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Truck Yard owner Jason Boso couldn’t buy the original Como Motel sign \u2014 he tried \u2014 so he had a replica made. The beer garden in Richardson opened Sept. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Truck Yard is open in Richardson, offering a retro restaurant and beer garden<\/a> that can seat more than 600 people on the edge of Central Expressway.<\/p>\n Once inside this tree-lined bar with high fences, the highway feels far off. The place was designed as a trip back to the 1950s and \u201860s. A shabby-chic\u00a0turfed area sports mismatched lawn chairs and signs telling kids to behave. Tables made out of truck beds are parked along the sides of the patio.<\/p>\n One sitting area is inspired by the Como Motel, the motor lodge that opened in the mid-1950s<\/a> on the east side of Central Expressway. Owner Jason Boso had a replica made of the diamond-shaped C-O-M-O logo and placed it above mustard-yellow velvet couches and vintage coffee tables. Look up: 41 faux axes hang above the couches to match the 41 times<\/a> North Texan Candy Montgomery struck her lover\u2019s wife, Betty Gore, with an ax<\/a> in 1980.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Why here? According to accounts about the case, Montgomery and her paramour visited the neighboring Como Motel for trysts. Bet you didn\u2019t expect an ax killer narrative tied to the decor at a new suburban bar.<\/p>\n Related: How the Como Motel in Richardson became a local landmark with help from Candy Montgomery<\/a><\/p>\n If this feels like the movie set of the Como Motel in Richardson, Jason\u00a0Boso, owner of Truck Yard, has done his job. This open-sided area at the new Truck Yard in Richardson is situated inside a\u00a0shipping container.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News Truck Yard’s Richardson location makes a nod to the city’s iconic landmark, the Como Motel.<\/p>\n Courtesy of Truck Yard Open-air spaces at Truck Yard in Richardson sport lawn chairs with a purposeful shabby-chic look.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News In addition to an air-conditioned area (not pictured), Truck Yard in Richardson also has a breezy barn with fans.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News Jason Boso founded\u00a0Truck Yard over a decade ago in East Dallas. He also started Twisted Root, a D-FW-born burger\u00a0joint he has since sold. Here, Boso stands\u00a0inside a James\u00a0Bond-themed bathroom.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News Dozens of taps serve beer and cocktails at Richardson’s new Truck Yard.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News Customers at Truck Yard can hear live music from nearly any seat on the patio.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Truck Yard might be familiar to some Dallas-Fort Worth residents, as it started near Greenville Avenue in East Dallas before expanding to Fort Worth, The Colony, Houston and Oklahoma City. In Richardson, Truck Yard replaces Old 75 Beer Garden<\/a>, a short-lived hangout that closed in 2024<\/a>. Its founders cited Texas weather concerns.<\/p>\n Boso seems unbothered by the financial threat of hot or cold weather. An indoor area with garage-door walls offers climate-controlled dining for those who want it. The crowd can grow and shrink, Boso said, from 40 people on a warm weekday to a few thousand on a pleasant Saturday.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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