The newly built Sheraton McKinney hotel opens this week north of Dallas in McKinney. The 187-room hotel has six spaces for meetings or events, including a 7,630-square-foot ballroom adjacent to a 4,859-square-foot wraparound prefunction area. The hotel is also attached to a 20,000-square-foot event center. Other features at the property include the full-service restaurant Sweetwater Bar & Grill, an outdoor pool, a club lounge, and the Link@Sheraton business center.
Houston-based Perry's Steakhouse & Grille opened its second Dallas-area location in November at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant seats 350 guests and has four private dining rooms: the Vintage room seats 42, the Cellar seats 56, and the Boardroom seats 36; the spaces can be combined for larger events. The aptly named Round room seats 12. There is also a patio for alfresco dining.
Texas Ale Project, the first new brewery built in Dallas in more than 120 years, opened February in the Dallas design district. Using the indoor and outdoor space, the venue holds nearly 300 guests for receptions or seats about 150. For smaller gatherings, the T.A.P. Room holds about 50 guests for receptions, or groups of 10 or more can make reservations during normal hours. Since it is a working brewery, it restricts events to evenings during the week or on the weekends.
Bishop Cider Company is a hard-cider brewery that opened in Oak Cliff in July. The company, which supplies its brews to bars and restaurants across Dallas, has a 700-square-foot space that serves as a bar and tasting room. It holds about 30 people at its four tables and bar space.
Ivy Kitchen, a new farm-to-table and sushi restaurant at Look Cinemas, opened in October for pre- or post-show dining or drinks or private events. The dining rooms seats 70 or holds 100 for receptions, while the patio has another 46 seats. A wine room seats 16 or holds 35 guests for receptions. For larger events, the restaurant, bar, and patio areas hold about 140 for receptions. The kitchen also provides catering for meetings and events at the cinema, and the site has ample parking available.
The 168-room Sheraton Stonebriar in Frisco finished a property-wide $10 million expansion in early December. The project added 5,000 square feet of new meeting space, bringing its total to 6,500 square feet. The sundeck around a new pool and Jacuzzi can be used for outdoor events. The hotel also added guest rooms and doubled the size of its club lounge, fitness center, and Link@Sheraton business center.
The Uptown restaurant Henry's Majestic opened in October from local restauranteurs Bread Winners. The 4,860-square-foot space has industrial contemporary design and includes two large bars, a dining room, and a dog-friendly patio with an outdoor fire place and its own pool table.
The 244-room DoubleTree by Hilton Dallas—Love Field converted from a Wyndham property, reopening in February after a $2 million renovation that included upgrades to the north entrance, parking lot, and various public areas of the hotel. The hotel features two restaurant options: the Sports Page Grill, the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant, and the Lobby Café. It has 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
The concept for the new restaurant Remedy came from an old handbook for soda fountain operators and an age when natural sparkling water was thought to offer healthful cures. As such, it has its own fountain for creating seasonal sodas, egg creams, and cocktails. Its lunch and dinner menus feature sophisticated takes on staples such as pimento cheese and biscuits, shrimp and grits, and a rotating selection of pies and sundaes. The restaurant's design also has nods to the early 1900s with tufted banquettes and oxidized mirrors. It opened in January along Lower Greenville Avenue and seats 90 inside and 23 on a patio.
Live music venue the Live Oak in Fort Worth offers several spaces for private events throughout its more than 5,000 square feet. The Music Hall, a cocktail theater-style room, has a velvet-curtained stage and updated audiovisual equipment; it seats 200 or holds 400 for receptions. The 1950s-style cocktail area called the Lounge holds 100 for receptions or seats 65 at cushioned booths. The rooftop patio, with views of the Fort Worth skyline, holds 200 for receptions. The back patio—notable for its Kermit the Frog mural—holds 75. Full bars and catering are available in all of the spaces.
