Looking for something new to try? Community Impact highlights new and coming soon restaurants weekly. This week's roundup includes smoothies loaded with protein and a new fried chicken chain location.
Coming soon
Pepper Lunch sets opening date for Frisco location
Pepper Lunch, a Japanese fast-casual dining chain, features a do-it-yourself teppanyaki concept with meals served on 500-degree Fahrenheit hot plates, allowing customers to cook their food to their preference at the table. The menu offers pepper rice dishes, teriyaki options, steaks, seafood, curry, pasta and vegetarian options.
Fresh Monkee’s low sugar, high-protein shakes to arrive in April
The smoothie business will have a menu of naturally flavored, made-to-order protein shakes with ingredients such as milk, protein, fruits, vegetables and natural nut butters. Some of Fresh Monkee's most popular shakes are its Blueberry Pie and Strawberry Moon blends. The Keller location will be the third Fresh Monkee spot in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Other locations are in Richardson and Arlington.
Now open
MyLan Pho Express serves Vietnamese cuisine in Plano, near Richardson border
The eatery’s menu features a variety of Vietnamese cuisine, including pho soup, banh mi sandwiches, chow fun—which are flat wide noodle dishes—and more.
Bonchon offers Korean fried chicken in Flower Mound
Korean fried chicken restaurant Bonchon offers double-fried chicken wings, boneless wings, bao buns and potstickers, according to its menu. Bonchon operates another Dallas-Fort Worth location in Addison, and has more than 490 locations worldwide.
- Opened March 11
- 2450 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 100, Flower Mound
- www.bonchon.com
Bojangles serves up chicken, more in McKinney
Bojangles serves chicken dishes, including chicken sandwiches, grilled chicken sandwiches and chicken tenders. The restaurant also serves breakfast, including the chicken biscuit sandwich and the sausage, egg and cheese biscuit sandwich. Other menu items include sides such as seasoned fries, macaroni and cheese, dirty rice and coleslaw.
Dining spotlights
Family-owned Venezia’s Pizza Cafe prioritizes hospitality in Richardson
As a family-owned and -operated business, the Krasniqi family places high priority on providing a family-friendly environment at Venezia’s Pizza Cafe. Co-owner Mandy Krasniqi said their Chilean seabass, which is one of her favorite dishes, takes top ranking on the popularity chart at their Richardson restaurant. Other top-selling items include shrimp scallop diablo and Mandy’s Special featuring breaded chicken cooked in brandy cream sauce with basil, red peppers, tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, topped with feta and mozzarella cheese and served with fettuccine pasta.
