Waxahachie Restaurants

4123 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas, TX, 75219

New restaurant in the mixed-use Illume development on Cedar Springs. Menu features upscale comfort food. Concept chef is Doug Brown (Beyond the Box catering, Sala Tex Mex), executive chef is Brian Sommers (Jasper's, Rick's Chophouse).

87 Highland Park Village, Dallas, TX, 75205

Opened Oct. 3, 2011. Long in the making, Bistro 31, the new restaurant from Alberto Lombardi debuts tonight in Highland Park Village. Longtime Mansion alum Eric Brandt is the chef. The restaurant's publicist Lindsey Miller was kind enough to let me peek at the menu, which is s

4216 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX, 75219

Avner Samuel, chef-owner of Aurora, which closed in July, plans to open Nosh in mid-September 2010 in what was Aurora’s space, which has been completely renovated. The casual “Euro bistro” will offer a European-Mediterranean menu.

3636 McKinney Ave., in West Village, Dallas, TX, 75204

Opened Aug. 8, 2011. Sam Benoikken and Yaser Khalaf, the team that gave us Medina Oven & Bar in Victory, announces the opening of Baboush in West Village. "Our menu combines the best ideas of Eastern Mediterranean (Lebanese) and Moroccan cuisine, " explains Benoikken in the

1404 Main St., Dallas, TX, 75202

I made it by the Chesterfield pre-opening, and the place was so laid-back, I had to circle the block twice before I spotted it. The sign is over the door - in back of the little French patio. Somehow, I think the crowds will make it easy to spot now. ... more