"Dallas, TX Expected to open: June This Japanese izakaya is from the folks behind Shoyo, a hot ticket omakase spot that’ll have you refreshing reservation websites and dropping $200 on dinner. Kaiyo will be a more casual cousin to Shoyo, with plenty of room for walk-ins, lots of Japanese cocktails, and shareable dishes like marinated chicken, takoyaki, and sushi. Japanese restaurants in Dallas tend to be swanky places where you’d see a bunch of Teslas in the parking lot or sleepy neighborhood joints with reliable weekday lunch specials, but Kaiyo hopes to be a happy medium. " - anne cruz