![]() ![]() ![]() But do land-locked North Texans feel the need to surf on sunny afternoons? Bartender Sean Conner created the drink list at Fireside Surf. They’re surfers, and it’s natural they’d want to share their sport. Nix lives in Kailua, Hawaii, and Adams lives in Silverdale, Wash. Related: An ‘eat-ertainment’ incubator: Why gaming restaurants are betting big on D-FW Why North Texas? Adam’s iFly businesses are another example, and he’s opened 18 nationwide. They think Fireside Surf is capitalizing on a trend early - like when ax-throwing bars, pickleball restaurants and “eatertainment” complexes first landed in Dallas-Fort Worth. The pool will have a Citywave surfing system - created in Germany - which Nix and Adams believe is more realistic than the “thin” waves they describe at surfing pools in malls or on cruise ships. Nix and Adams plan to spend $8 million to $10 million it’s pricey to emulate the ocean in the middle of a concrete jungle. The Surf Colada is inspired by Puerto Rico, which Nix notes has over 350 miles of waves the Texas Grapefruit Freshwater is named for the Galveston channel where Texas Rio Red grapefruit travel, “which has the unintended effect of supertankers creating long, surfable waves.” And the Aloe Guvna is named for England, Scotland and Ireland, “where surfers must often brave the cold water for some epic barreling waves,” Nix says. Sean Conner created the cocktails, which are intended to honor oceanfront destinations. Nix and Adams hired John Franke, the Dallas-area chef who helped create Velvet Taco, Whiskey Cake and Sixty Vines, for a surf’s-up menu heavy on fish, vegetables and healthy snacks. Those who catch on quickly can “shred it up,” Adams says, doing tricks while others watch from cabanas, eating ahi tuna sandwiches, grilled fish tacos or roasted turmeric cauliflower.
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