{"id":343878,"date":"2026-06-20T06:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343878\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:55:09","slug":"lubbocks-newest-restaurants-is-officially-opening-its-doors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343878\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock&#8217;s Newest Restaurants Is Officially Opening Its Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lubbock loves two things: testing out new restaurants and immediately asking everyone else they know if they&#8217;ve also tried the new restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Get stoked. There&#8217;s a new one in town. <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/outlaws-restaurant-lubbock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Outlaws Grill<\/a> is preparing for its grand opening on Saturday. After hearing about it from several friends and family members this week, I decided to dig in and find out what made it different from all the other restaurants fighting for our debit card information.<\/p>\n<p>Back Story<\/p>\n<p>This restaurant is family-owned (instant thumbs up), with roots in New Mexico. Their first restaurant opened in Eunice, before expanding to Hobbs, and now gracing our presence in Lubbock.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Food<\/p>\n<p>Outlaws describes itself as a scratch kitchen, which means they aren&#8217;t feeding you stuff that comes in a bag and things with a million ingredients you can&#8217;t pronounce. They&#8217;re doing it fresh and homestyle. The owner also has a culinary degree and appears to be focusing a lot on the presentation, just as much as the food. quality.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781938509_270_attachment-42d9024b-f38f-4edd-ab7e-f06b1e5018de.jpg\" alt=\"F.M. Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\"\/>F.M. CovingtonF.M. CovingtonThe Vibes<\/p>\n<p>Friends who attended the soft opening said the atmosphere was a bit more upscale than your average weeknight dinner spot, the seating was comfortable, and the food was nicely plated.<\/p>\n<p>Steak and Lobster<\/p>\n<p>A few menu items that got the best reviews from early bird guests included the chicken-fried steak and the lobster ravioli. One diner described the food presentation as something you were more likely to see in a fancier joint, but that it was still the home cooking most West Texans are looking for.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781938509_589_attachment-ea8e464b-0ca6-4ea0-9613-c7157b7954f4.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\"\/>ChrissyChrissyWho Else is Hungry?<\/p>\n<p>Opening a new restaurant here takes guts, guys. Our city has seen it all come and go, especially in the chicken department lately. Good luck to these guys. Stop by, give them a shot, and let me know what you think. You can reach me at Chrissy.Covington@townsquaremedia.com.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for more Lubbock foodie fun in the galleries below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>7 Decadent Desserts You Should Chase Down in Lubbock Today<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t hungry now, just wait&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>The Perfect Day in Lubbock, Texas<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve only got 24 hours. How would you spend the day in Lubbock? Here&#8217;s a tentative schedule of what I&#8217;ll be taking my friend to do when she visits the US. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lubbock loves two things: testing out new restaurants and immediately asking everyone else they know if they&#8217;ve also&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-343878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}