Where to Eat Right Now

Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 hot new restaurants for August

Chicken sandwich at Sportsbook.

Sportsbook

The August installment of the monthly CultureMap Dallas Where to Eat column, offering recommendations on restaurants to check out, features all the places that have newly opened. With school back in session, hitting one of these 10 places is a welcome break, whether you're too busy to cook or ready for a night out.

Here's where to eat in Dallas right now:

Bruncheon Las Colinas
Brunch restaurant serving all-day brunch daily recently opened in Las Colinas in the former Ouzi Mediterranean space with some pretty elaborate brunch dishes. Consider the High Roller Steak & Eggs with a 12-oz ribeye, potato galette, bacon, eggs, and choice of pancakes or French toast, for $43. There's also a Philly steak omelet, nine kinds of waffles, benedicts, oatmeal, tacos, and smoothies.

Buca di Beppo
Italian chain has filed for bankruptcy, and while the DFW-area locations are still open, others have closed. You just never know. Don't be the person who laments the fact that you didn't get a chance to enjoy their garlic bread, stuffed mushrooms, and spicy chicken rigatoni, in a raucous atmosphere with gaudy wallpaper, strings of Xmas lights, and Dean Martin crooning in the background.

Chefika
Turkish restaurant serving brunch and dinner from industry veteran and Istanbul Grill owner Serdar "Sam" Sensel just opened in Preston Hollow Village. The food is a blend of Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine, such as hangar steak, lamb shank, pide (a Turkish flatbread), and a veggie-style tartare called muhammara. One unique amenity is the in-house cake shop with sweets such as cheesecake and magnolia custard.

Insomnio
Puerto Rican takeout concept opened in July in the Bishop Arts neighborhood with a menu of cultural dishes, such as a burger sandwiched between two fried plantains called tostones; De La Isla pasta, in a garlicky white sauce with skirt steak and fried plantains; and plantains made three ways: fried, sweetened, or mashed into mofongo. For backup, there are also chicken tenders.

Let’s Piada
Legacy Hall vendor specializes in Italian flatbread sandwiches called piadina — such as the Originale with prosciutto, stracchino cheese, arugula, and olive oil; the Chef’s favorita with Italian spicy salame, mozzarella, arugula, and tomatoes; and the Caprese with mozzarella, Heirloom tomatoes, and basil. There’s also a dessert piadina filled with Nutella and tiramisu.

Lucky Dog Saloon
New York Tavern-style bar from Katy Trail Ice House owner Buddy Cramer just opened in the former Asel Art Supply at 2701 Cedar Springs Rd. The menu offers a selection of bites, such as a Wagyu brisket taco or sandwich, burger, chicken salad sandwich, a hot dog, and a trio of sausages.

Mar Y Sol Cocina Latina
Newly opened Latin-themed restaurant from the Lombardi family features dishes from Argentina and Peru including crudo, ceviches, and meats cooked in the open-fire cooking method. Tempting options include mushroom empanadas, smoked chicken & potato croquettes, fried rice with brisket and shiitake mushrooms, and lomo saltado — beef tips with crispy potatoes.

Serious Eats
Food court-style restaurant founded by Milkshake Concepts has debuted in Grand Prairie’s entertainment venue, EpicCentral, wiith three adjacent kiosks serving pizza, sliders, and over-the-top milkshakes. The dining atmosphere is out-of-the-box, featuring graffiti interior, vivid outdoor signage, and an interior wall that opens to a stage for live music and interactive events.

Sportsbook
Upscale sports bar is now open in the former Krio space in Bishop Arts — a reboot from Krio owners Dan Bui and Connie Cheng, who've given the space a little Vegas flair including a huge sports ticker displaying the latest scores and stats. There are 24 high-definition TVs — 17 inside and 7 outside — and a menu featuring Nathan’s mini corndogs, chicken tenders, a patty melt, and fried appetizers, such as fried pickles and fried caulifower, battered with rice flour so they're GF.

Ten Sushi + Cocktail Bar
Sushi restaurant and cocktail bar just opened at The Union building, ready to serve lunch and dinner to visitors and tenants at downtown office buildings nearby. The menu combines sushi with a Pan-Asian hot kitchen that's turning out dishes like steak, curry, and Korean-style fried chicken. Artsy cocktails such as the Lychee Rose with Absolut Elix, rose petals, citrus, and lychee, are perfect to sip in the restaurant's dark, impeccably appointed space.

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Tex Mex News

Busy Dallas chef to open Tex-Mex restaurant in Frisco

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Muchacho Tex Mex

A prolific Dallas chef is opening a new restaurant: Muchacho Tex-Mex, the authentic Tex-Mex restaurant from Big Dill Hospitality and award-winning chef Omar Flores, is opening in Frisco, at 8600 Gaylord Pkwy., in a space previously occupied by Gloria’s Latin Cuisine, which is relocating to a new space at the southwest corner of Preston Road and SH 121.

According to a release, Muchacho will open in spring 2026.

This is the third location of Muchacho Tex-Mex, which Flores first debuted in Dallas' Preston Center 2019, with what Flores called "traditional Tex Mex, focusing on quality and execution."

He opened a second location in Southlake in 2021; plans to open a location in Dallas' East Quarter were put on hold.

"Growing up in El Paso exposed me to great, authentic Mexican food," he said. "While there isn't a shortage of Tex-Mex restaurants in Dallas, we are striving to bring a unique restaurant that is better than the rest."

The menu adds a modern flair to both Texan and regional Mexican cuisine. There are enchilada dinners and chef's versions of combo plates such as the Combo # Juan, with a beef picadillo taco, cheeses enchilada, chicken al carbon rolled taco, rice, and refried beans.

Tacos range from rolled tacos with redfish or fried shrimp to hard-shell tacos with spiced beef picadillo to a veggie taco with fried cauliflower and pepitas. Flautas come with choice of brisket or pulled chicken.

Housemade tortillas, enchiladas, and mesquite grilled fajitas are showcased along with house specialties including pozolé verde, hamachi aguachile, ahi tuna taquitos, and camarones “a la diabla.”

More than a dozen specialty margaritas, craft cocktails, mocktails and an extensive wine and beer list will also be featured.

Flores has been busy with concepts and openings: he just opened Casa Brasa, a Latin sushi restaurant across from Preston Center, in the former Nick & Sam's Grill space, and in 2024, he opened Even Coast, a neighborhood restaurant with seafood, steak, and pastas, on the Dallas-Addison line. He's also planning a coastal Mexican restaurant called Maroma in the Design District.

But for now, we are here for Muchacho.

“We look forward to bringing the Muchacho experience to Frisco,” Flores says. “Frisco offers a diverse and expansive dining scene and we can’t wait to be a part.”

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