IN THE NEWS: The Morning News’s Kim Harwell notes the closing of Poppy’s Pizza and Pasta in Frisco Square and the openings of: The Shops at Legacy in Plano’s Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant on May 19; Matt’s Rancho Martinez in the new Uptown Village at Cedar Hill complex; Pollo Campero’s second Dallas location on Preston Road; and Al-Amir’s  second location, on Belt Line Road in Addison. … Bill Addison reports that Olivella’s owner Charlie Green is opening a second location in Victory Park in September or October. … New reviews: Hector’s on Henderson (2929 N. Henderson Ave.), Villa-O (4514 Travis St), and Maestro’s (900 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson, TX). guidelive.com … The Observer’s Mark Stuertz reviews Ounce Prime Steakhouse (14866 Montfort Drive, Addison). dallasobserver.com …

The Star-Telegram’s June Naylor reviews Smokey’s BBQ (5300 East Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth, www.smokeysbbqrestaurant.com), while Cathy Frisinger considers Sushi Domo (3330 Matlock Road, Arlington), and Teresa Gubbins visits Cafe R&D (8300 Preston Center Plaza Drive, Dallas). star-telegram.com … Fort Worth Weekly’s Jimmy Fowler reviews Brix Pizza and Wine Bar (2747 S Hulen St, FW), while Chow, Baby does battle with two neighboring steakhouses in one night, Del Frisco’s (812 Main St., FW), and the just-opened Ruth’s Chris Steak House (813 Main St., FW). fwweekly.com … PegasusNews.com’s Teresa Gubbins details the recent opening of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a fast-food chain spawned in Hawaii, which debuted its first Dallas-area branch in Lewisville at the beginning of March. … Pegasus also reviews Delaney’s Irish Pub in McKinney.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Dallas Restaurants, Fort Worth Restaurants | Tags: Brix Pizza, Cafe R and D, Del Frisco's, Delaney's Irish Pub, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Hector's on Henderson, L and L Hawaiian Barbecue, Maestro's, Matt's Rancho Martinez, Olivella's, Ounce Prime Steakhouse, Pollo Campero, Poppy's Pizza closed, Ruth's Chris, Smokey's BBQ, Sushi Domo |