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Hawaiian Bros readies homey lunch plates at 4 Fort Worth-area locations

You've got your rice, you've got your protein.

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Hawaiian plate lunches are about to be the dish of the summer via Hawaiian Bros, a fast-casual chain unleashing their expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth with four locations opening in the next two months.

Hawaiian Bros debuted in Kansas City in 2018 when brothers Cameron and Tyler McNie opened their first location, after having learned Hawaiian recipes and cooking techniques used by native Hawaiians for generations.

The special of the house is the Hawaiian plate lunch: meats like pulled pork and teriyaki chicken, accompanied by side dishes such as jasmine rice and tangy macaroni salad. All plate lunches are available in small, classic and large sizes and come with white rice, macaroni salad, and your choice of protein. The classic plate lunch consists of chicken or pork, two scoops of white rice, and one scoop of macaroni salad.

The company has operated a ghost kitchen in Dallas-Fort Worth since August 2020, but the first brick and mortar locations in the metroplex are set to open in June and July. More will follow throughout the year with 18 units total in the country by the end of July.

Denton will open at 2220 S Loop 288 on Tuesday, June 15.
Alliance (Fort Worth) will open at 2301 N. Tarrant Pkwy. on Tuesday, June 22.
Hurst will open at 1495 Precinct Line Rd. on Wednesday, July 7.
Hulen (Fort Worth) will open at 4732 Bryant Irvin Rd. on Tuesday, July 13.

Menu standouts include:

Huli Huli Chicken – Hawaiian Bros’ signature dish, marinated teriyaki chicken
Luau Pig – Kalua pork seasoned with Hawaiian sea salt
Molokai Chicken – sweet and spicy chicken with a little heat
Honolulu Chicken – chicken with garlic, green onions, and sesame
Spam Musubi – rice, seared spam glazed in teriyaki sauce and wrapped in seaweed

The menu also offers a seasoned vegetables plate lunch, as well as refreshing Dole Soft Serve dessert, which is dairy-free, fat-free, and gluten-free.

Hawaiian Bros currently operates restaurants across Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Illinois, with more set to open in 2021. More will follow throughout the year with 18 units total in the country by the end of July.

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Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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