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From a new bakery’s third North Texas location to a new indoor mini golf business, check out the latest on 14 Plano businesses.
Now open
The K-Pop merchandise and stationery store, 10x10, has opened its second location in Plano.
10x10 sells the latest albums from Korean pop artists and groups like BTS and TWICE. The store also has crane machines and sells a variety of stationery and plushes. The business announces the latest album arrivals on its social media page.
The business also relocated and rebranded its Carrollton location April 18. The Plano 10x10 is its second location.
Opened Sept. 12
6809 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 200, Plano
A new milk tea business founded in China has opened its first Dallas-Fort Worth location in Plano.
ChaHalo serves tea that provides a "tri-aroma" experience, according to its website, which gives the customer an initial taste, through-the-throat sensation and a lingering aftertaste. The business offers both milk and fruit tea on its menu. Some of its flavors include roasted oolong milk tea, jasmine lemon green tea and its black milk tea frappe.
The business started in Xi'an, China, in 2016 and opened its first international location in Canada. Its first US location opened in 2025. ChaHalo currently has two locations in Texas, with its Houston location opening in July. Its Plano location is at Legacy Century Crossing, which has had a new retail development planned since November 2025, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing.
Opened Aug. 21
6809 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 500, Plano
The indoor sand playground, Diggers Cove, has opened in Plano.
Diggers Cove offers four zones including a large sand pit, a remote-control construction zone, an animated sandbox and an interactive creative wall, Owner Saira Waheed said.
Diggers Cove is open for children ages 10 and under, Waheed said. The business also does birthday parties and field trips with an interactive studio.
The business had its soft opening in early September, Waheed said, and plans to hold a grand opening event Oct. 7-9.
Opened Sept. 4
7200 Independence Parkway, Ste. 238, Plano
Pax & Beneficia celebrated the grand opening of its second Plano location in September.
Pax & Beneficia offers a variety of coffee options like its Zahr, which is made with orange blossom and cardamom syrup, and its Flash Brew, similar to a cold brew coffee. The Turkish-inspired business also offers coffee served in a cezve.
Its first location opened in Las Colinas in 2019, per previous reporting. Other locations are in Grapevine, Fort Worth at Kroger Alliance and near downtown Plano. The north Plano location is its ninth location in the DFW area.
Opened Sept. 19
5525 Granite Parkway, Ste. 150, Plano
San Martin Bakery opened a new location in Plano.
The Guatemala-based bakery offers a variety of sweet and savory pastries, cakes, specialty breads and more baked goods. San Martin also has a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu.
The Plano location is the chain's third in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Opened Sept. 28
5500 Preston Road, Plano
Sip'Stroke Lounge now offers indoor putt-putt and a golf simulator in its dining room in Plano.
The business offers a variety of shareable foods, from signature wings to prime wagyu sliders.
Sip'Stroke Lounge has a Full Swing golf simulator with a bay that seats up to 6 people and an indoor putt-putt course that runs through its dining room and bar, according to its website. The lounge also offers foods like Saffron Coast Salmon, Cabernet Braised Short Rib and its Sipstroke Burger, which comes with truffle aioli and fries.
Owner Kushal Bastakoti said the golf simulator offers world-class courses. Bastakoti is also the owner of Skyline Lounge in Dallas.
Opened July 17
5969 Dallas Parkway, Plano
A new beauty salon is now open in downtown Plano.
Studio 15 is a full-service salon offering a variety of services for hair, nails, brows and more. Owner Tati Brodsky said the salon is a "one-stop shop" for beauty services.
"We want to create an environment that is accepting of everybody," Brodsky said.
The business is currently in a soft opening period, with a grand opening planned for Oct. 17.
Opened in September
1035 E. 15th St., Plano
Coming soon
Angel Touch Kitchen is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in east Plano to offer Indonesian cuisine.
Owner Yenni Haryanti said the restaurant's slow-cooked beef rendang is one of its best sellers, and other menu items include fried rice, stir-fried noodles and chicken skewers. She said the flavor is made to be approachable to diners while providing an opportunity to discover something new.
Angel Touch Kitchen first started as a catering and community event business in 2014 before opening a temporary physical location in Carrollton in 2021. Haryanti said the business has continued to participate in school programs, festivals, corporate dining, mobile kitchen and private events throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Opening in early October
280 Legacy Drive, Ste. 300, Plano
Big Air Trampoline is opening its new Plano location in November, according to its location owner.
The indoor trampoline and adventure park offers a variety of activities like extreme dodgeball, which takes place in a trampoline court, and a foam pit for kids to launch into from trampolines, according to its website.
