Hot dog!

Portillo's lands at DFW Airport with famous Chicago-style hot dogs

Portillo's has opened a DFW Terminal B.

Photo courtesy of Portillo's

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has officially arrived: It now has a Portillo’s. The Chicago-based fast-casual chain opened its first-ever airport location at DFW Airport’s Terminal B on Wednesday, May 27.

Crucially, it's across from the CultureMap store. Look for the black, white, and teal CultureMap sign and then look across to Portillo's. You can't miss it.

The restaurant features a new small, dine-in only format - no drive-thru, of course - and seats about 50 guests. A colorful mural along the back wall depicts DFW Airport and the skylines of Dallas and Fort Worth on either side.

Check out that cool mural behind the ribbon-cutting at Portillo's DFW Airport.Photo courtesy of Portillo's

According to a release, the airport location includes multiple ordering touchpoints - including register ordering, self-order kiosks, and order-ahead pickup - along with a dedicated Portillo’s Grab & Go area for travelers seeking to quickly tote food on the plane, to their gate, or for leisurely meals during layovers or the unfortunate flight cancellation.

Guests can expect signature Portillo’s items like Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, and Portillo’s "famous" chocolate cake.

Hot dogs come in regular, chili cheese, Polish sausage, and Maxwell Street Polish sausage, which has mustard and grilled onions.

Their Italian beef sandwich features thinly sliced roast beef served on French bread, which is then dipped in hot gravy. You can order it dipped with sweet or hot peppers and mozzarella.

Importantly, Portillo’s at DFW will also serve breakfast, including the Polish Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwich and the Maple Sausage & Egg Croissant, from 5 am-10:30 am daily.

To celebrate the grand opening of its new airport location in Terminal B, the release says, Portillo’s will offer a free slice of its legendary Chocolate Cake to the first 200 guests who visit the new location on May 28, giving travelers the opportunity to enjoy Portillo’s “cakes on a plane.” (Limit one per guest.)

Fans who sign up for Portillo’s Perks will also receive a welcome reward of free French Fries.

DFW Airport is the 12th location of Portillo's in Dallas-Fort Worth and first in Frisco; the first opened at the Grandscape development in The Colony in January 2023. They've rapidly expanded since then, adding outposts in Allen, Arlington, Denton, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Mansfield, Grand Prairie, and in recent months, inside the Dallas city limits and Frisco.

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Sweet shop

Dallas chef Tiffany Derry debuts sweet dessert shop in Grand Prairie

Photo courtesy of Syrup + Sno

Syrup + Sno snow cone.

Dallas' most prolific celebrity chef, Tiffany Derry, is making things sweeter in Grand Prairie. Her latest concept, called Syrup + Sno, is a whimsical dessert shop at EpicCentral in Grand Prairie.

Syrup + Sno is located at 2951 S. State Hwy. 161, Grand Prairie, near other restaurants from Derry's TD2 concepts, The Landing (which is next door) and Radici. It debuted on Memorial Day and is open weekends only, Thursday-Sunday.

The shop offers snow cones that promise to be as tasty as they are colorful, a release says.

Flavors include:

Banana Fosters with caramelized banana, cinnamon, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla sno
Mangonada with fresh mango, Tajín, and chamoy candy
Halo Halo layered with ube, coconut, strawberries, red bean, mochi, and soft serve
Customizable sno with flavors ranging from hibiscus and tamarind to matcha green tea and tiger’s blood

In addition to shaved ice, Syrup + Sno serves macaron ice cream sandwiches, warm cookies, and soft serve topped with everything from pop rocks and mochi to Texas pecans and sweet red bean.

Syrup + Sno features a freezer case stocked with vibrant macaron ice cream sandwiches.Photo by Gabrielle McBay

Derry says she wants it to be an elevated, global-inspired take on an American classic.

“Growing up, some of my favorite memories were the simple treats that brought people together like sno cones, soft serve, cookies," she says in a statement. "With Syrup + Sno, I wanted to create a place that feels fun and nostalgic, while also reflecting the global influences that inspire so much of my cooking. "From classics with a twist to flavors inspired by cultures and ingredients from around the world, I wanted every item to feel both familiar and unexpected."

The shop is built with families in mind, she says, and sits in a dynamic development with family-oriented attractions such as TopGolf, a karting run and arcade, and an indoor waterpark.

"It’s a spot where families can hang out after a game, friends can grab something sweet by the water, and everyone can feel like a kid again," she says.

Derry, a Beaumont-native, rose to fame after appearing on Season 7 of Bravo’sTop Chef and has since gone on to become a Food Network staple. In addition to Radici (both the Grand Prairie location as well as the original spot in Farmers Branch) and The Landing, and now Syrup + Sno, Derry owns Roots Southern Table in Farmers Branch and Roots Southern Shak in Addison. She was nominated for a 2026 CultureMap Tastemaker Award for Chef of the Year.

Syrup + Sno is open 3-8 pm Thursday-Sunday.

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