Steak Mate

Steakhouse blooms in new retail center by Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

Euless, steak is on the way.

Photo courtesy of Outback

There's steakhouse action in the mid-cities with a new branch of Outback Steakhouse opening in Euless at 2601 SH 121 on October 18. Managing partner Scott Ruka says in a release that the company is honored to be part of the Euless community and, following the company's pattern with new openings, will make a donation to a local charity, this time a group called 6 Stones.

If you haven't left your house lately, Outback is the Australian-themed chain serving steaks, seafood, and steakhouse fare. Its parent company is Bloomin' Brands, which also owns Carraba's, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming's Steakhouse.

This opening is a pleasant surprise, coming after a round of closures that Bloomin' Brands executed in February, when it shuttered 43 restaurants that were not performing well.

But it really just replaces a previous location on SH 114 in Grapevine, which closed on October 10. A spokesperson calls this a "relocation," a trend that follows other recent Outback openings in Florida and Oklahoma City.

The new Euless location is at the new Glade Parks retail center, which offers improved access and visibility, the spokesperson says.

There are 14 locations overall in the DFW area, with the closest branches to Euless being in Hurst and Irving. Life is good if you live in the mid-cities and you like Outback.

The new Outback will serve all of the signature dishes: grilled steaks, chicken, seafood, and the famed eye-catching Bloomin' Onion fried appetizer. This location boasts a new-ish "Modern Australia" design, which seems to consist of photos of kangaroos, desert and seaside landscapes, wood fittings, and images of random kitchen accessories such as seasonings and knives.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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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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