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Celina Star Cafe Owners Are Bringing A New Brunch Spot To Preston Road
A fter nearly a decade of serving breakfast and lunch at Celina Star Cafe , the family behind the longtime local diner is preparing something a little different. Brunch Factory, a new upscale breakfast and lunch concept, is planned for Celina West along Preston Road, near Costco. Unlike the familiar small-town atmosphere of Celina Star Cafe, the new restaurant will feature a more modern setting, alcoholic beverages and a menu that puts a fresh spin on traditional brunch favorites. For owner Toni Mehmedi and his family, the project is about more than opening another restaurant. It's an opportunity to grow alongside the community they've served for nearly 10 years. "Being in Celina 10 years, living in the growth, experiencing the growth, it's just something we would love to give Celina residents, from the ones that have been supporting Celina Star since day one to the new ones that are moving here following the growth," the owners told Local Profile . A New Take On Brunch While Celina Star Cafe will maintain its cozy, small-town diner identity, Brunch Factory is designed to offer a more elevated experience, with additional space, creative beverages and a different atmosphere. "Celina Star is always going
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5 Best Restaurants in McKinney, Texas You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
McKinney, Texas — a city where the past lingers in red-brick facades and the future hums in every bustling square, where magnolias shade the porches and the laughter of children echoes down Main Street. Here, the architecture is a patchwork of Victorian charm and modern ambition, stitched together by the hands of dreamers, families, and old-timers who remember when the railroad first sang through town. McKinney is a place where the sun sets golden over farmers’ markets, where neighbors greet each other by name, and where every meal feels like a gathering of stories.
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5 Best Restaurants in Denton, Texas You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Denton, Texas — a city where the courthouse clock keeps time for dreamers and drifters, where the red-brick square hums with music and memory, and where the air is alive with the scent of barbecue, coffee, and wildflowers. Here, students spill from the universities, artists paint their stories on alley walls, and families gather beneath the shade of pecan trees. It’s a place where the old and the new dance together — where porch swings creak beside indie record shops, and the laughter of children echoes through streets stitched with history and hope.
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This Tiny Dallas Grocery Store Quietly Makes Sandwiches Texans Call The Best In The State
A little Italian grocery in East Dallas holds a 4.8-star rating across more than 3,000 Google reviews. Sandwiches get mentioned in those reviews more than anything else. That includes the wine, the cannoli, and the house-made sausage. The menu reads like a road trip through old-school delis. There’s Italian beef...
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One of Dallas' best new Chinese restaurants will expand to at least 3 more Texas cities
MiYa Chinese, an enjoyable and affordable restaurant in East Dallas' Casa Linda area, will expand to Frisco and Fort Worth in 2027, its co-founder David Romano confirmed. The original, near White Rock Lake, has served xiao long, hand-pulled noodles, Mongolian beef and orange chicken since late 2024. By spring 2025, Romano and his co-founder Jia Huang were already looking to expand.
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This $14 all-you-can-eat brunch proves Uptown Dallas still has a soul
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Dallas one of a kind, Dallas Observer is there. Help us raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. Thomas Avenue Breakfast Company (aka TABC Tavern) recently introduced its $14 all-you-can-eat...
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Where to dine on Thanksgiving 2026 in Dallas and more popular stories
Editor's note: The top Dallas news of the week gets into the holiday spirit with guides to Thanksgiving dining and Christmas teas in Dallas. Plus, a Fixer Upper mansion hits the market. Read our most popular stories below then plan your weekend right here. 1. Where to feast on Thanksgiving...
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Good Food For Less Than $10? This Allen Resident Is Mapping It
A $15 salad or a $20 burger has sadly become the norm. But Jay Park thinks affordable meals are still out there. The challenge is knowing where to find them. After being laid off from a major technology company, where he spent 18 years and led its AI task force, the Allen resident turned his attention to a problem he had noticed for some time: finding a genuinely good meal for less than $10. That search became CheapFoodMap.com , a free, crowdsourced map of affordable dishes at independent restaurants across the country. The site has grown to more than 2,000 listings nationwide, including a strong presence in Dallas-Fort Worth. Jay has also made a point of visiting restaurants himself and sharing discoveries through social media. His goal is to help diners stretch their food budgets while directing business toward locally owned restaurants that may not have the advertising resources of national chains. Finding The Deals Hiding In Plain Sight Jay said the idea grew out of the frustration of seeing higher prices become commonplace and wondering where people could still find a satisfying meal without spending $10 or more. “Once I started looking, they absolutely existed — mostly small, locally
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A Tattoo Parlor and Fried Bologna Sandwiches Await at This Wonderfully Weird Texas Biker Bar
Some of the best stops in Texas look like nothing special from the road, and then you walk inside and forget what time it is. Picture rows of shiny custom motorcycles, a band warming up out back, and a sizzling fried bologna sandwich landing in front of you. Add a...
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The Best Dishes to Order at Selda Dallas
Selda Dallas started as a neighborhood Turkish restaurant at 6006 Belt Line Road, and it has since grown into a family of restaurants that includes The Mayor’s House by Selda in Oak Cliff plus locations in Frisco, Las Colinas and San Antonio. Habip Kargin, one of Selda’s chef-owners, once led the Pera restaurants in Dallas, and his kitchen still centers on the charcoal grill. The menu is long, so here’s where to start.