Yayoi opened its first location in Texas on May 4 at 120 Legacy Drive. The global restaurant serves Japanese comfort food, with menu items such as traditional Japanese fried chicken, pork cutlet simmered in an egg and pork cutlet served on shrimp tempura and beef simmered in an egg.

The Japanese restaurant only has two other locations in the United States — both are in California. There are 350 Yayoi locations across the globe. 972-517-0555. www.yayoi-us.com