Want to discover the freshest new spots in Frisco? From a pizza/pasta place to a custom burger joint, read on to see the newest destinations to open for business around town.
Alba's Pizzeria
2552 Stonebrook Parkway, Suite 750
Alba's Pizzeria is a pasta shop and Italian spot, offering pizza and more.
On the menu, you'll find appetizers, like Caprese salad, fried calamari, subs, stromboli, baked casseroles and seafood dishes. Try the Frutti de Mare with mussels, shrimp, calamari and baby clams in a white wine light tomato sauce over linguini. Top it off with cheesecake or a cannoli. The restaurant offers free delivery, take out and you can BYOB for $1 a glass. (See the full menu here.)
It's off to a strong start with local reviewers with a four-star rating out of 21 reviews on Yelp.
Yelper Raymond N., who reviewed it on Nov. 11, wrote, "From the friendly greeting at the door to the attentive waitstaff, we found the service to be excellent. Our pepperoni pizza was as good as we've had in NYC. Overall, this was a gem of a find and we will definitely be back soon with our family."
TJ L. noted, "This is now my go-to pizza place in Dallas. If you're looking for authentic NY-style pizza, you will not be disappointed. This is not the standard Texas pizza with rock hard crust—this crust was soft and chewy. The sauce was very tasty as well."
The new restaurant is open from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on weekends.
BurgerIM
11625 Custer Road, Suite 100
BurgerIM is a new spot to score fast food burgers and more. This spot is part of an international franchise chain.
The burger spot offers small three ounce patties, which are served on burgers that come in twos or threes. You can build each burger to your liking, with meats that include dry aged beef, chicken, chorizo, salmon and more. Finish your burgers off with sauces and toppings, such as chipotle mayo, garlic aioli, barbecue sauce, grilled onions, avocado or a sunny side up egg. Sides include fries, sweet potato fries and onion rings. (See the menu here.)
With a 4.5-star rating out of eight reviews on Yelp so far, BurgerIM is getting positive feedback from clientele.
Mike G., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on Nov. 21, wrote, "Interesting concept. Order one, two or three slider-sized burgers. Eight different types of patties, including a few different types of beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, etc. There's also a few standard topping combinations or you can do it custom with 20+ toppings from which to choose. And you can mix and match any of the above on different burgers."
Yelper Fatima M. noted, "I love a good burger and BurgerIM is a great addition to the Frisco/McKinney restaurant scene! I met a friend here for lunch and it was not busy — walked up and placed an order and w were served quickly."
Intrigued? Stop in to try it for yourself. BurgerIM is open from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. on Monday-Thursday and Sunday, and 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
King & Cardinal
14550 State Highway 121, Suite 160
King & Cardinal is a new spot to score Indian-inspired burgers, bubble tea, juice and smoothies.
The menu offers options like the chicken sandwich, the mutton burger, the grilled chicken sandwich, chicken wings, scrambled egg noodles and more. Drinks include fresh fruit juices (orange, carrot, pineapple, grape or watermelon), bubble teas and smoothies. It also has ice cream, which you can have by the scoop or in a milkshake. (See the full menu here.)
The newcomer has gotten off to an uneven start thus far, with a three-star rating out of five reviews on Yelp.
Gauri I., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on Nov. 22, wrote, "The vegetable cutlets and chicken cutlets were perfect; crispy on the outside and juicy spicy goodness inside. We also tried the vegetarian burger, the mutton burger and the cheeseburger. The mutton burger was the best."
Yelper Shannon C., however, said, "This place was a hot mess. The staff was incompetent and couldn't even tell me what came on a simple burger."
Head on over to check it out: King & Cardinal is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. daily.
