Now Open
1. Zio Al’s Pizza & Pasta
Along with pizza and pasta, the restaurant serves calzones, wings and tenders and sub sandwiches. It also offers catering services.
- Opened Oct. 25
- 210 W. Main St., Ste. 207, Richardson
- www.zioals.com
The Chicago-based restaurant serves gourmet burgers, owner Farooq Khan said, adding that the menu is also halal. Along with hamburgers, it serves sandwiches and chicken.
- Opened Oct. 25
- 1801 N. Greenville Ave., Ste. 100, Richardson
- www.theburgerlife.com
3. Hashem Restaurant
The menu includes falafel, shawarma, hummus and other Mediterranean dishes. The restaurant closed its Illinois locations to move to North Texas.
- Opening TBD
- 525 W. Arapaho Road, Ste. 15
- www.hashemrestaurants.com
Menu design was underway in late July, according to a social media post, but no menu has been posted on the restaurant’s website.
The business is currently hiring employees, per a separate social media post.
- Opening in October
- 401 W. President George Bush Highway
- www.puresocialdallas.com
According to a post on social media, the restaurant will offer Persian dishes, such as kebabs or falafel, with a modern twist. Based on the social media post, the concept will be similar to Avesta Persian Grill in Houston, which has the same owners.
- Opening TBD
- 401 W. President George Bush Highway, Ste. 119, Richardson
- Instagram: Arash Persian Grill
