Coming this spring

Florida restaurant with self-serve beer taps McKinney for Texas debut

Oak & Stone features craft beer, artisan pizzas, wings, and more

Photo courtesy of Oak & Stone

UPDATE 5-11-2026: Opening day will be Tuesday, May 19, the restaurant says. To celebrate opening day, guests who visit will have the chance to win one of four sets of four tickets to the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by scanning a QR code at the restaurant.

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A beer-centric restaurant from Florida called Oak & Stone is set to make its Texas debut in McKinney later this spring, with a full wall of self-service beers on tap.

According to a release, Oak & Stone will open its doors at 8575 W. University Dr., Suite 150 in McKinney, in a development that’s also home to Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, Paciugo Gelato Caffe, and Velvet Taco.

The restaurant will occupy an approachably designed, 6,000-square-foot space with seating for 200 diners. It will have an “open, social” layout, with a sprawling, tech-driven tap wall that allows beer enthusiasts to pour their own pints.

Oak & Stone’s signature tap wall will boast as many as 50 different beer, wine, bourbon, and cocktail options, along with multiple non-alcoholic options. Above each tap is a tablet, which will display information about each option on offer, including alcohol by volume (ABV) and tasting notes that will help drinkers select libations according to their preferences; a "tap card" will help make decisions.

About 50 different beer, wine, bourbon, and cocktail options will be on the tap wall.Photo courtesy of Stone & Oak

To help soak up all that beer and bourbon, Oak & Stone serves a menu of artisan pizzas that range from a minimalist classic cheese pie to the over-the-top Winger, loaded with buffalo chicken tenders, cheddar cheese, hot sauce aioli, blue cheese crumbles, and ranch. Appetizers include garlicky spinach dip, wings, and Philly cheesesteak rolls. Heartier fare includes sandwiches and sides like smoky gouda mac n’ cheese.

To help make themselves at home in Dallas-Fort Worth, Oak & Stone says that it will source “select ingredients” from local vendors across North Texas, along with bringing in beers and other beverages from local breweries and distilleries.

The McKinney outpost of Oak & Stone joins eight locations of the chain in Florida, the first of which opened its doors in 2018 in St. Petersburg. In a statement, brand president Sam Aguilar said that expanding into Texas was a “natural next step for the brand.”

“Texas has an energetic food culture that perfectly aligns with who we are - a vibrant, community-driven experience centered on great food, great drinks, and hospitality,” Aguilar says in the release. “We’re excited to become part of the communities that make the state so special.”

Oak & Stone is set to open its doors in McKinney in spring 2026. When it arrives, the restaurant will be open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

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Coming soon

Cuban-style burger chain Frita Batidos to make Texas debut in Dallas

Photo by Noah Fecks

Frita Batidos' signature burgers and milkshakes, along with crispy fried plantains.

An acclaimed Cuban-inspired burger restaurant from Michigan is making its Texas debut in in Dallas' buzzy McKinney-Knox neighborhood: Called Frita Batidos, it will open at 4620 McKinney Ave., just off the Katy Trail, on August 17, a release says.

Founded by chef Eve Aronoff Fernandez, Frita Batidos debuted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2010 and has since expanded to Detroit and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn location earned national attention after its signature Frita was named one of New York City's best burgers by The New York Times.

The restaurant serves Cuban-style street food and takes its name from two Cuban staples that are the focus of its menu: fritas, the island's signature burgers, and batidos, tropical fruit milkshakes.

Their fritas are served on a soft egg bun and topped with shoestring fries. Options include beef, housemade chorizo, chicken, black bean, and Gulf redfish, with toppings such as cilantro-lime salsa, avocado spread, tropical slaw, Muenster cheese, and a sunny-side-up egg.

Frita Baditos Frita, a Cuban-style burger.Photo by Noah Fecks

Their batidos are made with vanilla bean ice cream and fresh fruit in flavors such as coconut cream, passion fruit, fresh lime, hibiscus, chocolate español, and cajeta. Guests can also order a lighter version made with mango, pineapple, and crushed ice, or add a splash of dark rum to any shake.

Other menu highlights include crisped plantains with dipping sauces, loaded plantains topped with black beans and cheese, coconut-ginger rice layered with black beans and Muenster cheese, churros, cinnamon-sugar plantains, and rotating housemade paletas.

The beverage menu features cocktails such as a margarita, mojito, piña colada, daiquiri, sangria, and pisco hibiscus lemonade, along with housemade tropical sodas, fresh juices, and nonalcoholic versions of its cocktails.

"Frita Batidos emphasizes fresh, high-quality, locally sourced ingredients, served with care in a warm and welcoming atmosphere to create a community gathering place," the owners say in the release.

The Dallas restaurant occupies a bright, airy space designed by architect Neal Robinson, a longtime collaborator on the brand's restaurants. The dining room features communal picnic-style tables, outlets for guests who want to work while dining, and dominoes for customers to play. A mural by graffiti artist FEL3000ft emblazoned with the phrase "Por Que No?!" serves as the centerpiece.

Frita Baditos Badito, a tropical milkshake.Photo by Noah Fecks

Frita Batidos founder Aronoff Fernandez is a a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef who previously owned the acclaimed Ann Arbor, Michigan restaurant Eve and authored the cookbook Eve: Contemporary Cuisine/Methode Traditionelle. She founded Frita Baditos in 2010, she says, "grounded in the tenets of the Slow Food Movement, following the seasons, cooking from scratch, working with small, local purveyors and farmers and most importantly fostering warmth and conviviality around food."

Frita Batidos will be open Sunday-Wednesday from 11 am-10 pm and Thursday-Saturday from 11 am-11 pm.

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