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Black Friday dominates 7 best food & drink events in Dallas this week

Black Friday brunch at Mexican Sugar

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When it comes to dining events, there is no bigger day than Thanksgiving, and that day arrives this week. (Our list of restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day is here.) But some local restaurants have stepped up with plans for the day after, with Black Friday specials — including brunch with menu items typically reserved for Sunday only.

Wednesday, November 26

Black Wednesday in the Square
"Black Wednesday" is the unofficial name for the night before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest bar nights of the year due to college students and others returning home to socialize. (The term is often used interchangeably with "Drinksgiving" or "Blackout Wednesday," and is associated with increased alcohol consumption and risky behavior, leading to spikes in drunk driving incidents.) Instead, hop around Garland enjoying food and drinks, then call for a shared ride. Meet up at Dos Banderas Mexican at 614 Main St. at 7 pm.

Friday, November 28

Whiskey Cake Kitchen + Bar
Visit from 11 am–3 pm for red crab Benedict, chicken and waffles, apple crisp French toast, colossal cinnamon rolls, and more. Elevate brunch with a mimosa flight or a trip to the build-your-own bloody mary bar. Locations include Plano, Las Colinas, and Fort Worth.

Haywire
Both the Plano and Uptown Dallas locations will serve a Hill Country-inspired brunch with items like Wagyu pastrami hash, cinnamon-orange pancakes, and barbacoa chilaquiles from 11 am–3 pm.

Mexican Sugar
Vanilla cinnamon pancakes, cajeta French toast, and brunch tacos are among the specials at Mexican Sugar, perfect for pairing with a bloody Maria. Locations include Plano, Uptown, Las Colinas, and Addison. Brunch will be served from 11 am – 3 pm.

The Ranch at Las Colinas
Brunch specials include steak and eggs, chicken and waffles, and short rib chilaquiles served from 11 am–3 pm at this Texas-centric steakhouse in Irving.

Ida Claire
House-made biscuits are a sure bet at this Dallas favorite for soulful Southern dishes. Brunch will be served from 11 am – 4 pm but note that breakfast starts earlier at 8 am.

Taco Cabana
Whether you need need a mid-day pick-me-up or an easy post-Thanksgiving treat, Taco Cabana locations in Texas are rolling out a Black Friday weekend menu of specials including $1.50 Margaritas, $1 Strawberry Margarita Pie, and 1.50 Refreshers, including their nostalgic new seasonal flavor Strawberries & Cream — available with Big Red, Dr Pepper, or 7UP — plus returning Cabana Refresher flavors Peach, Mango, Blackberry and Pink Blend. The specials will run November 28-30.

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Pizza News

Italian restaurant coming to Addison will sling New York-style pizza

Goodfellas

Pizza by Goodfellas

New York pizza is coming to a walkable neighborhood in Addison: Called Goodfellas NY Italian Kitchen, it's opening in the Addison Circle complex at 5026 Addison Cir., in a space with long pizza history, most recently occupied by New York Pizza and Pints.

According to owner Sunu Samuel, it'll open in mid-March.

Samuel is a veteran restaurateur who is bringing his experience slinging pies in New York. He previously owned the similarly named Goodfella's Woodfired Pizza Pasta Vino in The Colony. There's also a Goodfellas Pizza & Subs in Wylie, and a number of Goodfellas across the U.S. who share similar comprehensive menus of pizza and American-Italian dishes.

"I've owned a number of restaurants around Dallas-Fort Worth for the past 20 years," he says. "We were contacted by the landlords at Addison Circle who were hoping to get another pizza restaurant in the space. We figured this new wood fire pizza pasta concept would be a good fit."

They'll have more than 20 varieties of pizza including meat lovers, BBQ chicken, Buffalo chicken, an Indian-spiced tandoori chicken, spinach & artichoke, and more.

There's a burrata pie with creamy burrata cheese, cherry tomatoes, and arugula; and the Sally pie featuring lemon garlic chicken with mushrooms and rosemary potato chips.

They proof the dough for 48 hours, and use a hybrid oven combining cooking by wood and gas. Their dough boasts an ingredient you don't see in every pizza.

"Ours is different in that we add seminola, a coarse flour that's often used in bread and pasta," Samuel says. "It's what makes our crust crispier, which Dallas diners like."

There are also sub sandwiches, entrees such as eggplant parmigiana and chicken marsala, and about a dozen pasts such as lasagna, rigatoni alla vodka, and ravioli with spinach & sausage.

Prices will range from $16-$22 for pizzas, and $10-$18 for pastas. They're anticipating a brisk to-go business but will also have a sit-down dining room with wine and beer for those who want to eat in.

"These are entrees and pastas that are familiar to people from the Northeast — people who who've been to Mulberry Street and miss all the New York-style Italian dishes," he says.

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