Stoner's Pizza Joint brings buzzy new takeout to east Dallas

Stoner's Pizza Joint

Stoner's

A pizzeria with a serious buzz is rolling into East Dallas: Called Stoner’s Pizza Joint, it'll be located at 2335 N. Fitzhugh Ave. #10, where it's slated to open in May.

Stoner's is a delivery and takeout quick-serve concept with pizzas, calzones, strombolis, wings, salads, and desserts. The chain was founded in Georgia in 2013, which began franchising in 2018. In 2020, Fort Lauderdale franchisee John Stetson bought the company and became CEO.

The menu includes basics like pepperoni but also specialty options such as the steak pizza with onion, mushroom, and pepper on a white garlic sauce; and the taco pizza, with beef, jalapenos, and taco seasoning, served with a side of lettuce, tomato, sour cream and buffalo sauce.

Pizzas come in three sizes: 10-inch, 14-inch, and the Really Big 18-inch. Prices range from $10 to $27.

The name is a fun play on stoner culture and joints which manifests itself on the menu as well. Appetizers are called "munchies," and include pepperoni pizza rolls, cheese sticks, and garlic knots.

This will be the second location in the DFW area, following a location that opened in Rowlett in September 2024. Both locations are from franchisee Wakaas Abdrazak, who has spent the past 20 years in construction.

He's also opening a location on Fort Worth's West 7th Street in early April, as well as a location in McKinney in 2026.

"We were looking to bring something new to the market that was different than other pizzerias," Abdrazak says. "What impressed me about the group in charge of it is they have a background of doing this business for 30-40 years and know everything from scratch."

With his background in construction, he's designed the DFW locations himself, to appeal to DFW's sophisticated taste. That meant toning down the chain's vivid color scheme and modernizing the ambience.

"We keep some of the soul of the city in each location and keep elements of the area in the logo," Abdrazak says. "It's how we serve the community."

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

Portillo's

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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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