The Plano location is under construction at the former Joann craft and fabric store along Alma Drive, per previous reporting. This location is also the first Big Air location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Other Texas locations include Houston and Missouri City.
Opening in early November
700 Alma Drive, Ste. 119, Plano
A new ramen place will open its first US location in Plano in November.
Kouchan Ramen has been working on exterior signage, permit approvals, interior construction and kitchen work per a news release.
The Plano location will offer Mazemen, a brothless ramen mixed with a sauce or seasoning oil at the bottom of the bowl according to the release. The restaurant’s mazemen is served with chashu, which is a braised pork commonly used to top ramen, green onions, seaweed, menma, which is made of dried and fermented bamboo shoots, and chopped onions.
Kouchan Ramen has also added fried rice and karaage to its menu. Other previously announced menu items include its gyoza and two variations of Tonkotsu ramen.
A restaurant representative first confirmed the new location to Community Impact in July 2025. The ramen shop’s opening date was initially estimated for earlier this year before its latest expected opening date was announced, per previous reporting.
Opening November 2026
4709 West Parker Road, Ste. 440, Plano
A new all-you-can-eat restaurant is opening its second location in Plano.
Feast Buffet will offer a wide variety of stations with foods like sushi and sashimi, frog legs, crawfish, lo mein noodles, wonton soup, menudo, tacos, beef brisket, mac and cheese, a salad bar and a live hibachi grill where guests can see their food cooked fresh to order on a Mongolian-style grill. The restaurant offers cuisines from four countries, including America, Mexico, China and Japan.
Some dessert options include cakes, gelatin and pudding, fresh fruit, an ice cream station and fortune cookies.
Construction first started in August 2024, per a filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and interior finish-out was estimated to be completed by the end of June.
Feast Buffet has its first location in Katy, with a 700-seat capacity and weekday dinner options at $20.99 for adults.
Opening TBD
1650 N. Central Expressway, Plano
An Arizona-based restaurant, The Henry, is opening its third location at Legacy West in October.
The Henry will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch with menu items like Shrimp and Crab Louis, Cheesy Truffle Popovers and its Lychee Martini, according to a news release from the business. Other menu items include its egg white turkey omelette, yellowtail sushi and wagyu cheeseburger.
Some dessert options include Lemon olive oil cake, chocolate fudge pie and banana-sticky date pudding, which has candied pecans and banana dulce de leche gelato.
The Plano location will have a full-service coffee bar, open kitchen, indoor-outdoor bar and a private dining room for events.
The Henry is a Fox Restaurant Concept, a company that owns businesses like Flower Child and the Cheesecake Factory. The Plano location will be the second Dallas-Fort Worth location. The first Fox Restaurant Concept opened in 1998 in Tucson, Arizona, per the news release.
Opening Oct. 21
7700 Windrose Ave., Ste. G200, Plano
What’s next
A new Trader Joe's location is set for the corner of Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.
Construction is expected to start in December and wrap up next July, according to a project filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The Trader Joe's will anchor the new Promontory on Preston mixed-use project, which was approved by Plano City Council in March.
The grocer is known for its unique self-branded products. Trader Joe's also sells fresh produce, snacks, meat, seafood, frozen items, baked goods, beer, wine and flowers.
Trader Joe's has one existing Plano location at 2400 Preston Road, about two miles south of the new location.
5900 Preston Road, Plano
Closings
Bavette Grill will close in mid-September after its lease ends.
The restaurant will close after 6 years in Plano, according to its website. Bavette Grill will remain open until its closing date and is working to accommodate any future events through its sister restaurants, per a social media post.
Bavette Grill offers salads, steaks and sandwiches, according to its menu. Some of its shareable menu items include short rib croquettes, salmon cakes and deviled eggs.
Bavette Grill first opened in July 2020, per previous reporting. Its owners, David Jeiel and Alex Nunes, also own the restaurants Le Beef Steak & Frites in Plano, which opened in 2025, and EG Steak in Frisco.
Closed Sept. 19
8100 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 115, Plano
The Plano location of Kid Mania closed in mid-September.
Kid Mania closed after 13 years at its Plano location, according to a company social media post. The business has downsized to just its north Fort Worth location along Tehama Ridge Parkway.
Kid Mania has an arcade and maze area for all ages, according to its website. The playground offers a space for birthday parties, groups and fundraisers. Some of its maze amenities include slides, bungee walls, climbing nets, tunnels and a toddler area.
Closed Sept. 15
7252 Chase Oaks Blvd., Plano
