The Omni Frisco Hotel opened this week, and Dallas Cowboys owner/part-time innkeeper Jerry Jones enticed Nick Badovinus to open a northern outpost of Neighborhood Services as the hotel's anchor restaurant. The third iteration of Neighborhood Services brings much of what made it successful in Dallas and Addison to The Star, including most of the popular lunch and dinner dishes on the menu. Inside feels familiar, too, with soft, warm lighting, rich wood textures and an expansive bar and patio area that overlooks the outdoor practice field of the Ford Center. With seating for 200, the space still manages to feel cozy, as if it held half as many patrons.

Neighborhood Services brings its warm, cozy vibe and solid menu options to The Star in Frisco.
Chris Wolfgang

Jay Jerrier's love of Star Wars shows in the decor of the newest Cane Rosso in Frisco.
Chris Wolfgang
Jerrier also commissioned local artist Clay Stinnett to add some colorful paintings to the decor, many of which are larger-scale versions of Star Wars-themed art that decorates Jerrier's home. Jerrier describes the decorating process: "I'll call up Clay and say, 'What if we took the Run DMC picture and made them all stormtroopers?' and we go from there."
Food-wise, Cane Rosso promises some unique fare for the Frisco location. We tried a fried calzone with prosciutto, ricotta and mozzarella encased in a light but sturdy crust. Cane Rosso will sell them to go, wrapped in paper cones, for those who want a quick bite while wandering the complex. Keeping with the sports theme, chicken wings will make an appearance on the menu, and we also tried a delicious calamari dotted with thin slices of carrot, jalapeños and zucchini.
Cane Rosso's pizzas get a Frisco twist: They're cut and baked into star shapes. The house pizza, eponymously named The Star, comes with arugula, pepperoni, heirloom tomatoes and shaved Parmesan. The points of the pizza are stuffed with ricotta before getting a high-temperature blast in the helmet oven, and the results are predictably spectacular.

The addition of Cow Tipping Creamery and its inventive soft-serve creations like Puttin' On The Ritz will create a legion of fans in Collin County.
Chris Wolfgang
Later this year, additional dining options such as Liberty Burger and Mi Cocina are also expected to open in The Star. The Ford Center is set to host Cowboys training camp before a regular schedule of high school football games this fall, and we imagine the new restaurants will benefit greatly from traffic generated by these events. Two years ago, we would have never imagined Frisco as a dining destination, but the development of The Star is doing its best to change our minds.