“Nobody knew she was there,” general manager Brad Fuller wrote in an email.
His restaurant is ready for tourists seeking steak in Dallas. He temporarily named the patio Al’s Fieldhouse, adding TVs, turf and a tent to keep out the Texas heat.
Fine-art photographer David Yarrow also dined this week at Al Biernat’s.
“You get calls, and then plans change,” Fuller wrote. “I remember that from Super Bowl and the NBA All Star Weekend, among others over the years. You go with the flow.”
Al Biernat’s has hosted other FIFA-related VIPs this week, including Victor Montagliani, president of CONCACAF, and David Dein, former co-owner of Arsenal FC.
(It makes us ask: Has anyone seen David Beckham or Lionel Messi in Dallas yet?)
Steakhouse owners in Dallas have told The Dallas Morning News they’re leaving reservations open for celebrities who want a seat.
“You either buy into what comes to Dallas, or you don’t. My uncle always taught me to go all in,” Fuller said. His “Uncle Al” is the restaurant namesake who died of ALS in 2024.
A rep wouldn’t say how much it cost for dinner and a Bordeaux wine tasting hosted by a cowboy-hat-wearing Sheridan.