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Dairy Queen closes 25 Texas locations including two around Dallas

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Two dozen Dairy Queen restaurants across Texas are closing, including two locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, and the stores' furnishings are up for sale.

Online auction website localauctions.com is currently selling the "complete contents" of 24 Dairy Queen locations to the highest bidder with the auctions closing on Thursday, February 20.

"Multiple Dairy Queen locations are closing their doors and must liquidate the assets," the website says. "Bid on a large variety of restaurant assets and related items that need to be removed from the location."

Included in the list is the Dairy Queen at 5441 Rufe Snow Dr. in North Richland Hills. While Google still shows the location as open, a user review on February 13 says the store was closed when they visited.

"Went last night for ice cream and they were closed. Sad for the local community," the reviewer writes.

One other store in North Texas is also listed: the Dairy Queen at 1509 Corsicana Highway in Hillsboro. A location in Farmers Branch, at 2421 Valwood Pkwy., is also closing.

The remaining 22 stores are spread throughout the state, with the majority located in small towns in East Texas and the Panhandle.

A company spokesperson told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that 25 restaurants across the Texas Panhandle, North Texas, and West Texas/South Plains region have closed.

The auction closes on February 20 and items must be removed by end of the day on Sunday, February 23. Any item not removed from the shuttered restaurant will be considered forfeited, and refunds won't be granted, the website says. Equipment such as soda machines, CO2 tanks, tea brewers, and IT equipment are excluded from the auction.

The full list of Texas Dairy Queens closing is as follows:

301 N. 2nd Street, Canadian
609 W. Broadway Street, Fritch
1850 County Road 11, Panhandle
801 E. Park Avenue, Hereford
1612 Highway 70, Olton
108 Chesnut Street, Idalou
5441 Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills
1509 Corsicana Highway, Hillsboro
200 Legacy Drive, Hewitt
1701 W. Pecan Street, Pflugerville
304 Highway 79 East, Franklin
4101 Gilmer, Longview
580 N. Interstate 20 E., Waskom
847 E. Sabine Street, Carthage
175 N. Dickinson Drive, Rusk
3121 N. Street, Nacodoches
202 N. Temple Drive, Diboll
602 Interstate 45 S., Huntsville
14421 FM 2920 Road, Tomball
515 S. Washington Avenue, Cleveland
24022 E. Lake Houston Parkway, Huffman
104 Highway 90 East, Dayton
345 Highway 105 West, Sour Lake
34250 US Highway 96 South, Buna

There are still 20 locations in the Dallas area and 15 around Fort Worth.

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Toast news

Healthy cafe Toastique brings fancy toasts and smoothies to Uptown Dallas

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Tomato and burrata toast at Toastique

Toastique, a D.C.-born cafe chain known for its fancy toasts, healthy juices, and smoothie bowls, is set to open its doors in Uptown Dallas’ West Village development next month.

According to a release, the cafe will debut at 3839 McKinney Ave., Suite 135, in Uptown, on Saturday, February 21. It’s the third Dallas-area location for Toastique, joining restaurants in Addison and Flower Mound.

The chain got its start in Washington, D.C., when former collegiate cheerleader Brianna Keefe opened the first location in 2018. It’s since expanded to a number of restaurants across the country, including Texas outposts in El Paso and Austin.

The Uptown Dallas location will be operated by locals Dilpreet Singh and Brinderjeet Sidhu, who chose the West Village space in part because of its proximity to the Katy Trail, which attracts 4 million runners, walkers, and other healthy types a year — the perfect clientele for a restaurant focused on healthy eats like smoothie bowls, fresh-pressed juices, and of course, the namesake toasts.

“We believe Toastique and the mission of the brand fits in perfectly with the West Village and couldn’t be more excited to see our neighbors enjoy our menu, whether stopping in after a workout or meeting friends to catch up,” Sidhu says in a release.

Toastique’s menu includes a variety of sweet and savory toasts, including a riff on the ubiquitous avocado toast topped with watermelon radish and chili oil, and the PB Crunch Toast, loaded with bananas, granola, berry jam, and honey-roasted peanut butter.

Protein waffles, smoothies, and juices are also on the menu, along with slices of plain ol’ toast in four different flavors (including a gluten-free option) for the picky eaters in your crew.

The cafe also boasts an extensive coffee menu, which includes classic hot and iced beverages like Americanos and lattes alongside collagen-spiked creations like a blueberry-lavender latte made with almond milk and fresh berries. There’s also nitro cold brew, chai tea, matcha, and iced tea on offer, along with fresh coconut water, wellness shots, and bottled juices to take home and consume later.

The first 50 toast fans in line on opening day, February 21, at the West Village debut will receive $50 in Toastique rewards to use on future purchases at the restaurant. They’ll also run a full week of specials to celebrate the grand opening, including $5 juice on tap on Monday, February 23, and $6 smoothies that Wednesday.

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