Another Restaurant Roundup

Dallas (mostly) represents Texas on list of best U.S. restaurants 2013

It’s the end of the year, so everyone is issuing “best of” roundups. Not one to miss an opportunity, OpenTable published its list of the “2013 Best Restaurants in America,” as voted by diners. Two Dallas restaurants made the cut; they just may not be the ones you’d expect.

Eschewing trendy choices like FT33, Spoon or Savor, OpenTable users pegged Capital Grille and the French Room as Dallas’ top restaurants for 2013.

The French Room is the swanky, old-school restaurant in the Adolphus hotel that’ll set patrons back a pretty penny — if the people eating there even know what a penny is. When you have a $475 caviar tasting course, you’re playing with the big boys.

Of course, Capital Grille in Uptown is no slouch, as the chain steakhouse is known for decadent options like the seared tenderloin with butter-poached lobster tails.

Either way, OpenTable users clearly appreciate high-end selections, which is probably why they’re using OpenTable in the first place. The reservation site determined its list of honorees after analyzing more than 5 million diner reviews of nearly 19,000 U.S. restaurants.

Curiously, the only other Texas spots on the list are Chez Nous French Restaurant in Humble and Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar in Galveston. St. Francis Winery & Vineyards in Santa Rosa, California, took top honors.

OpenTable diners give Capital Grille high marks. Must be the lobster.

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OpenTable diners give Capital Grille high marks. Must be the lobster.

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Coffee News

Dallas coffeeshop chain queues up new location at Cypress Waters

White Rhino Coffee is craft and will always be craft.

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A coffee concept is expanding its Dallas reach with a new space near DFW Airport: White Rhino Coffee, known for craft coffee and pastries, is opening a nw location at 3121 Olympus Blvd., in the Cypress Waters mixed-use development.

According to a release, it’s set to open in spring 2025.

The new shop will be attached to a Cypress Waters conference center with room for events, corporate training, and meetings. This also makes for the 14th location of the chain.

White Rhino Coffee was founded by Chris Parvin in Cedar Hill in 2007. According to the release, Parvin wanted to create a space where community members could get a cup of craft coffee and connect with neighbors.

“We are always looking for ways to enrich the Cypress Waters experience, and the pairing of White Rhino Coffee and our new conference center in the middle of Salazar Park is one more step towards achieving that vision,” says Lucy Burns, Partner at Billingsley Company.

Guests at Cypress Waters can expect White Rhino’s menu featuring drip coffee, espresso shots, cold brew, lattes, cappuccinos, matcha lattes, and chai. They even have a seasonal selection, with cozy flavors like the chumpkin, a pumpkin spiced chai latte, or the spiced Mexican mocha. Some of their food items include cinnamon rolls, breakfast tacos, and maple-glazed chicken biscuits.

They chose this latest location because of its proximity to the business professional community.

“Cypress Waters is a great spot for visitors, and this White Rhino Coffee will offer a great patio and café space for professional meetings, coffee with friends, or logging a few hours of work while getting your caffeine fix,” says Parvin in a statement. “We’re excited to continue building community around coffee across the DFW metroplex.”

Set within a park at the center of Cypress Waters, this location will have a modern, airy design with a 1,553-square-foot interior and 887-square-foot covered patio. Once the coffee shop opens, it will join the 16 other restaurants in the development, including Fogo De Chao, Cinnaholic, and Eno's Pizza Tavern.

White Rhino Coffee has decided to expand to even more communities across North Texas, adding to their 13 shops in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Forney, Fort Worth, Midlothian, and Waxahachie, plus the roastery. There are plans to open five more by 2025.

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