Rosebud Steakhouse is open in Southlake.

The Chicago-based restaurant opened the white-tablecloth steakhouse at District 114 at Kimball Park, though signage has not arrived yet. Angelo Eliades, a co-founder of the steakhouse, said he currently tells customers to look for the giant silver dragon and that is where the steakhouse is located.

Two-minute impact

Rosebud serves dry-aged steaks such as Chicago cut bone-in ribeye, Kansas City strip and lobster, as well as Italian dishes and salads, according to the menu. The options include 28-day wet-aged steaks and 45-day dry steaks.

“It's been very positive, great feedback,” Eliades said of the opening. “The reviews that we've been getting has been phenomenal. We’ve been open two and a half weeks we're seeing people that have been in here five times already. The one thing I noticed about Southlake and the surrounding area, it's word of mouth. It's the best advertising.”


The details

The soft opening started and an official grand opening will be May 7, Eliades said.

The restaurant is on the ground level of the development and will seat about 200 people inside, while a patio will seat 100 people. Eliades said the patio will be enclosed soon, but electrical work will be done first to install heating and cooling options.

It features a U-shaped bar with spots for 22 customers and 40 seats in the sitting area next to the bar. Eliades said the bar has about 30 wines by the glass, refrigerated wine options, bourbons, whiskey and tequila.


What to expect

Chicago-based Creative Hospitality Concepts has plans in place for another Rosebud Steakhouse in North Scottsdale, Arizona, and St. Charles, Illinois, while looking at locations in Houston and San Antonio.

Eliades said the group has plans to look at additional Dallas-Fort Worth locations for other brands under the umbrella. Partner Steve Coppolillo has Coppolillo's Italian Steakhouse in Libertyville, Illinois, and Crown Point, Indiana.

There is also Windy City Social, a bar that serves elevated bar food, in Muenster, Indiana. Eliades said he thinks that concept would do well in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.


“When we came down here, our intentions were to build some more restaurants and that is definitely on the agenda within the next few years,” he said.