Now open
1. Lulu Modern Chinese
The menu offers a variety of modern, elevated Asian American dishes, presenting contemporary interpretations of traditional Chinese cuisine.
- Opened in November
- 3310 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 121, Plano
- Instagram: Lulu Modern Chinese
The fast food franchise serves a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner options including McMuffins, burgers, fries and more.
- Opened in November
- 3860 SH 121, Plano
- www.oreillymcd.com/locations
Store manager Gefen Kusin-Kline said the shop offers a variety of bite-size cookies, including chocolate chip, salted caramel chocolate chip and a Texas-inspired cowboy choc-oat-chip. Kusin-Kline said the family business began when its founders started making the tiny “microchip” cookies as teacher gifts, which he said became a tradition that helped grow the company to what it is today.
- Opened fall 2025
- 4904 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 117, Plano
- www.microchipcookies.com
The chain is known for fast-casual Chinese food, including orange chicken, honey walnut shrimp, and broccoli beef.
- Opened Dec. 10
- 5940 Windhaven Parkway, Plano
- www.pandaexpress.com
The eatery, which was founded in 2005 in Missouri, serves sandwiches, pizzas, mac and cheese bowls, soups, salads and more, the company website states.
- Opened Dec. 11
- 8448 Parkwood Blvd., Ste. 300, Plano
- www.picklemans.com
The restaurant offers hibachi and hot pot dining experiences as well as a variety of sushi options. Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi is a concept by Shogun Group, which has multiple restaurants in the Houston area as well as Austin and San Marcos, Shogun Group General Manager Phillip Wimer said. Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi is housed in a former Pappa’s Delta Blues Smokehouse.
- Opened Dec. 19
- 3916 Dallas Parkway, Plano
- www.shogun.com
The Colorado-based concept will serves breakfast, brunch and lunch featuring an all-scratch menu. Breakfast classics will include chicken and waffle Benedict, house-made cinnamon rolls, gourmet pancakes with gluten-free options and more. The new restaurant marks the brand’s 12th location and second in Texas, a company news release states.
- Opening Dec. 15
- 2408 Preston Road, Ste. 704C, Plano
- www.urbanegg.com
The eatery’s menu features manoush—a Lebanese flat bread and kaak—a Lebanese street bread. Breakfast options include fakhar, which are eggs cooked on a traditional Lebanese clay pot. According to the company’s website, the majority of the raw materials arrive via cargo or airplane from Lebanon.
- Opened Nov. 14
- 3421 E. Renner Road, Ste. 107, Plano
- www.we-re-dough.com
The barbeque joint offers brisket, homemade sausage, ribs and turkey, along with classic sides such as mac and cheese, street corn and potato salad. The menu also includes several varieties of waterice, a popular frozen dessert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Opened Dec. 6
- 3201 Alma Drive, Ste. 100, Plano
- www.yearbysbbq.com/menu
10. Legacy Club
Located in Legacy North, the new 20,000-square-feet members-only social club is set to open in March 2026, according to a news release from the business. The club will feature five spaces, including a Vegas-style sports bar and a garden lounge with live music, wine tastings and tea services. The club will feature regular programming events, including poker, trivia nights, cocktail socials and more, according to its website.
- Opening March 2026
- 7300 Lone Star Drive, Ste. C200, Plano
- www.legacyclubplano.com
The eatery’s menu includes cakes, tarts, donuts and other sweet options. Savory items like buffalo chicken and ranch pizzetta, four cheese quiche and crab meat croquette are also available. Non-baked goods include salads, sandwiches and wraps. The drink menu features hot, iced and frozen beverages. The first Plano Paris Banquette location opened in August. Other nearby Paris Baguette franchises are located in Allen, Frisco and Carrollton.
- Opening TBD
- 5500 SH 121, Plano
- www.parisbaguette.com
According to the smoothie bowl chain’s social media, this will be Trū Bowl’s first location in Texas. Their menu features smoothies, customizable açai bowls and cold-pressed juice.
- Opening in early 2026
- 5760 SH 121, Ste. 145, Plano
- www.trubowl.com
Permits filed with the Texas department of Licensing and Regulation
13. Shake Shack
Construction on the building near the corner of Preston Road and SH 121 is expected to start this July and finish in April 2027, according to the TDLR listing. The chain restaurant offers a variety of burgers, chicken sandwiches, sides and milkshakes. The new Plano location will also feature a drive through.
- 8601 Preston Road, Plano
- www.shakeshack.com
14. Gloria’s Latin Cuisine
The restaurant’s menu offers Salvadoran and Tex-Mex options like pupusas, carne asada and flan. Gloria’s moved its Frisco loaction to the new spot in northwest Plano.
- Opened Jan. 1
- 8601 Preston Road, Plano
- www.gloriascuisine.com
15. The Biscuit Bar
The restaurant closed its Plano location, according to a social media post made by founders Jake and Janie Burkett. They cite several reasons for the closure, including rising costs and supply chain instability, as well as a failed restructuring sale of the restaurant. Biscuit Bar will also close all of its Dallas locations, according to the post.
- Closed Dec. 15
- 5880 SH 121, Ste. 102B, Plano
- www.thebiscuit.bar/location/the-biscuit-bar-the-boardwalk-in-plano
The restaurant was located in Plano’s Lakeside Market off Preston Road. Bread Winners has two locations in Dallas and another location in Allen, according to its website.
- Closed in late December
- 4021 Preston Road, Plano
- www.breadwinnerscafe.com
The donut shop, located at the corner of Spring Creek Parkway and Custer Road, offered a variety of donuts, kolaches and pastries. The shop’s phone number is disconnected, and the building has been cleared out.
- Closed fall 2025
- 2011 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano
- https://bunkies-donut-shop.edan.io

