A Lakewood Dallas brunch favorite closed in August — but there's good news for brunch fans: Buzzbrews, the casual 24-hour diner chain, is debuting an intriguing new brunch scenario nearby.

Buzzbrews closed its location in Lakewood after nearly a decade in the space. But now the restaurant is partnering up with the Original Seafood Bar, the Sinaloan-inspired Mexican seafood restaurant on Lower Greenville, where it will host a buffet brunch on weekends.

The new Buzzbrews Brunch weekend pop-up will make its debut Texas OU Weekend on October 7-8 and will be holding down the fort every weekend thereafter.

Buzzbrews owner Ernest Belmore has teamed up with Tim Goza, owner of the Original Seafood Bar (which originally opened in 2013 at 1418 Greenville Ave. under the name Palapas, until Goza rebranded in 2022) to take the space adjacent to the seafood bar at 1424 Greenville Ave. and create a brunch destination open on weekends only.

A marketing spokesperson for Buzzbrews says that way back when, the space was an auto repair shop. Goza has since transformed it into an expansive patio area, one that extends out from the seafood bar.

The space was sitting vacant, just awaiting the right concept.

"Tim and Ernest decided to team up and use the space to host buzzy brunches on Lowest Greenville," the spokesperson says.

The brunch will serve Buzzbrews trademarks including signature crepes such as the French Connection with chicken breast, tomato, mushroom, spinach, Anaheim peppers, and feta & cheddar cheese; and the Bluto, made as a crepe or an omelet, with house-made chorizo, bacon, onion, tomato, jalapeño, and cilantro topped with cheddar.

They'll do an old-school coffee bar with self-serve thermoses holding hot coffee in a variety of flavors and brews. They'll also offer mimosas and other brunch drinks, and it being an outdoor space makes it totally dog-friendly.

"Tim saw it as a way to bring fresh energy to the Lowest Greenville area, and for Ernest, it's a fun change of pace to have a new concept but not a full restaurant," the spokesperson says.

Belmore was also thinking about his Lakewood clientele.

"It's close enough to the Lakewood location for regulars in the neighborhood who are missing their weekend brunch routine," the spokesperson says.

Should it perform well, the hours could also extend into a late-night/all-night weekend thing. But first things first: For now, it'll be brunch every Saturday-Sunday 9 am-2 pm.