The Biscuit Bar has closed all locations.
Biscuit Bar
This year has been particularly challenging for locally owned restaurants. We’ve seen many good neighborhood gems close, while big, bougie restaurants from out of town continue to open in Uptown.
A Neighborhood Staple
Sevy’s Grill is closing its doors on June 27, 2026. The University Park gem, located along Preston Road, has been a staple for almost 30 years.
“After months of negotiations, we were not able to come to a mutually beneficial agreement for our fourth 10-year lease,” the restaurant posted on Facebook.
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The restaurant will focus on making the most of the next six months, after which point, they will hopefully open in a new location. They said they are already reviewing new locations.
Sevy’s has achieved something that is hard to find in today’s industry: longevity with its staff. Eight team members have been at the restaurant for more than 29 years, with an “average tenure in the kitchen of 15-plus years,” the restaurant wrote on Facebook.
We look forward to the next chapter.
Biscuit Bar
The Biscuit Bar announced yesterday that it is closing all of its locations after seven years.
The fast-casual restaurant where biscuits were king first opened in the spring of 2018 at The Boardwalk at Granite Park in Plano and grew to six other locations in Plano, Deep Ellum, Coppell, Arlington, Fort Worth and Abilene. All locations have closed; more than 100 employees have lost their jobs.
In an Instagram post, Biscuit Bar cited rising costs, supply chain instability and a “commercial environment shaped by large institutional interests created pressures no small business was prepared to endure.”
Earlier this year, the chain filed for Chapter 11, seeking a way to rebuild. Per the Instagram post, a “respected restaurant group” stepped forward to buy the brand, but the deal fell apart after a “few landlords whose participation was essential” refused to “compromise or support a path forward.”
The company has set up a GoFundMe to support more than 100 employees who have lost their jobs, although they did say that all wages for hours worked are being paid. This is to cover the loss of jobs just before the holidays. All funds will go directly to employees.
End of a Barbecue Journey
Sabar BBQ of Fort Worth announced on Instagram that, after just two years, the Pakistani-influenced barbecue spot is closing after an opportunity came up that they couldn’t pass on. Just prior to this announcement, they had been working on a brick-and-mortar and extended service; it must have been an amazing opportunity.
This Saturday, Dec. 20, will be their last day of business. Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly wrote about the spot in January 2024, concluding that his number one priority is getting back to Sabar BBQ on his next trip to Cowtown; you might want to make that your priority this weekend.