An Asian fusion restaurant that's way more than a restaurant has opened in Irving: Called InSo — short for Indus Social — it's a Southeast Asian fusion restaurant that transitions from upscale dining into a late-night lounge experience, now open at 3165 Regent Blvd., in what was most recently a Sickies Garage, and before that, Walk-On's, where it's serving Indian fusion food, cocktails, and entertainment.
The full name — InSo at Las Colinas, Club, Kitchen, Bar — tells the whole story. The concept is designed to fill a gap in the area: Serving lunch and dinner then pivoting to high-energy nightlife, with live music, themed nights, and rotating entertainment.
Food
According to a representative, InSo draws its name from the Indus region, located in the northwest part of India, stretching from Persia through South Asia, and home to the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent.
Their culinary approach draws inspiration from the regions of Indus and Southeast Asia, with influences fromTexas. Plates are designed with contrasts — aromatics against warmth, brightness against structure, rooted yet contemporary — defining InSo as a distinctive Southeast Asian fusion restaurant.
The menu features some amazing dishes you definitely do not see everywhere. Appetizers include:
- Hot Gristmill Corn Naan with butter chicken sauce, peanut sauce, jalapeno-honey butter
- Chicken Tikka Boulevard Tacos with Texas chow-chow, cilantro yogurt, pomegranate, cotija cheese, warm corn tortillas
- Broiled Spinach, Burrata Cheese and Artichokes with pepita breadcrumbs & naan chips
- BBQ shrimp potstickers, with buttered toast points
Entrees include:
- Grilled Chicago Stockyards Filet Of Beef, with royal spinach, marble potato kebabs, & kashmir chile onion ring
- Cashew And Sesame Crusted Salmon, with yuzu butter sauce, mustard green spoonbread, & charred broccolini
- Swiss Chard, Potato, & Pea Tendril Crepes, with tatsoi and mizuna, jicama, corn, queso fresco, & ancho ranchero sauce
- Wok Seared Broccolini Sandwich, served in a pasilla chili flatbread with green bean, shiitake mushroom, paneer cheese, & bean sprouts
- Lamb Rack Biryani, with basmati rice, red pepper raita, & guajillo chile deviled eggs
There's also a 50-oz Szechuan and Malabar Peppercorn Crusted Tomahawk Ribeye with green peppercorn-Mekong whisky sauce, fried eggs, and Royal spinach.
Desserts include a tempting warm Naan Bread Pudding with Ron Zacapa rum, Tahitian vanilla, golden raisins, and cardamon cream.
Appetizers start at $15. Entrees range from $17 for a falafel sandwich to $40 for the salmon. But they also offer a late-night and happy hour menu with items priced from $15 to $22.
The team
Executive Chef is Michael Morabito, who brings decades of culinary leadership under the mentorship of his father, who was a renowned hotel chef. He worked at Caesars Palace’s Palace Court in Las Vegas, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, and Colonial Country Club where he was executive chef.
Manager Greg Minella brings a globally inspired, detail-driven approach, shaped by years living in Turkey, his Italian heritage, and early exposure to the food world through his family’s roots in New York’s historic Fulton Fish Market. His career spans acclaimed fine-dining destinations and private clubs, including Gershwin’s, Star Canyon, Aurora, Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa, and Carte Blanche, where he helped earn the only Five-Star Forbes rating awarded to a freestanding restaurant in Texas.
Assistant manager is Trisha Prellwitz and sous chef is Robert Pineda.
The club
The restaurant is a sibling to Goli Soda, a similar concept in McKinney which also boasts a lively after-dining scene. At InSo, that means bold cocktails and a heightened social energy with live bands and DJs spinning a wide variety of sounds: indie soul, deep house, Sufi electronica, and Texan funk.
