1. HG SPLY CO features health-driven menu
HG SPLY CO, a restaurant concept owned by Dallas-based UNCO, focuses on offering a health-driven menu, UNCO Director of Culinary Jacob Lyall said.
“We make all our own sauces in house—really, everything from scratch,” Lyall said. “We’re extremely dietary friendly. We can make anything on our menu dairy free or gluten free. We have tons of vegan options.”
2. Movement-centric Grapevine nonprofit provides social, philanthropic opportunities
Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers Club (LGRAW) was formed in 1997 by Richard Craft along with a group of like-minded individuals. Over the ensuing decades, the movement-focused nonprofit gathered traction as members adhered to their mission of promoting running and walking as a healthy lifestyle.
3. Lambie's Love offers parents comfort in times of grief
Jamie Rose founded Lambie’s Love to honor her daughter, Katherine, who passed away eight days after her birth.
The nonprofit is dedicated to providing resources and support for families in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who have experienced child loss through events, fundraisers and donations.
“I started with Lambie’s Love because I wanted to leave things better than how you found it,” Rose said. “Bereavement and infant loss is not a very sparkly subject and topic that people are comfortable with asking questions about or looking into.”
When Rose lost her daughter, she found comfort in the gifts that were given to her that connected her with Katherine. One such gift was two stuffed lambs.
4. Bohemian Bull Tavern and Beer Garden brings Texas flair to Grapevine location
While Grapevine is known for its unique downtown scene, just off Northwest Highway is a burger and American fanfare joint that also caters to Grapevine’s sense of homegrown community.
Dennis Johnson, who is the owner of Bohemian Bull Tavern and Beer Garden, said he selected the location for the sense of community, the family-friendly nature of the city and the traffic it brings for major events, such as Grapefest and Main Street’s Christmas activities during the holiday season.
“Grapevine is a magnet,” Johnson said. “People come from all over to come to Grapevine. We love the classic Main Street downtown. [This location] was our first choice.”
5. Wine Fusion Winery in Grapevine serves wide range of people with 250 wines, unique kitchen
Wine Fusion Winery opened 10 years ago and had just five wines made from a winery in West Texas, owner and founder Nicholas Kaufman said.
Since then, the winery has grown to offer more than 250 wines and now has a full service kitchen on Main Street in Grapevine.
“It’s been a fun, interesting ride the last 10 years but we’ve continued to grow, change and evolve with the times,” Kaufman said. “That’s probably one of the things that has led to us still being open.”
6. “Edutainment” playground Cheeky Monkeys provides unique indoor play space for kids
Cheeky Monkeys opened a location in Colleyville one year ago in May, providing a place for toddlers to older children to play, enjoy special events and celebrate birthdays.
Naji Khattar is a father of two and the Chief Executive Officer at Cheeky Monkeys for locations across Texas.
Khattar described the business as a “happy place” and said he was motivated to work there because of its family brand.
7. The Brunch District in Colleyville stays busy as owners expand to new regional locations
The first location of the Brunch District is the busiest of its three North Texas locations, Manager Kevin Kim said.
“It’s our baby,” Kim said. “We do care about this one, naturally, the most.”
The Brunch District is a family-owned breakfast and lunch restaurant that opened its first location in Colleyville in 2023.
8. Talking Animals Books provides a space to build community in Grapevine
Katy Lemieux and Valerie Walizadeh opened their independent bookstore, Talking Animals Books, two years ago with a dream and a crowdfunding campaign.
The store has found success as the first independent bookstore in Grapevine. Lemieux and Walizadeh said their store sells books and provides a third space, or a place separate from home and work, where people can freely gather and socialize.
9. The Cookie Bar serves unique, homemade cookies in Colleyville
The Cookie Bar in Colleyville strives to let customers create their own cookies using homemade ingredients, co-owner Sarah Reynolds said.
Customers can create their cookies, choosing a base, frosting and toppings, or choose from the shop’s homemade flavors, she said.
“We wanted a place that’s different from what’s currently out there,” she said. “A place of choice and where the customer becomes the baker and they can create whatever they like.”
10. The Gift Bar offers curated selection of gifts in Colleyville
Owner Sarah Varney started The Gift Bar in Colleyville as a showroom for her handmade artwork before transforming it into a shopping experience for visitors to find gifts for their loved ones.
“We are all about curating gifts for people that are specifically tailored to whoever the recipient is,” she said. “Customers will tell us who they’re shopping for and we’re really hands on [and] involved in the process of putting the gifts together. It’s very thoughtful and intentional.”
Varney still sells her artwork online, but it is now a separate business with her primary focus being The Gift Bar, she said.
