{"id":794028,"date":"2026-05-13T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794028\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:33:15","slug":"fusion-burrito-shop-aims-to-transform-uptown-dallas-cornr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794028\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion burrito shop aims to transform Uptown Dallas cornr"},"content":{"rendered":"

An innovative new restaurant spotlighting burritos has opened in Uptown Dallas: Called Burrito Bellas<\/strong><\/a>, it’s serving Mexican-Italian fusion burritos, and it’s open at 2523 McKinney Ave. in a space that was most recently a Black-owned<\/a> turkey leg place called Turkey DAM<\/a>, but was previously<\/a> home to the bar Nickel & Rye.<\/p>\n

The concept is the brainchild of Shawn Horne, a longtime veteran of Dallas’ restaurant scene whose resume dates back to fine-dining spots like Star Canyon, Aquaknox, and the Green Room. Horne is an irrepressible enthusiast who also has experience in the real estate world, currently working with OR Asset Holdings, a company founded by DFW businessman Oscar Renda, who owns the property where Burrito Bellas is located.<\/p>\n

Their goal is to revive the space and the corner on which it sits, starting with Burrito Bellas, which fuses Mexican and Italian cuisines. There’s also an adjoining courtyard that’s home to a newly opened sibling concept called Goomba’s Hoagie Hole, serving grinders, sandwiches, and muffalettas.<\/p>\n

“Mexican and Italian are the two highest-selling cuisines in Uptown \u2014 Mexican is No. 1 and Italian is No. 2 \u2014 so I jammed them together,” Horne says.<\/p>\n

There are:<\/p>\n