Restaurants around D-FW are welcoming the Year of the Dragon by putting special dishes and drinks on their menus and hosting lion dances and more to bring prosperity and good health throughout the year. Here are some places to celebrate Lunar New Year and Tết.
Elephant East
This Harwood District restaurant will have Lunar New Year specials from Feb. 10 to Feb. 17, except on Feb. 14 when it’ll have a Valentine’s Day prix fixe menu for $75 per person. The new year menu will include longevity noodles, whole steamed snapper, pork spring rolls, Chinese dumplings and clementine cake with vanilla-ginger ice cream. Dragon dancers will perform on Feb. 10. 2823 McKinnon St., Dallas. elephanteastdallas.com.
Fat Straws
The five locations will have special mochi doughnuts for Lunar New Year. Through Feb. 10, the menu will include yuzu, ube crunch and strawberry with gold sprinkles. On Feb. 9-10, they’ll also have pandan coconut and black sesame. Multiple area locations. fatstraws.co.
Fortune House
The Lower Greenville and Irving locations will offer Chinese New Year specials from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11. The three-course menu will include soup, dumplings and the choice of salt-and-pepper lobster or Shanghai duck noodles. Add-ons available. 2010 Greenville Ave., Dallas, and 8150 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving. Reserve via Resy. fortunehousecuisine.com.
JOA
The Korean barbecue restaurant will have tteokguk, a rice cake soup eaten to mark the start of a new year, from Feb. 9 to Feb.11. 2254 Royal Lane, Dallas. joakbbq.com.
Jeng Chi
The Richardson restaurant will host lion dance performances on Feb. 11 and Feb. 28 from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Dine-in service follows. Reservations are highly recommended for the shows. Call the store at 972-669-9094. 400 N. Greenville Ave., Richardson. jengchirestaurant.com.
Kai
The restaurant and lounge in Plano’s Legacy West will have four holiday drinks and four holiday dishes for four days (Feb. 8-11). The menu will include Angry Dragon Roll, lion meatball, Szechuan pepper noodles with chicken, and pineapple cheesecake with a pineapple mooncake crust. There will be lion dance performances on Feb. 10 at 9 and 11 p.m. 7301 Windrose Ave., Plano. kailegacywest.com.
Malai Kitchen
On Feb. 10, the four locations of this Thai and Vietnamese restaurant will have moneybag dumplings and lobster longevity noodles, in addition to the regular menu. There will also be two red cocktails for luck and happiness: spicy melon margarita and watermelon spritz. 6130 Luther Lane, Dallas; 3699 McKinney Ave., Dallas; 1161 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake; 5289 Monahans Ave., Fort Worth. malaikitchen.com.
May Dragon
The Addison Chinese restaurant will host lion dance performances on Feb. 9-10 at 6 p.m. There’s a cover charge of $10 per person during the shows. Reservations are highly recommended. Call the store at 972-392-9998. 4848 Belt Line Road, Dallas. maydragon.com.
Ngon
The Vietnamese restaurant on Lower Greenville will celebrate Tết with a lion dance performance on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. A new year cocktail called the Tipsy Dragon is on the menu. It has dragon fruit, pineapple and pandan leaf flavors, and it can also be ordered without alcohol. 1907 Greenville Ave., Dallas. ngonvietkitchen.com.
Sandwich Hag
The Vietnamese restaurant in the Cedars, its coffee shop ChimLanh, and Ka-Tip Thai Street Food in the Dallas Farmers Market have coconut pandan chiffon cream cake. Purchase in-person or order online or over the phone for pickup and delivery. Sandwich Hag and ChimLanh, 1902 Botham Jean Blvd., Dallas. sandwichhag.com. Ka-Tip Thai Street Food, 1011 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas. katipthaidallas.com.
Sprinkles
Through Feb. 11, the cupcake stores will have a Lunar New Year treat called the Gold Dragon Bruce Lee Cupcake. It’s a red velvet cake on an almond cookie crust with almond cream cheese frosting. Multiple area locations. sprinkles.com.
Wok Star Chinese
The northeast Dallas restaurant will celebrate Lunar New Year with a performance by Jiu Long Lion Dance Troupe on Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. It also will have a special dessert, sesame balls, from Feb. 9 to Feb. 25. They’re five for $6. 8041 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas. wokstarchinese.com.
