Italian dining chain Olive Garden has signed a lease on a new restaurant at the Fort Bend Town Center II mixed-use development, according to a news release from NewQuest Properties.

The dining chain, which specializes in Italian-American cuisine, has yet to confirm an opening date for the new restaurant in the development, but when it does open, it will fill a 7,932-square-foot space at Fort Bend Town Center II, located at the intersection of Hwy. 6 and the Fort Bend Tollway in Missouri City.

Fort Bend Town Center II will be the second of a three-phase mixed-use development that broke ground Aug. 5, 2021. Phase 2 is expected to be complete in late 2023.

Olive Garden had 884 restaurants as of May 29, according to a fiscal year 2022 investor report. www.olivegarden.com