Holiday Brunch

Best Dallas restaurants for dining out and brunch on New Year's Day 2023

Get ready to face the New Year (brunch).

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Hats off to the intrepid diners of Dallas who are able power through the holiday season and tackle the first day of 2024 with a festive don't-stop-never-stop New Year's Day brunch. This year in 2024, it comes on a Monday — so for some restaurants, it's really just an add-on to their regular weekend brunch. But others are doing special "recovery"-style feasts and even celebratory dinners. Hair of the dog and all that. Party today because tomorrow we may die. Is there a better way to face the New Year?

(And for all your list purposes: Our New Year's Eve list is here. Our Xmas Day list is here. Our Xmas Eve list is here.)

Here's the Dallas restaurants open on New Year's Day:

Commons Club. Virgin Dallas hotel restaurant will start the new year with a Recovery Brunch featuring stacks of pancakes and flowing mimosas. Prices a la carte. 11 am-3 pm. 469-436-7150.

Culpepper Cattle Co. Brunch with fajitas, chicken & eggs, steak & eggs, biscuits & gravy, pancakes, omelet. 469-965-9300.

Elm & Good. Restaurant at the Kimpton Pittman will serve regular brunch menu with holiday themed specials. 7 am – 3 pm. 469-498-2500.

Ferah Tex- Med Kitchen. Brunch buffet features breakfast classics and Ferah favorites including chicken & waffle bites, burger sliders, salmon with lemon caper sauce, salad station, smoothie shooters, breakfast pastries, bacon, egg white bites, dessert bar. 11 am-3 pm. Regular lunch/dinner menu is available at 3 pm. $23, or $13 for 12 and under. Christmas Eve dinner with 12-oz Prime rib, mashed potatoes, asparagus. 3-9 pm. $38. Garland 972-496-0201.

Hall Arts Hotel. 3-course prix fixe menu features baked acorn squash fondue, sturgeon or peppercorn filet mignon, and red velvet cake with currants and white chocolate sauce. $85. A la carte menu also available. 5-10 pm. 214-953-1717.

Hero by HG. Brunch at Victory Park with chorizo gravy skillet, strawberry cheesecakes waffles, HG breakfast of champions, and brunch cocktails peach bellinis and mimosas. 11 am-2 pm. 469-300-4199.

HG Sply Co. Brunch with cranberry pecan muffins, veggie hash, protein pancakes, sausage breakfast tacos, bacon breakfast on a bun, Julio’s bloody mary, mimosas, and espresso martini. Dallas 469-334-0895; Fort Worth 682-730-6070; Trophy Club 817-755-0111.

Ida Claire. Brunch features ham & green egg benedict, chicken & waffles, short rib & potato hash, and Ida’s famous biscuits. Prices a la carte. 9 am-4 pm. Reserve at ida-claire.com or call 214-377-8227.

Kona Grill. Regular menu plus its happy hour menu all day long, inclusive of bites and beverages for only $3, $6, and $9. For reservations or more information. 11 am-12 am. Dallas 214-369-7600, Plano 214-945-2500.

La Parisienne. Frisco French Bistro will be open for New Year’s Day brunch from 11 am-2 pm. Reservations recommended. 469-200-5411.

Maggiano’s. 3-course holiday menu features refined Italian classics with choices from salads, 14 starters, 10+ pastas, and 11 entrees ranging from stuffed mushrooms, Italian sausage & peppers, lobster fondue, branzino crab Imperial, beef tenderloin medallions, 4-cheese ravioli, NY Strip with garlic mashed potatoes, and chocolate profiteroles with peppermint ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream. $46 or $18 for 12 and under. 11 am-6:30 pm. Dallas 214-360-9061, Plano 972-781-0776.

Malai Kitchen. Vietnamese-Thai concept is open for brunch with limited-edition dishes including Lao quail crostini, Thai crab cakes, Vietnamese 5-spice pork belly, “drunken” filet mignon, night market cotton candy, and Thai tea panna cotta. Plus cocktail specials passion fruit fizz, apricot old fashioned, and Singapore sling for two. 11 am-2 pm. Dallas Preston Center 972-373-4434, Dallas Uptown 214-599-7857, Southlake 817-251-9141, Fort Worth 682-707-3959.

