{"id":171851,"date":"2026-02-19T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171851\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:24:09","slug":"pizza-and-palestinian-cuisine-6-dallas-fort-worth-dining-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171851\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza and Palestinian cuisine: 6 Dallas-Fort Worth dining updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out these six restaurant updates from Community Impact&#8217;s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.<\/p>\n<p>Coming soon <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/mckinney\/dining\/2026\/02\/19\/shortys-to-serve-hot-dogs-cocktails-in-downtown-mckinney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shorty\u2019s to serve hot dogs, cocktails in downtown McKinney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shorty\u2019s menu will include hot dogs, smash burgers and a variety of sandwiches. The restaurant will also serve cocktails, wine and beer, according to its website. Co-owner Bryan McVay said he hopes to celebrate and share McKinney\u2019s history through the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Now open <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/richardson\/dining\/2026\/02\/19\/palestinian-restaurant-ayat-now-open-in-richardson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Palestinian restaurant Ayat now open in Richardson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ayat serves both traditional Palestinian dishes and new takes on Middle Eastern cuisine. Popular dishes include maklouba, a six-layer \u201cupside down\u201d dish of chicken, rice and vegetables, as well as mansaf, a stew of bone-in lamb chunks and yogurt sauce served over sajj bread and rice. This is the New York-based restaurant\u2019s first Texas location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/denton\/dining\/2026\/02\/18\/zio-als-now-open-offers-late-night-pizza-wings-near-unt-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zio Al&#8217;s now open, offers late-night pizza, wings near UNT campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant offers pizza, wings, sandwiches and pasta, and the location is open from 11-3 a.m., the company website states. There are currently 13 Zio Al&#8217;s in Dallas-Fort Worth, including locations in Allen, Frisco, Richardson, Flower Mound and McKinney, per the website.<\/p>\n<p>Opened in early February1607 Eagle Drive, Ste. 101, Denton<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zioals.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.zioals.com<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/plano\/dining\/2026\/02\/13\/mikes-chicken-launches-soft-opening-in-plano-near-richardson-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike\u2019s Chicken launches soft opening in Plano, near Richardson border<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike\u2019s Chicken menu features a variety of fried chicken options including tenders, wings, dark meat, white meat and more. Additional menu items include sandwiches, salads, baked beans, french fries, coleslaw and more. Homemade sauces options include white cream gravy, Mike\u2019s buffalo, ranch, honey mustard and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/flower-mound-highland-village-argyle\/dining\/2026\/02\/18\/maya-creamery-lounge-offers-ice-cream-sweet-treats-in-flower-mound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Maya Creamery &amp; Lounge offers ice cream, sweet treats in Flower Mound<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The business sells several traditional and Indian-inspired flavors of hand-rolled ice cream, and a selection of toppings. Customers can also purchase a type of Indian dessert drink called falooda, macarons, fruit tea and bubble tea.<\/p>\n<p>Opened Feb. 131260 Flower Mound Road, Ste. 100, Flower Mound<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mayacreamery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>: Maya Creamery &amp; LoungeDining highlights<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/frisco\/dining\/2026\/02\/19\/locally-owned-88-baobao-offers-authentic-chinese-chinese-american-cuisine-in-frisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Locally owned 88 BaoBao offers authentic Chinese, Chinese-American cuisine in Frisco, McKinney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frisco resident Johnny Wong said that after seeing the success his cousin Kevin Chen\u2019s restaurant, 88 BaoBao, was having in California, he and his wife, JoJo He, felt it was the perfect time to bring the concept to their hometown. Wong said Chen\u2019s father, who has decades of restaurant industry experience, created the recipes used at 88 Baobao. Based on customer requests, the Frisco and McKinney menus feature more Chinese American dishes including orange chicken and broccoli beef, which have become fan favorites.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out these six restaurant updates from Community Impact&#8217;s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas. 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