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Where to eat on Christmas 2022 at Dallas restaurants

Here’s all the info you need on holiday dining.

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It seems impossible to fathom but we've reached that point where we are starting to think about Christmas, and restaurants are already cooking up options, whether you're looking to dine out or grab something to take home.

This list has a little bit of everything: places that are open on Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, or places doing take-out only. As the holiday draws nearer, the list will surely grow; check back for updates, which we'll make as they come in.

Here's our list of Christmas dining options. (Restaurants with names in bold are open on Christmas Day.)

CBD Provisions: Joule Dallas hotel restaurant will serve an abbreviated menu with holiday specials, on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including Duck Confit, Braised Beef Cheek, and Sticky Toffee Pudding.

City Hall Bistro. Restaurant at the Adolphus has a three-course menu featuring squash & kale salad, honey baked ham, cornbread dressing, candied yams, pumpkin pie, and Texas praline crunch brownie. Additional items are available for an extra cost including prime rib and salmon. 12–8 pm. $70. 214-651-3686.

Commons Club at Virgin Hotels Dallas. Open Christmas Eve for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 5-10 pm. Open Christmas Day for brunch 11-2 pm, and Christmas Day dinner from 5-9 pm. 469-359-7700.

Dive Coastal Cuisine. To-go items include mini potato latkes, bruschetta ciabatta crostinis, charcuterie, chicken, beef tenderloin, whipped or whole sweet potatoes, holiday everything salad, and whole key lime pie. Order by December 21. 214-891-1700. Closed Christmas Day.

Dolce Riviera. Special edition Feast of the Seven Fishes menu. $85. December 19–December 24. 469-458-6623. Closed Christmas Day.

Encina. Oak Cliff restaurant is open Christmas Eve for brunch and dinner, plus brunch on Christmas Day, with the full regular menu as well as seasonal offerings including Strauss Farms veal cheeks with truffled polenta, ricotta cavatelli Bolognese, and Sonoma Farms duck leg confit with chermoula cauliflower & curried squash. Brunch 10 am-2 pm, dinner 5-8 pm. 469-620-3644.

Fogo de Chão. Open Christmas Eve 11 am–9:30 pm and Christmas Day 11 am–9 pm.

Gorji. Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 6-8 pm with 3- or 4-course meal featuring choices from garlic and Bulgarian feta with pita, chili & yogurt over grilled chilled avocado, baby greens & strawberries, Romaine & kale Caesar, turkey, pork chop, langoustine tails, sea bass & shrimp over cauliflower puree, 6-oz tenderloin with gorgonzola gnocchi, spinach cheese lasagna, strawberries and kefir, or flourless chocolate cake. $99 to $115, no-tip required. 972-503-7080.

Knife Dallas. Open Christmas Day 5-10 pm with regular menu. 214-443-9339.

Kona Grill. Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 11 am-11 pm, with full menu as well as holiday specials. 214-945-2500.

Mercat Bistro. Christmas Day brunch with festive 3-course menu. $68. Make reservations to sit in the restaurant’s famous Polar Bear section. 10 am–3 pm. 214-953-0917.

Magnolias Sous Le Pont. Open Christmas Day morning with winter themed beverages including Toffee Crunch Affogato, Mexican Hot Chocolate, and frozen peppermint mocha. 469-249-9222.

Manhattan Project Beer Co. Brewery in West Dallas will be open 10 am-8 pm on Christmas Eve, and 2-9 pm on Christmas Day, serving beer only; the kitchen will be closed. 469-678-8870.

Postino WineCafe. Family-size to-go menu feeds up to 15, including two starters, bruschetta platter, and salad. Add-ons are available for an additional cost. $285, Order by December 23. 972-210-2102. Closed Christmas Day.

Sassetta. Italian restaurant at Joule Dallas hotel will serve the classic Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes with caviar, scallop crudo, and branzino al forno and more. The meal will be family-style, $130 per person. December 23 5-10:30 pm, December 24 5-10:45 pm. Reservations online. Closed Christmas Day.

