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H-E-B gets the ball rolling on newest Dallas-area location in Prosper

Groundbreaking at new H-E-B in Prosper.

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Texas supermarket chain H-E-B has started construction on its newest store in the Dallas area (sorta): Prosper, 38 miles north of Dallas, where a location will open at the southeast corner of Frontier Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway.

The occasion was celebrated with a ground-breaking on April 2, attended by H-E-B leadership, community leaders, and area nonprofits.

The store is expected to open in fall 2025.

The store will include a pharmacy with drive-thru and a True Texas BBQ restaurant, as well as curbside service and home delivery. It will also incorporate energy-efficient additions such as CO2 refrigeration units, LED lighting, and native landscaping.

So far In the DFW area, H-E-B has opened four H-E-B stores in Collin County: Frisco, Plano, McKinney, and Allen. There are plans to open stores in Melissa and Rockwall, as well.

At 132,000 square feet, Prosper will be the largest so far - bigger than the 118,000-square-foot stores in Plano and Frisco, and bigger than the 117,000-square-foot store in Allen.

They also have two stores in the works for Tarrant County: H-E-B Alliance in north Fort Worth, which is set to open on April 10; and H-E-B Mansfield, currently under construction and expected to open later in 2024.

Their only Dallas County activity so far has been construction on two Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B stores, their concept with an "innovative' (cheaper) price format and more concise selection of items, and the first Joe V's outside of Houston.

Both will open in the southern sector: Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B Wheatland at 4101 W. Wheatland Rd. is expected to open in summer 2024, and Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B Buckner at 5204 S. Buckner Blvd. is expected to open spring 2025.

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Chinese restaurant from celeb chef to debut in Dallas Design District

A table spread at Night Rooster with tea smoked duck, noodles, and steamed redfish

Samantha Marie Photography

Tea-smoked duck, steamed redfish, and more await at Night Rooster

A new Chinese fine dining restaurant from a celebrity chef will debut in Dallas’ Design District later this month: Called Night Rooster, it will open at 1000 N. Riverfront Blvd., taking over the first floor of the building that's home to Italian steakhouse The Saint.

A Saint-sibling concept from Hooper Hospitality Concepts, Night Rooster is the culmination of 20 years of conversations between restaurateur Andy Hooper and Los Angeles chef Shirley Chung, the Beijing-born chef who’s appeared on food competition shows such as Top Chef and Food Network’s Tournament of Champions.

This is the first Dallas restaurant for Chung, whose kitchen experience includes working alongside culinary heavy-hitters like Thomas Keller and Jose Andres.

“Shirley and I have talked about building something together for over 20 years, and Night Rooster is the realization of that dream,” Hooper says in a release. “Night Rooster tells a story — of friendship, perseverance, and starting fresh — and we’re incredibly proud to bring that story to life.”

Chef Shirley Chung.Photo by Samantha Marie Photography

Chung, dubbed the “Dumpling Queen of Los Angeles,” brings her own brand of perseverance to the restaurant. In 2024, Chung was at the top of her culinary game when she was diagnosed with stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, says the release.

After undergoing an “intensive” treatment regimen, her cancer is now in full remission, and she’s been busy dreaming up a menu of Texas-inflected Chinese dishes ranging from orange quail, a play on the classic Chinese-American orange chicken, to cheeseburger-stuffed potstickers.

Elsewhere on the menu, diners will find creative, shareable dishes like jasmine tea smoked duck, tequila-marinated Drunken Yellowtail, and multiple noodle options, including the Cacio e Sichuan Pepe, a tingly riff on the classic Italian pasta with Sichuan peppercorn.

Many dishes will be made with ingredients from local purveyors, like beef from Outpost 76 Ranch in Sulphur Springs and mushrooms from Arlington’s Texas Fungus.

Night Rooster dumplings Chef Shirley Chung is known as the "Dumpling Queen of Los Angeles."Photo by Samantha Marie Photography

Night Rooster's cocktail menu will have a similar focus on blending Texas ingredients with Chinese flavors and techniques, all with a modern twist. Drinks like the East Meets West, mixed with Nikka Coffey malt whisky, bourbon, black sugar, bitters, and cherrywood smoke, await.

When it debuts on January 31, Night Rooster will be open for dinner service only. The restaurant will serve dinner Sunday-Thursday from 5-10 pm, and Friday-Saturday from 5-11 pm.

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