BOL Hospitality Group is doubling down on Dania Beach’s dining scene, locking in a lease for Zhō, a new pan-Asian restaurant headed to a 6,700-square-foot space at Dania Pointe. The concept, built around refined Chinese dishes executed with Japanese technique, is slated to break ground in Q2 2026 and open to the public in Q4 2026, according to Broward County Community News.
The footprint is designed for scale as well as spectacle. The 6,700-square-foot space will seat about 210 guests and feature patio seating plus a dynamic open kitchen centered on a sushi bar, as reported by CityBiz. Architect RJS and P2 Interiors are set to handle the buildout, with warm woods and layered textures planned to create an immersive dining room rather than a simple in-and-out stop.
“Today’s guest expects more than a meal,” Eric Douglas, co-founder of BOL Hospitality Group, said in materials shared with CityBiz. Douglas and co-founder Hai Nguyen have been developing Zhō as an experience-forward venue that spotlights regional specialties from China and Japan without collapsing them into a catchall fusion menu.
BOL Hospitality Group, founded in 2013 by Douglas and Nguyen, already runs concepts including Bae Korean Grill, The BŌL Asian Cuisine, Seminole Cigar Landing and the Davidoff of Geneva Cigar Lounge at Seminole Hard Rock, according to the company site. The portfolio leans toward design-heavy, experience-driven venues where the room is nearly as central as the food.
Why Dania Pointe?
Dania Pointe, a 102-acre mixed-use center, has been steadily filling out with national and regional dining and entertainment tenants that pull shoppers and office workers from across Broward County, as noted by The Real Deal. The project sits just off I-95 between Griffin and Stirling roads, and its on-site roster of restaurants and retailers keeps expanding and feeding traffic to new entrants, according to the Dania Pointe directory.
Menu and design
BOL says Zhō will zero in on refined takes on regional Chinese and Japanese specialties, with rotating influences from other Asian cuisines layered in, paired with a culinary-driven cocktail program, as reported by Miami Living Magazine. The open kitchen and sushi bar are expected to double as a kind of stage, giving diners a front-row seat to the techniques and presentation the group is banking on.
Timeline and what’s next
BOL executed the lease earlier this year and is targeting a Q2 2026 groundbreaking followed by a Q4 2026 opening window, per a local press release shared with Broward County Community News. The schedule will depend on permitting and contractor availability, and the company plans to share construction updates through its official channels as work progresses.
For locals tracking what is landing at Dania Pointe, Zhō joins a steady stream of openings that tilt the complex toward sit-down dining paired with entertainment. For updates on reservations and the official opening, the announcement and project materials point diners to Zhō and BOL Hospitality online.
