Nana's Dim Sum & Dumplings is bringing handmade dumplings and dim sum to Frisco, with plans for its first Texas restaurant at 2401 Preston Road. The project will take over a former Uncle Julio's space, converting it into an 8,725-square-foot dining room as part of a roughly $500,000 renovation.
The Frisco plans surfaced in a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, according to Community Impact Newspaper. The filing, registered under project number TABS2027003809, lists construction as scheduled to begin Oct. 19, 2026, with completion targeted for March 1, 2027, according to whatnow.com. That timeline comes from the TDLR paperwork itself and does not pin down an actual opening date for the restaurant.
Diners can expect a menu built around shrimp dumplings, shumai, bao, soup dumplings, and steamed and pan-fried dumplings, along with noodle soups and fried rice, per the same filing details. The chain serves Chinese-inspired cuisine across its growing footprint, and the Frisco build-out would mark its entry into a new state entirely.
From a Denver Storefront to a Multi-State Chain
Nana's Dim Sum & Dumplings traces back to late 2023, when it opened its first location at 3316 Tejon Street in Denver's LoHi neighborhood, the company notes it was founded by a close-knit group of eight investors and partners, according to the article from Westword. The brand expanded quickly from there, adding outposts in Boulder and Aurora the following year and pushing toward seven total locations by the end of 2025, per the same account.
The company's own site states that Nana's is opening new locations across the Colorado Front Range and beyond. Its website lists Frisco among its upcoming markets as the chain expands beyond its existing locations in Colorado, New York and Oklahoma, whatnow.com reports.
A Busy Expansion Pipeline Beyond Colorado
By December 2025, Nana's operated seven locations across Colorado and New York, with four more already in development, according to NJ.com. That growth has included a fifth Colorado location at 9328 Jordan Road in Parker, which opened May 28, 2025, as reported by The Denver Post. The chain has also signed a lease for an 80-seat, 3,700-square-foot restaurant at Southend Hoboken in New Jersey, per the same NJ.com report.
Frisco's dining scene has been drawing plenty of new arrivals lately. Dallas-area restaurant concepts are following the city's population growth into Frisco, according to CultureMap Dallas, which also notes that Headington Companies is planning Frisco locations of Commissary and Tango Room at Hall Park for fall 2026, while Muchacho Tex-Mex is aiming to open its third Frisco location around the same stretch of the year.
WhatNow reported the Frisco filing before Community Impact Newspaper, which says it plans to update the story when more information becomes available. For now, the TDLR paperwork offers construction dates but no confirmed opening timeline for Nana's first Texas restaurant.
