best new restaurants for October

Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse fried chicken

Fried chicken at Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse.

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For the October edition of our monthly "Where to Eat" column, the theme is light, low-pressure, chill. With nearly all of these new restaurants, it's all about easy-come easy-go: places to grab a casual bite with good food and no drama.

Here's where to eat in Dallas right now:

Asian Mint Richardson
Local upscale Thai restaurant chain debuts its newest DFW location on October 7, at 300 W. Campbell Rd. in Richardson. This is the space that formerly housed an Asian Mint fast-casual spinoff called EnjoyMint, which owner Nikky Phinyawatana tried out in the space for a year. Asian Mint offers New Bangkok style cuisine combined with other Asian influences. the menu includes curries, fried rice, soups, pad Thai, and stir fry. The restaurant also has a full-service bar, beer, organic wines, and mocktails. Standout dishes include pad Thai, pad kee mow, crab fried rice, and red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoot, Thai basil, and red bell pepper.

Coolgreens
Healthy eatery chain recently opened a location in Richardson, at 1251 State St. in the CityLine complex. It's a fresh, fast dining experience that caters to all lifestyles. They'll serve salads, wraps, grain bowls, and sandwiches with fresh ingredients prepared daily.

Latin Deli Addison
Third location of this deli concept serves Latin-American specialties by owner Fernando Barrera, who does sandwiches, crepes, salads, baked goods, and coffee drinks. His best seller is his marinated chicken sandwich, with chicken, pork, and thinly sliced red onion on ciabatta bread. His crepes, which he does in both savory versions and sweet, are also popular. The other two locations are the original in East Dallas, and second in downtown Dallas.

Lupe Tortilla
Houston-based Tex-Mex institution is settling Dallas-Fort Worth, with the newest location in Addison, at 4535 Belt Line Rd. in the former Romano's Macaroni Grill space. The menu features 60-plus items, including lime- and pepper-marinated beef and chicken fajitas with tortillas made in-house. A third is opening soon in Allen and a Fort Worth location will open in early 2020.

Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse
Second location of an upscale barbecue restaurant from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants (Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Pappasito’s Cantina) is located in Plano, in a former Bone Daddy's. They do typical barbecue meat plates, and their signature is their Prime beef brisket. But they also do buttermilk fried chicken and a fancy chicken-fried steak.

Partenope
Robust Southern Italian restaurant opened in historic Titche-Goettinger Building in downtown Dallas is from husband-and-wife and Cane Rosso veterans Dino and Megan Santonicola, who've created a love letter to Dino's hometown of Sicily. The menu features house-made pasta dishes such as rigatoni alla Genovese, fusilli al pesto, and timballetto di melanzane; and nearly a dozen pizza options ranging from pizza fritta to focaccia. There's good Italian-style coffee, Italian cocktails, and Italian wines.

Salaryman
Izakaya-style restaurant in Bishop Arts from chef Justin Holt serves yakitori, ramen, and cocktails featuring shochu and Japanese whisky. Noodles are made from flour ground in-house from Texas wheat, and the miso and pickles are fermented on site. The restaurant is small in size and vibe, with 27 seats at the bar, communal table, and three dining tables. If the restaurant's full, you pencil in your name to a clipboard with a waitlist.

Sul & Beans
Korean café specializing in bingsoo and dessert toasts opened in September at 9292 Warren Pkwy. in Frisco Ranch. Bingsoo, which means "snow" in Korean, is a frozen ice shaved so finely that its texture is frequently compared to snow. At Sul & Beans, they take it to the next level by using organic ingredients and creative twists. They also serve beverages, pastries, and delicacies such as injeolmi toast, AKA Korean honey rice cake toast sandwich.

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Tea News

New tea at Dallas' Mansion on Turtle Creek is seriously surreal

Mansion on Turtle Creek

Surreal desserts at Mansion on Turtle Creek

Dallas is a little tea crazy these days, but the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek has launched a new tea that stands out as truly surreal: Called the Surrealism Art Afternoon Tea, it's a limited-time immersive culinary experience timed to coincide with the International Surrealism Exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art, and it's open for reservations through March 22, 2026.

According to a release, the Surrealism Art Afternoon Tea transforms The Mansion’s regular afternoon tea into a dreamlike journey, starring a parade of whimsical desserts paired with organic teas and celebratory champagne.

Guests will begin with savory sandwiches, followed by scones and inspired pastries reimagined through Dalí and the surrealistic lens.

The menu is informed by three pastries inspired by surrealistic works of art — two of which take direct inspiration by iconic works of Salvador Dalí. Each pastry draws from the symbolism, whimsy, and surreal visual language of these masterpieces.

These desserts are the centerpieces of the experiencing, evoking dreamscapes that are surreal in form and flavor.

Highlights include:

The Queen of Hearts, inspired by Dalí’s “Playing Card” collection. At first glance it looks like a regular card, but with a closer look you can find an array of traditional and non-traditional symbols and colors.

This pastry features ruby peach jelly, almond sponge and glazed strawberry mousse on a red sable heart, garnished with chocolate decorations and an edible queen of hearts.

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus. Painted in 1937, The Metamorphosis of Narcissus is Dalí’s interpretation of the Greek myth. Focusing on the narcissus flower, which begins to blossom out of Dalí’s egg, the flower symbolizes new beginnings.

This cake is composed of a mango and passion fruit jelly, pistachio financier and vanilla mouse, dipped in passion fruit chocolate and garnished with sugar daffodil and chocolate leaves.

Butterfly Windmill. this surrealist-inspired creation reflects the butterfly as a timeless symbol of freedom, metamorphosis, and transformation, central themes within the Surrealist movement.

The pastry layers citrus crémeux, olive oil cake, and almond–hazelnut praline, encased in Manjari chocolate mousse, glazed, and dipped in yuzu chocolate. A delicate butterfly, crafted from chocolate and sugar, crowns the piece as a final tribute to its symbolism.

The tea is set in the historic 1925 Mansion Library, surrounded by stained‐glass windows in a 16th-century Italian Renaissance-inspired setting. Price is $95, or $115 with a glass of Bollinger Champagne. Reservations are available Saturday and Sunday from 12–2:30 p.m. and may be made on OpenTable.

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