Restaurant Franchise News from Blue Mint Thai, Del Taco, Twin Peaks, and More!

Restaurant News 7/7 2:09A RestaurantNews.com

The latest restaurant franchise news highlights strong momentum for Blue Mint Thai , which secured three signed letters of intent for up to ten potential new locations across Frisco and the greater Austin metro area. Meanwhile, Del Taco has...

Briar Creek Vineyards Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 7/7 12:20A Chandler Gibson

This month's Grower Profile features a winery that also has a vineyard, and that vineyard produces all the grapes for their wines except for one wine. Don and Donna Freeman are the proud owners of the Briar Creek Vineyards winery and vineyard....

Birdcall and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 7/6 12:58A RestaurantNews.com

Birdcall, Golden Corral, Blue Mint Thai, Red Lobster, and Chili s lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending July 5, 2026.   1) Birdcall Maps Out Major Midwest Expansion Plans Birdcall has unveiled plans to add nearly 100 new...

Nine Korean Dishes Worth Knowing in Dallas and Where to Find Each One

Crave DFW 7/2 10:54A Steven Doyle

Dallas has one of the most serious Korean dining corridors in Texas, centered on Royal Lane in the Asian Trade District but spreading well beyond it. The food is specific and regional and worth understanding before you order. Here are the dishes...

Why Serious Barbecue People Drive to Gamma Road on a Wednesday

Crave DFW 7/2 10:26A Steven Doyle

Todd and Misty David started Cattleack Barbeque in 2010 as something to do in retirement. That plan did not survive contact with the public. Word got out, lines formed, and what was supposed to be a...

Nativo Café y Bodega Is the Most Personal New Coffee Shop in Fort Worth

Crave DFW 7/2 9:59A Steven Doyle

Karla Orta started selling native plants out of the back of her RAV4. Then her parents driveway. Then she opened a nursery on White Settlement Road in Fort Worth, and when people kept showing up and...

Pizza Inn Celebrates America’s 250th by Honoring U.S Armed Forces with Collectible Glasses

Restaurant News 7/2 9:45A RestaurantNews.com

America s Hometown Pizza Buffet introduces All-American Glasses in partnership with Folds of Honor and Pepsi Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Pizza Inn is inviting families to commemorate the nation’s history with its limited-time collectible...

The Fort Worth Restaurant with No Prices on the Menu

Crave DFW 7/2 9:31A Steven Doyle

The menu at Taste Community Restaurant has no prices on it. That is not an oversight. It is the entire idea. Chef Jeff Williams and his wife Julie opened Taste on December 5, 2017, at 1200 S. Main...

Parlor Doughnuts Is Coming to Henderson Avenue; Here’s Where to Find One in DFW Right Now

Crave DFW 7/2 9:06A Steven Doyle

Parlor Doughnuts is coming to Henderson Avenue, and if you ve been watching the construction at 2802 N. Henderson — the small standalone building that used to be a clothing store — that s what s going...

Chili’s Turns Heads this Summer with New $6 Bombshell Marg

Restaurant News 7/2 3:12A RestaurantNews.com

Inspired by the energy of reality TV s summer romances and unforgettable connections, the July Margarita of the Month arrives nationwide Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  This month, Chili s® Grill & Bar is making an entrance with the Bombshell...

Teriyaki Madness Makes Corpus Christi Debut With $6 Bowls and Can’t-Miss Opening Day Offers

Restaurant News 7/2 2:03A RestaurantNews.com

The first location in Nueces County introduces cooked-to-order teriyaki bowls packed with premium proteins and fresh veggies Corpus Christi, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Corpus Christi is about to get a whole lot saucier. Teriyaki Madness (TMAD)...

Dallas Invented the Frozen Margarita, Here’s Where to Drink One This Weekend

Crave DFW 7/1 8:37A Steven Doyle

The frozen margarita was invented in Dallas. The machine that made it is in the Smithsonian, sitting next to Julia Child s kitchen and the first Tupperware. And somehow, fifty-five years later, this...

New Restaurant Development Remained Concentrated in Sun Belt and Western Markets During First Half...

Restaurant News 7/1 8:01A RestaurantNews.com

RestaurantData.com has released a new first-half 2026 analysis of U.S. restaurant opening activity, reviewing 9,541 restaurant opening and development records tracked from January through June. The report, titled U.S. Restaurant Opening Cross-Tab...

The 16th Annual Brass Knuckle Corn Dog Beatdown happens Friday, July 4th

Crave DFW 7/1 7:43A Steven Doyle

Every July 4th since 2009, a group of mostly amateur eaters has gathered at a bar on Greenville Avenue, sat down in front of a basket of corn dogs, and spent fifteen minutes regretting every decision that led them to that table. The crowd packs...

A Brief and Delicious History of the Hot Dog — and the Best Places to Get One in Dallas

Crave DFW 7/1 6:41A Steven Doyle

Americans will eat approximately 150 million hot dogs on July 4th. Not over the weekend. On the day itself. That is a number that requires a moment of genuine reflection — and possibly a glass of...