Starship Bagel. Artisan bagel shop in Lewisville is open both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, from 7 am-1 pm, with bagels, coffee, and bagel sandwiches including cucumber, lox, and avocado with tomato, cucumber, red onion, and sprouts.

Tacodeli. Chile En Nogada and Spiked Horchata, available for dine-in or to-go.Available through December 23. West Dallas – 214-760-1930; The Hill – 214-206-8980; Park & Preston (Plano) – 972-200-5101; Parkwood (Plano) – 214-997-6047. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

TJ’s Seafood Market. Holiday to-go menu includes holiday platters, shrimp, smoked salmon, oysters, and gumbo. Order by December 23 for pickup December 24. Preston Royal – 214-691-2369; Oak Lawn – 214-219-3474. Closed Christmas Day.

Sassetta. Joule hotel restaurant is doing a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner December 23-24 from 5–10:45 pm. Courses include dip with crostini, scallop crudo, cioppino, pasta vongole, pasta puttanesca, and branzino. $130, includes valet and complimentary cocktail. Menu is online. 214-290-7555. Closed Christmas Day.

SusieCakes. Christmas desserts include chocolate candy cane cake, holiday cupcakes, cupcakes, frosted sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, and decorating kits. Order by December 24. Preston Center – 214-983-2253; Hillside – 945-245-2253. Closed Christmas Day.

Ten50 BBQ. To-go smoked meats, sides, and desserts. Order by December 21 for pickup by December 24. 1-855-QUE-1050 or email catering@ten50bbq.com. Closed Christmas Day.

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Cracker Barrel deal leaves just one Maple Street Biscuit Co. in DFW

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Maple Street Biscuit Co. is done, but Biscuit Belly is still coming to the Heights.

Cracker Barrel is flaking out on its Maple Street Biscuit Co. brand. On Tuesday, July 21, Louisville, Kentucky-based brunch chain Biscuit Belly announced it had acquired 35 locations of the breakfast sandwich favorite. An additional 16 units will close altogether. Just one location in Dallas-Fort Worth is left standing: in Mansfield.

Biscuit Belly published a list detailing which locations were acquired and when the brand expects to convert them. Among those awaiting conversion is the sole North Texas location, at 1660 E Broad St. Ste. 100 in Mansfield. It should be converted by the third quarter of 2027.

In a release, Biscuit Belly says it plans to convert all remaining stores over the next 18-24 months, starting with Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia.

Maple Street first debuted in DFW in 2018 with a location in Frisco. At the time, Maple Street was a small friendly concept founded in Jacksonville in 2012. They liked the personal touch and bristle against calling themselves a chain, but they then had 29 locations across the Southeast in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.

Cracker Barrel acquired Maple Street in 2019. At its height in DFW, there were also locations in Dallas, Keller, Mansfield, and two in McKinney.

The restaurant is most known for its oversized biscuit sandwiches like the Squawking Goat with a fried chicken breast, crispy goat cheese, and jalapeno jelly. The chain also serves chicken and waffles and Southern-inspired bowls filled with grits or a potato hash.

Biscuit Belly offers a little more variety with toasted BLTs, pancakes, and yogurt parfaits, but some of the biscuit sandwiches might look suspiciously familiar. The G.O.A.T. has a fried chicken breast, goat cheese, and sweet pepper jelly.

The other key difference can be found in a cup. In addition to a lineup of juices and coffee drinks, Biscuit Belly pours “breakfast cocktails” like mimosas and espresso martinis. It places an old fashioned inside this category, which might require a few extra eggs.

As Cracker Barrel pours one out for Maple Street, it hopes to recover from a plunging stock price and falling revenues. Biscuit Belly, meanwhile, says the acquisition helps it along its 10-year plan to become the “largest gourmet biscuit brand in the U.S.”

“Acquiring an iconic brand like Maple Street, one of the original gourmet biscuit sandwich concepts, was not on my 2026 bingo card," says Chad Coulter, co-founder and CEO of Biscuit Belly, in a release. "Two of the biggest headwinds that growing brands encounter are the time required to find and build locations, and the difficulty of finding great teams. When we looked at Maple Street's geography, footprints, and established teams, a light bulb went off."

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