What began in a bakery parking lot now draws thousands to Downtown Arlington, with vendors like aguas frescas maker Marisela Garcia selling out every time.

The new North Tarrant Parkway spot pours eight beers on tap and pairs wings with build-your-own pasta.

On the Rocks Italian Bistro is cooking filets tableside on heated lava stones, with $21 lunch plates and $100 steak-and-lobster on the menu.

The soufflé pancake hit takes over a former Sweet Rice storefront on Stonebrook Parkway, with an Arlington location already planned.

The Fort Worth-born burger and craft beer chain will anchor a corner of the massive Sloan Corners development along Highway 121.

Feast Buffet's nearly 20,000-square-foot Plano outpost will pair a live hibachi grill with steamed blue crab and menudo. Construction is still underway off North Central Expressway.

The gourmet taco chain that first hit North Texas in 1999 is reopening with frozen cocktails and cheeseburger tacos — plus a Frisco location on the way.

Burleson, Colleyville and Weatherford lose their Rio Mambo Tex-Mex spots, but the 2001 Cityview Centre original stays open.

The Goodwins team is turning the old Pizzeria Testa space into a Mediterranean spot with a bread room and cast-iron patio umbrellas.

The healthy fast-casual chain lands at CityLine Market on September 16, with free tote bags for the first 50 guests.

The North Central Expressway barbecue joint has sat closed since a fire this spring, with state records now setting a December reopening target.

The Preston Center bagel favorite has closed its Cox School of Business location, though its Luther Lane flagship keeps boiling bagels daily.

B&B Butchers at Clearfork hand-cuts A5 Kobe in its own butcher shop, a certification fewer than 40 U.S. spots hold.