Mexican Sugar. Brunch features include cajeta French toast, benedictos rancheros, and cocktails like La Catrina or Mex-Presso Martini. Prices a la carte. 11 am-3 pm in Plano, 11 am-4 pm in Uptown and Las Colinas. Reservations at mexicansugarcocina.com or Plano 972-943-0984, Las Colinas 469-313-1300, or Dallas at 214-613-1796.

The Ranch in Las Colinas. Larger-than-life brunch includes pecan brown butter pancakes, short rib chilaquiles, and the Cadillac brunch burger. Prices a la carte. 11 am-2 pm. Visit www.theranchlc.com to make your reservation today or call 972-506-7262.

Sixty Vines. Immerse yourself in a vineyard-inspired brunch with sustainable wines on tap, cocktails, and food options such as almond chiffon French toast, Cabernet brunch burger, and egg white & goat cheese frittata. Prices a la carte.. 11 am-3 pm. Reservations at sixtyvines.com or Plano 469-620-8463, Uptown Dallas 214-814-8463.

Sloane's Corner. Ring in the new year with a full brunch menu including special items. $10 per person deposit required. 10 am-3 pm. 214-484-1395.

Standard Service. Open for brunch with French toast sticks, Nashville hot chicken & biscuits, banana-butter pecan pancakes, and The Standard breakfast. 469-651-1100.

Whiskey Cake. Extended weekend brunch features Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar, mimosa flights and brunch favorites like the colossal cinnamon roll, farmhouse benny, and lemon blueberry French toast. Prices a la carte. 11 am-3 pm. Reservations at www.whiskeycake.com or Plano 972-993-2253, Las Colinas 469-941-2253.

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Supermarket News

Tom Thumb debuts 2 new supermarkets in the Dallas area

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Venerable supermarket chain Tom Thumb is celebrating the opening of two new stores in the Dallas area.

Sanger
A new Tom Thumb opened in Sanger at 1413 W Chapman Drive in Sanger on December 12. The long-awaited store spans 50,000 square feet with tens of thousands of items plus more than 1,000 local products.

The store features a bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral, as well as an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up.

“We are so excited to open this Tom Thumb for the Sanger communities," says Division President Bill Neve in a statement. “Tom Thumb is excited to showcase our full-service grocery store and fresh new items that customers in Sanger will love."

Sunnyvale
On December 17, a Tom Thumb will open in Sunnyvale at 3400 N. Belt Line Rd. The first 300 shoppers will receive a bag of groceries, and all shoppers will enjoy the incredible deals and sensational offerings.

The Sunnyvale store is slightly larger, spanning 59,000 square feet, but with a similar lineup of bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral. The store will also feature an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up. The Sunnyvale in-store Starbucks kiosk is the first for Tom Thumb to offer mobile ordering in addition to in-store ordering.

Division President Bill Neve says that they're "incredibly grateful to the town of Sunnyvale for their support of this new store and have been looking forward to meeting our newest customers and welcome them into their Tom Thumb!"

Store details
Store details include:

Prepared foods: Sushi made in-store, full-service salad case, hot line offerings, 400-plus cheese and charcuterie items, and what they call "the best fried chicken in town"
Bakery: Bread baked daily, deserts, five-star cake decorator on staff, in-store fried doughnuts, and exclusive items such as Christie’s cookies and Blue Bell ice cream cakes
Floral: Texas grown poinsettias for the holidays, bouquets, and arrangements, FTD service, balloon bar
Meat & Seafood: USDA choice and prime beef, organic and grass-fed, plus seafood purchases steamed at no additional charge
Wine and Beer: More than 1,000 wines and 85 local Texas craft brews

Starbucks coffee baristas are ready to make customers’ favorite beverages whether they are hot or cold, including Nitro and Cold Brew, along with Starbucks brand pastries.

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