Frisco | February 2026

Dining

BY KAREN CHANEY

Lui Monforte and his wife Angie Monforte opened The Aussie Grind in Frisco in 2019.

Fish n’ chips ($15.95) features Atlantic cod battered with Shiner beer batter, served with chunky rosemary fries, house tartare and side salad.

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The Aussie Grind brings Australian café to Frisco

Bisco french toast ($14.95) features thick cut Challah bread served with ice cream and Bisco spread.

the last menu they used in their Australia cafe. “We still use Australia a lot for our inspiration for our menus,” Lui Monforte said. A top-selling menu item is Avo Smash, an avocado toast served on sourdough with cherry tomatoes and pomegranate, and the breakfast pizza, featuring house-made pesto, roasted bell peppers, scrambled eggs and cheese. What else? In addition to a robust coee program which uses coee beans roasted at their Farmers Branch location, The Aussie Grind also oers other drink options including fresh squeezed juices, smooth- ies, teas and cocktails also known as “grog.”

The Aussie Grind co-owner Lui Monforte said the café attracts a strong number of Australian and New Zealand customers. It has a menu featuring Australian staples such as the at white and the chicken parmy, an Austra- lian pub take on chicken parmesan served on a bed of fries rather than noodles. In 2019, Monforte opened The Aussie Grind in Frisco with his wife Angie Monforte followed by a Farmers Branch location in 2024. On the menu Prior to opening The Aussie Grind, the Mon- fortes owned and operated a cafe in Brisbane, Australia for eight years. Lui Monforte said when they opened The Aussie Grind, they incorporated

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