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Barrio Burrito Bar now serving tacos, burritos in Allen<\/a><\/p>\n Barrio Burrito Bar is now open in Allen, Franchise Sales Director Jesse Castillo III said.<\/p>\n The fast-casual restaurant offers tacos, burritos, bowls, quesadillas, chips and queso, fries, churros and more, per its website. Barrio Burrito Bar also offers catering. The business has locations across the U.S. and opened its first Texas location in Round Rock earlier this year, per a company news release.<\/p>\n Smithers Smokehouse opens, now serves authentic Texas barbecue<\/a><\/p>\n Smithers Smokehouse opened at the end of September and is serving craft Texas barbecue, according to its website.<\/p>\n Smithers Smokehouse offers meats by the pound, sandwiches, plates, nachos and sides, according to its website.\u00a0 Meat options include chopped brisket, pulled pork, St. Louis-style ribs, beef ribs, turkey and burnt ends. Sides include mac and cheese, cole slaw, seasoned fries, fried okra and tater tots.\u00a0<\/p>\n The restaurant was started by Cody Smithers, who said the space also has an outdoor bar and patio that are dog-friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n KFC debuts new Open House restaurant concept in McKinney<\/a><\/p>\n KFC\u2019s \u201cnext-generation\u201d Open House restaurant concept is now open in McKinney.<\/p>\n With the 3,400-square-foot modernized restaurant, KFC officials are looking to bring \u201cthe Kentucky Fried Comeback to life in one place,\u201d a company news release states.<\/p>\n The new concept serves the chain\u2019s classic fried chicken offerings, but the menu also includes dipped and drizzled fried chicken options, pairing chicken dishes with a variety of sauces. The menu also offers new breakfast items as well as new side dishes such as fried green beans and spicy pickles, per the release.<\/p>\n As part of the company\u2019s global beverage strategy, the McKinney restaurant offers \u201cbold, flavor-forward drinks\u201d such as lemonades, boba refreshers and Krunch shakes, the release states.<\/p>\n San Martin Bakery opens new Plano location<\/a><\/p>\n San Martin Bakery opened a new location in Plano.<\/p>\n The Guatemala-based bakery offers a variety of sweet and savory pastries, cakes, specialty breads and more baked goods. San Martin also has a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. The Plano location is the chain’s third in Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Turkish restaurant Doner Point now serving meats, sandwiches in Richardson<\/a><\/p>\n Turkish restaurant Doner Point opened at the end of July in Richardson. This is the first Texas location for the New Jersey-based restaurant.<\/p>\n Doner Point serves a variety of dishes with doner, a traditional Turkish meat dish, as well as kebabs, wraps, sandwiches and salads.<\/p>\n Coming soon<\/p>\n