Black Restaurant Week returns to North Texas this month with a line-up of more than a dozen participating restaurants.
The event, which kicks off March 15 and runs through March 24, 2024, highlights Black-owned restaurants to give them a visibility boost and introduce diners to their restaurants.
Black Restaurant Week started in Houston in 2016 with the goal of promoting Black-owned food businesses that could not afford to market themselves.
“COVID-19 changed the landscape since 2020. Now, the price of food is soaring. From being overlooked for revitalization funds to inflation, most Black-owned culinary businesses cannot afford advertisements/PR/marketing to build awareness and attract consumers,” said Warren Luckett, founder of Black Restaurant Week, in a written statement.
Since it first launched in Houston, Black Restaurant Week has expanded to 11 markets. This is the fourth year it’s taken place in North Texas.
Here are the D-FW restaurants participating in Black Restaurant Week in 2024:
- Belzoni’s Catfish Cafe in White Settlement
- Blends Daiquiri Express in The Colony
- Casa del Vegano in Oak Cliff
- Chef Point Restaurant & Bar in Colleyville
- Cookie Society in Addison, Frisco and Southlake
- Granny Jas in Dallas
- Kessler Baking Studio in Oak Cliff
- Reggae Wings & Tings in Mesquite
- Restaurant Beatrice in Oak Cliff
- Shells and Tails 2 Geaux in DeSoto
- Smoke’N Ash BBQ in Arlington
- Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que in Dallas
- The Daiquiri Shop in Grand Prairie
- Vegan Vibrationz in Plano