Frisco is about to get a lot smokier on Saturday, when Gao’s BBQ & Crab flips on the grills at its newest location, serving Chinese-style skewers and Cajun-style seafood boils out of a strip center off Preston Road. The chain is rolling in with a menu that runs from lamb and beef skewers to prawns, clams and spicy boiled seafood, and it is teasing a grand-opening giveaway for the early crowd. If all goes according to plan, this could turn into one of the area’s go-to late-night spots for skewers and shared plates.
The Frisco outpost is listed at 9144 Prestmont Pl., Suite 250, in online directories and maps. MapQuest shows the address, while the chain’s official site highlights multiple North Texas locations and late-night hours for its Dallas-area restaurants. Gao's BBQ & Crab lists nearby spots such as Allen and other U.S. locations, signaling that Frisco is likely to follow the same playbook.
Menu And What To Expect
The Frisco lineup, reported by Community Impact, features a spread of grilled meat and vegetable skewers, along with fried rice, noodles and seafood skewers such as prawn, tilapia, clams and squid. The restaurant is also expected to serve Cajun-style seafood boils and shareable platters, the kind of group-friendly dishes that have helped other Gao’s locations pull in crowds. The concept leans on the chain’s Northern Chinese skewer roots, paired with Gulf Coast–inspired shellfish tailored to Texas diners.
How Gao’s Compares Elsewhere
Menus at other Gao’s locations offer a similar mix of skewers and seafood, from $1 lamb skewers and wagyu specials to grilled oysters and prawns, which gives a preview of what Frisco can likely expect. An OpenTable listing for the Chicago location highlights skewers alongside grilled clams and spicy grilled fish, reinforcing the chain’s focus on char-grilled bites and seafood. Reviews from other cities also point to late-night hours and a lively, group-oriented vibe.
Opening Day Details
Local coverage notes that Gao’s has scheduled its grand opening for Saturday, and the restaurant’s social channels have promoted a giveaway: the first 100 guests will receive a cluster of Cajun-style snow crab legs. Community Impact cited the promotion from those posts, even though they are not embedded here. Expect an early rush, with lines of diners hoping to score free crab and big platters to share.
Where It Fits In Frisco's Food Scene
The new Gao’s sits in a compact shopping center that already hosts several Asian eateries, positioning it neatly inside Frisco’s expanding Pan-Asian dining corridor. Listings for the plaza show spots such as Highland Noodles and other Asian concepts in neighboring suites, which could help funnel built-in foot traffic toward the skewers-and-seafood newcomer. Business directory data on Wheree indicate that multiple dining concepts share the address, suggesting the center has become a small neighborhood dining hub.
Anyone planning a visit can check reservations and hours on Gao's website or call the number listed for its Dallas-area locations. Expect a hectic first weekend, and keep an eye on Gao’s social feeds for any last-minute updates on lines, opening details or giveaway rules.
