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New restaurant-bar rolls out pretty tableside cocktails at Union Dallas

Cocktails will be a big deal.

Photo courtesy of Royal 38

A veteran Dallas bar team is rolling out an ambitious new concept. Called Royal 38, it's a restaurant and bar from the founders of Hide, and will open at The Union Dallas, the mixed-use project at Field Street and Cedar Springs Road.

According to a release, Royal 38 will open November 18. The actual street address is 2301 N. Akard St., in the same area as The Henry, TacoLingo, North Italia, and more.

Hide is the bar that opened in Deep Ellum in 2018, and has earned accolades for its creative cocktails and upscale comfort food, including a nomination for co-owner/bartender Scott Jenkins for Best Bartender in CultureMap's annual Tastemaker Awards in 2019.

Royal 38 will feature the following trademarks from the team at Hide:

extensive menu they anticipate will be crowd-pleasing
eclectic wine list
one-of-a-kind cocktails

They'll be open lunch and dinner with a menu includes bar snacks, starters, salads, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts.

Starters include Lobster Corn Fritters with white corn meal, corn, pepper, and remoulade sauce.

There's a Vegan Grain Bowl with champagne vinaigrette, farro, sugar snap peas, radish, Brussels sprouts, roasted yams, grilled portobellos, little gems, and pepitas.

The Royal Double Smash Burger Frites comes topped with American cheese, bacon, and sweet hot pickle chips.

Chicken Schnitzel has spaetzle and a hot sauce beurre blanc.

They'll also do a weekend brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 am-4 pm, with dishes that include:

Huevos Rancheros
Lobster Benedict with potato cake, poached eggs, lemon hollandaise, and fried capers
Stuffed French Toast with brioche, vanilla cream anglaise, bananas foster syrup, and berries
A variety of Mimosas and Royal 38 signature brunch cocktails

Jenkins, who is the beverage director, composed the wine list and cocktails, which are categorized by taste profile, from "Spirited and Brave" to "Comforting and Refreshing". One creatiion called The Fistful of Pansies is a spice gin blend that includes pear brandy and Fino sherry. The Frisky Spritz is a low-ABV cocktail made with Brut Cava.

But the real news here is that, in addition to classic cocktails, they'll offer tableside cocktail cart service upon request. This personalized experience lets guests be ringside as their cocktail is prepared.

The space has 4,000 square feet, with two levels, offering dining and a full bar on both levels, as well as an outdoor patio with ample socially distanced room.

Additional steps to ensure the health and safety of guests include social distancing, virus suppression using UV light devices in the AC system, daily wellness checks and mask requirements for staff, and contactless or one-time use menus.

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H-E-B to host mass hiring event for newest store in Dallas-Fort Worth

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A new H-E-B supermarket in the works between Dallas and Fort Worth is inching closer to completion. And here's proof: They're hiring.

According to a release, the forthcoming location in Bedford (officially being called "the Mid Cities store") will open in summer 2026. It's going in the Glade Parks development at the northwest corner of Cheek-Sparger Road and Rio Grande Boulevard.

Before they open, they need a full slate of employees.

H-E-B will host a hiring fair for all Partner (employee) positions within the store on Wednesday, February 18 from 9 am-3 pm. It will take place at the H-E-B Mid Cities Staffing Office, 3600 William D Tate Ave., Suite #100, Grapevine.

Available jobs include full-time and part-time positions in the bakery, deli, produce, seafood, market, True Texas BBQ restaurant, and more.

The benefits associated with working at the top-rated, Texas-based grocery company include annual pay reviews, a partner stock plan, a 401 (k) plan with a 4 percent company match, paid time off, and a health, vision, and dental plan, and a 10 percent H-E-B product discount program.

Those interested shouldn't just show up to the job fair; they must first complete an application. Available positions and the application can be accessed at this link or by going to careers.heb.com. Applicants may also text “JOB819” to 81931 to be directed to all available positions for the store.

First announced in 2024, the mid-cities store joins other recent H-E-B openings across the Metroplex, including the most recent, in Forney, which debuted on February 4.

The Bedford location will face SH121 and include an H-E-B Fuel station and car wash, plus a True Texas BBQ restaurant within the store, a dedicated drive-thru, a pharmacy drive-thru, and an expanded grocery pick-up area.

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Teresa Gubbins contributed to this story.

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