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California tea chain Krak Boba enters Texas with first shop in Addison

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Texas is due to get more boba from California via Krak Boba, a small chain set to open its first location in Addison, at 3767 Belt Line Rd. According to a release, the shop will open on May 25.

Krak was founded in Riverside, California, by CEO and frontman Tin Do, one of three partners who launched the concept in 2020. There are currently a dozen locations spread across Southern California, as well as a location in Orlando, Florida.

Krak is not the first boba chain from California to expand to Texas; most recently a chain called Lazi Cow from Northern California opened a location in Frisco.

Do says Addison is the first of many Krak Boba shops to open in DFW.

"A duo of high quality franchise partners wanted to expand our chain to Texas, with intentions of opening many stores in the greater Dallas Metropolitan area," he says. "We're confident this location will do well in service of its community."

The brand is named for a 1979 children's story called "King Krakus and the Dragon," and the dragon motif surfaces in some of the drink names.

The menu includes milk teas, fruit teas, coffee drinks, and smoothies. Signatures include:

Queen Brûlée - milk, creme brulee syrup, brown sugar, and boba
Strawberry Snow - strawberry "snow" shaved ice topped with cream
Matcha Storm - matcha slush topped with sea salt cream and salted caramel
Dragon Slayer - lychee slush with dragon fruit and mango

Drinks come in one size only: "large," an excessive 24 ounces. And they're not cheap, starting at $5 to $7, with additions such as boba and cream another 85 cents each.

Before adding new flavors, they test it on themselves.

"In the development process, we seek the advisement of our team members, and only the drinks that have an average score of A- make it on the menu," Do says.

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Extra sounding VIP-style bar Cash Cow to open in Dallas bar zone

Cash Cow Dallas

There's a new bar joining what has become one of Dallas' buzziest bar zones: The bar is called Cash Cow Dallas, and it'll open at 402 N. Good Latimer Expy., in the same clubby area as Bottled Blonde, Green Light Social, and Komodo.

According to a release, Cash Cow is an innovative nightlife and entertainment venue with visual and audio systems, cocktails, light food options, a state-of-the-art lighting design, and high-definition LED screens that create mesmerizing visuals.

It'll open on October 4.

Cash Cow will be located in the middle of the so-called North Good Latimer District, a club zone in a neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas, straddling Good Latimer Freeway, between Live Oak and Elm streets, that has drawn a number of high-profile bars.

Cash Cow is from Grady Hunnicutt and partner Alex Hurt, who come from the oil and gas industry; Hunnicutt also has nightclub experience in Scottsdale and Los Angeles.

Cash Cow Hospitality Director Henry Martinez has worked for nightlife management groups such as Hakkasan Group, Drive This Entertainment, and The Light Group in Las Vegas. General Manager Jace Comeaux brings local expertise having worked at other concepts in the neighborhood.

Cash Cow Dallas will occupy a 7,000-square-foot open floorplan with 21 VIP booths, open seating with highboys, and garage-style doors leading to a 900-square-foot patio where patrons can enjoy an afternoon cocktail or take a break from dancing.

Cash Cow Dallas will have a state-of-the-art Vegas-style sound system coupled with one of the largest LED walls in the Good Latimer entertainment district and 25 TVs surrounding the hybrid bar to create an immersive audio-visual experience.

Cash Cow Dallas will have drink offerings that include craft cocktails, plus VIP bottle and champagne packages, plus a variety of festive presentations that include letter-board displays, LED Wall Shout Out, LED birthday cake presentation, LED Chariot, LED Diamong Ring, and an exclusive LED boat that has only been used at LIV Miami, for special events like engagements and birthdays, for an extra wow factor. Patrons can select an array of bottle service packages such as the Rodeo Rose, Oil Money, Gold Rush, Moolah Maker, and more.

Entertainment at Cash Cow Dallas will feature a mix of celebrity and resident DJs to keep the energy high on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The space will also be rentable for private events, corporate functions, and celebrations of all kinds.

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