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Casual eatery at Omni PGA Frisco hosts happy hour with the greenest views

The Apron serves food and drink, along with stunning views.

Photo courtesy of Omni PGA Frisco Resort

Since opening in May, the Omni PGA Frisco Resort has welcomed golf aficionados from all parts of the world. It's a 500-room hotel that sits at the heart of modern golf culture, with two championship golf courses, a spa, shops, restaurants, and bars that's steps away from the PGA of America headquarters.

Located on the 660-acre PGA Frisco campus, the Omni PGA has two 18-hole championship golf courses, a 10-hole par-3 short course, and a 2-acre putting course and entertainment area. All it's missing is a miniature golf course.

Food options fill a variety of niches: from the healthy Green Cactus Cafe with juices and bites, to the Leisure Pool Bar with handhelds, salads, and chilled treats, to the Swing Bar, a beverage truck with margaritas, draft beer, and bottled cocktails.

But for the best happy hour, it's The Apron, a cozy spot in the resort's lower level which, with its stunning views overlooking the Fields Ranch golf courses, is among the "golfiest" places in the hotel.

Named after the grass fringe that frames the green on a golf course, The Apron Kitchen + Bar Resort is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is a casual, easygoing spot serving Texas and California fare: stone-fired flatbreads, California-inspired bowls, sandwiches, and pastries.

It's a quick walk down the stairs in the resort’s main lobby takes diners to a vibrant space, with clean white floors, shiny granite countertops, and comfortable seating, ideal after a long day of golf. The Apron is encased by large glass windows, allowing diners to see the beautiful green golf park outdoors.

The Apron recently introduced a new happy hour, ideal for golfers who spent the morning on the course. Monday through Thursday from 3-6:30 pm, they're serving snacks, beer and wine, and a rotating cocktail at a fairly decent price (for the Omni).

Menu items include the TX Bao, a soft, warm bao bun filled with shredded pork, flavored with cilantro and jalapeño, $14 for three; and Crispy Chicken Bites: nuggets in a crispy, buffalo-spiced crust, with ranch and green onion dip, for $15.

Cocktails have a Texas theme including a prickly pear margarita and an old-fashioned with a large Texas-branded ice cube. Happy hour cocktails vary day-by-day, but the daily rotating signature cocktail is $12 during happy hour. Beer is $5, and red or white house wine is $10.

You don't need to be a golfer or even a hotel guest to drop in: with its rolling verdant greens, the property serves as a kind of oasis and The Apron has all the views.

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Downtown Dallas restaurant Sauvage expands with new dining twist

Sauvage

A downtown Dallas restaurant famous for its multi-course tasting experience is letting its hair down: Sauvage, the high-end mom-and-pop restaurant near the Statler Dallas hotel, has a new dining option that gives a smaller, more casual taste.

The restaurant opened in September with a set menu featuring 16 to 18 courses — wild game, seafood, vegetables, and dessert — all cooked via grill and smoker.

While 16 courses might sound like a lot, the courses are mostly small bites. However, owners Casey and Amy LaRue received feedback from diners wanting a smaller option.

"We were getting a ton of messages from guests who want to stop by just to try one dish, a bite, or a specific pairing without committing to the full tasting — so we built something for exactly that," Casey says.

They've introduced a new three-course "Cocktails & Bites hour" featuring three dishes, each paired with its own cocktail, served from 5–6 pm on weekdays.

Last week’s menu consisted of:

dry-aged red snapper crudo with La Chinola Way, a cocktail featuring passionfruit, mezcal, lime, and ginger
foie gras & truffle on house-baked croissant with Pendennis Club, a gin sour with apricot liqueur bitters
jerk-spiced shrimp with Clarified Paper Plane, a bourbon cocktail with Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon juice

The new offering continues their pattern of pairing courses with cocktails rather than wine — an approach they've embraced since opening. "Limiting pairings to wine can get boring — it so often ends up being one expensive red after another," Casey says.

You can make a reservation on Tock, or just walk in and grab a seat.

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They've also added a new version of their classic menu: no caviar.

"Some love having caviar integrated into the menu, but others prefer to skip it, whether for taste or dietary reasons, but still want the full value of the experience," Casey says. "With such a small counter, this put us in a strange position: do we give everyone caviar whether they want it or not, or do we remove it entirely and lose a core part of our menu?"

Thus, a new menu without caviar, priced at $195, with an optional caviar course available for those who want it for $245.

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