Assembly Icehouse in east Plano is getting a grown up counterpart, as the popular sports bar carves out a dedicated adults-only cocktail lounge in the former Tacoro Tacos & Tequila space. The new room will be reserved for guests 21 and older and will lean into premium spirits, music and lingering conversation instead of game-day crowds and TV walls. Early plans tease private spirit lockers and a vinyl listening station, with owners saying full membership details will roll out later.
The lounge will take over roughly 2,200 square feet where Tacoro previously operated, and Tacoro has closed to make way for the buildout, according to a release reported by Plano Magazine. Coverage notes that the new space is designed as a quieter, more elevated cocktail experience that sits next to, but apart from, Assembly Icehouse’s louder sports-bar energy.
Assembly Icehouse opened in November 2025 as one of the anchor restaurants at Assembly Park, the mixed-use redo of the old Plano Market Square Mall near Spring Creek Parkway. Community Impact noted at the time that the concepts were part of a broader push to bring restaurants and apartments to the former mall site.
"Assembly Icehouse has been embraced by the community in a way that exceeded our expectations," JR Muñoz of Blender Brands said in a statement cited by Plano Magazine. The adults-only room is pitched as an unhurried spot for music, conversation and top-shelf spirits rather than another place to yell at the ref.
Members, music and lockers
The coming lounge will feature a vinyl listening station with a substantial record collection, a pool table and private spirit lockers where members and regulars can store bottles on-site, according to Crave DFW. Coverage has framed the spirit lockers as a membership-style perk meant to give frequent guests a sense of ownership and a reason to keep coming back, a detail also highlighted by CultureMap Dallas.
Where it sits in Assembly Park
Assembly Park itself is the former Plano Market Square Mall, now reworked into a walkable mix of apartments, office space and restaurants that frame a central lawn. The Icehouse overlooks that green space as part of Triten Real Estate Partners’ redevelopment of the roughly 300,000-square-foot property, according to Triten Real Estate Partners. The firm acquired the site in 2021 and has been repositioning it as a neighborhood hub rather than a traditional enclosed mall.
What’s next
For now, the new lounge still does not have a public name or opening date. Owners say details on membership tiers, the beverage program and other specifics will be announced in the coming months, per local reporting. Plano Magazine reports that Tacoro’s closure cleared the way for the renovation and notes that Blender Brands is steering the concept development.
