Frisco has grown faster than almost any city in the United States over the last two decades, and its restaurant scene has kept pace in ways that people who haven’t been recently would not expect. The Star — the 91-acre mixed-use development built around the Dallas Cowboys’ world headquarters and practice facility — anchors the dining conversation, but the city around it has its own story. This is a guide to eating well in Frisco, from the most formal room in the district to the taco counter that opens at 7 a.m.
THE STAR DISTRICT
The Star sits at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Winning Drive in Frisco, built around the Cowboys’ Ford Center practice facility and the Omni Frisco Hotel. The restaurants here range from a nationally recognized fine dining steakhouse to a wood-fired pizza concept to a hidden cigar lounge behind a private door. If you’re making a night of it, the Omni’s valet handles everything and the complex is walkable once you’re parked. Here’s who’s in there.
Dee Lincoln earned the nickname “Queen of Steaks” the hard way — by blazing a trail in a male-dominated industry for decades before anyone was giving out titles for it. She opened Dee Lincoln Prime at The Star in 2017, and it remains the flagship fine dining room of the entire district. The 8,000-square-foot space is built around a horseshoe-shaped marble bar, a climate-controlled wine cellar with over 800 selections, a six-seat Omakase sushi bar, and four private dining rooms. Executive Chef Mario Roca oversees the kitchen, running Allen Brothers prime steaks alongside Japanese Wagyu and Kobe beef — a combination available at very few restaurants in the country — fresh seafood, and a sushi program that earns its own attention separate from the steakhouse side. The tequila library runs more than 30 labels, including Dee’s own double barrel reposado bottled with Herradura…