Skillet Pancake at Flamant
By Desiree Gutierrez
When the team behind Rye and Apothecary opened Flamant in Plano, it felt like a homecoming. The group debuted the original Rye in McKinney a decade ago, only to lose it to a fire in August 2022. Fortunately for Dallas, they had already launched their Lower Greenville outpost, just a month after opening Apothecary, the sultry bar that frankly, cannot make a bad drink.
The neighborhood magic caught the attention of Food Network and even earned a Michelin recommendation. Now, the same team has brought Flamant, a Southern European-inspired bistro, to Plano’s Boardwalk at Granite Park. Tucked inside this waterfront pocket of gluttony might be Dallas-Fort Worth’s most affordable and under-the-radar brunch.
For $40, Flamant is giving the people what they want (and need) with an all-you-can-eat brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This, however, isn’t your mother’s all-you-can-eat. There are no sad heating lamps, lukewarm buffet pans or stale pastries cosplaying edible. Instead, this is a chef-led, plated journey through Portugal, Spain, France and Italy, all cooked over Flamant’s pride and joy: a roaring live-fire grill.
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For starters, there’s no bad seat in the house. Outside, the sun hits the 68-seat patio just right. Inside, a 315-square-foot Picasso-inspired mural by Dallas-based Jennifer Kindert sets the tone.
Brunch spread at Flamant
Flamant wants brunch to feel like an Iberian vacation, no passport required and sans the overpriced, neon-hued airport cocktails. Co-owner and creative director Tanner Agar draws from his culinary training in Spain and France, and his own dining preferences, for this one-of-a-kind offering.
“If you’re anything like me, I like to try everything on the menu,” Flamant co-owner Tanner Agar said to the Observer on a recent visit. And at Flamant, you can, just two dishes at a time during a 90-minute seating.
The menu includes 14 brunch selections, four soups and salads, and two handhelds. All portions are intentionally smaller, allowing you to really get those plates piled high. We immediately threw restraint out the window and started with the wood-fired bread: flame-crisped sourdough with tomato, pa amb oli (break with oil), smoked Spanish paprika and chive butter.
Carb lovers who crave variety, this one is for you. There’s a red pepper and walnut muhammara toast, tangy smoked trout “salmon” dip toast, fried spinach-and-artichoke toast, truffle fries and Flamant’s take on patatas bravas via a nostalgic hashbrown patty dressed with avocado and pepper sauce.
Flamant at the Boardwalk in Plano
The shakshuka drew praise from a nearby table, who raved about the sizzling beef cheek and pork meatballs served in a skillet with poached egg and tomato, wine and cola sauce.
But the unassuming croquette scramble is a real standout. The cloudlike, buttery scrambled eggs are sprinkled with chives and parmesan. They lounge on fried pillows of mashed potatoes. It’s peak comfort and the only way to wash them down is with Flamant’s $20 bottomless mimosas.
You heard right! For a total of $60, you can get endless plates and mimosas delivered directly to your table.
“Time away at the buffet is time away from your mimosa,” Agar says, adding to his culinary philosophy.
No brunch is complete without a sweet treat. There’s a cannoli French toast and a thick skillet pancake that arrives in the creme de la creme of cookware: a Le Creuset baking dish. It comes topped with honey butter and filled with baking spices that taste like a warm hug.
The entire cocktail program is available for purchase, along with desserts such as the crème brûlée and deconstructed chocolate cake.
Flamant, 5880 State Highway 121 (Plano) Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m