{"id":522250,"date":"2026-01-17T07:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522250\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:33:13","slug":"this-dallas-restaurant-news-is-hot-fresh-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522250\/","title":{"rendered":"This Dallas restaurant news is hot & fresh for the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee-born upscale dining chain J. Alexander\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> is set to make its Dallas-Fort Worth debut in Plano, with an extensive menu of hand-cut steaks, sandwiches, Asian-influenced appetizers, and its famous carrot cake. <\/p>\n

J. Alexander\u2019s will open the doors at 3980 Dallas Pkwy. on Monday, January 26, marking its first location in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.<\/p>\n

For those who are unfamiliar with J. Alexander\u2019s, the chain opened its first location in Nashville, Tennessee in 1991, and has since expanded to nearly 40 outposts across the country. It is known for an upscale vibe and classic American cuisine, similar to a spot like Houston\u2019s or Perry\u2019s Steakhouse. <\/p>\n

The Plano location is the 39th for the chain, which was acquired in 2021 by SPB Hospitality, which also operates Logan\u2019s Roadhouse and fast-food chain Krystal, among other eateries.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing J. Alexander’s to the Dallas-Fort Worth area is a meaningful step in our continued growth and reflects our confidence in the state,\u201d says G.J. Hart, SPB Hospitality CEO, in a release. Hart added that the chain already has plans to open a second location, in Prosper, later this year. <\/p>\n

When it opens in Plano, J. Alexander\u2019s will serve a \u201cpolished yet approachable\u201d menu that\u2019s mostly centered around its wood grill. A number of beefy options will be on offer, including teriyaki-marinated Steak Maui and slow-roasted prime rib, along with lighter options that include trout almondine, seared ahi tuna, and a shrimp Louie salad.<\/p>\n

Shareable snacks include deviled eggs and the \u201cAvocado Bomb,\u201d a striking dish of hand-cut ahi tuna and crab salad with thin slices of avocado wrapped around it to resemble the whole fruit. <\/p>\n

It’s also known for its icing-topped carrot cake, which many insist is the best they’ve ever had \u2014 numerous copycat recipes for the treat exist online. <\/p>\n

On the boozy side of the menu, J. Alexander\u2019s will serve an extensive list of wines, plus cocktails like the Midnight Margarita, mixed with black cherry jam, reposado tequila, and pink Himalayan salt. A lineup of handcrafted martinis will also be available, including the cheekily-named Red Headed Rita (mixed with pomegranate juice and blanco tequila) and the Fleur-de-Lis, made with sparkling wine, St. Germain, and grapefruit juice. <\/p>\n

When it debuts on January 26, J. Alexander\u2019s will be open Monday-Saturday from 11 am-10 pm, and Sunday from 11 am-9 pm. As part of the opening day festivities, J. Alexander\u2019s says that it will make a donation to the Children\u2019s Advocacy Center of Collin County, a nonprofit that provides assistance to those impacted by child abuse. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennessee-born upscale dining chain J. Alexander\u2019s is set to make its Dallas-Fort Worth debut in Plano, with an…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":522251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,232348,1596,79629,12212,10084,9733,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-522250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-anniversary-event","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-menus","12":"tag-news-you-can-eat","13":"tag-openings","14":"tag-restaurant-news","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115909283280109271","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}