San Antonio's Alamo Biscuit Co. & Panaderia is growing again, with company officials saying the biscuit and taco chain plans to open its third restaurant at the Brooks development in early 2027 - and in the meantime, its breakfast tacos and pan dulce are already showing up in an unexpected place: UTSA's Loop 1604 campus.
Brooks Location Set for January 2027
The new outpost will open at La Picosa Town Center, 7514 S. New Braunfels Ave., in January 2027, according to CultureMap San Antonio. A release announcing the opening date did not detail what will be on the menu, the outlet reported. The San Antonio Current likewise reports that no grand opening details have been announced yet.
In December 2024, the San Antonio Current reported that the planned restaurant would sit at 7514 S. New Braunfels Ave. near the Brooks development, with state filings projecting $600,000 in renovations for the 3,600-square-foot space. That earlier report said construction was expected to begin in April and wrap up by Nov. 17, though it did not specify which years those dates referred to. A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project record lists an April 7, 2025 start date and a Nov. 17, 2025 completion date for the La Picosa Town Center project, though that record does not confirm the work was actually finished.
Breakfast Tacos Land on UTSA's Campus
While Brooks diners wait, Alamo Biscuit has already found its way onto UTSA's Loop 1604 campus, serving select menu items including breakfast tacos and fresh-baked pan dulce at five spots, among them the Student Union Perk Coffee Shop and RowdyMart convenience stores, per the same CultureMap report. The arrangement comes through a partnership with Aramark Collegiate Hospitality.
Owner John Vale said he's proud the brand landed on a college campus as one of the earliest local restaurant names to strike such a deal at UTSA. The connection carries personal weight for Vale, who is also a UTSA graduate - CultureMap identifies him as a 2013 graduate, while UTSA's own Sombrilla Magazine says he returned to the university and completed his degree in 2012. Vale said he was thrilled to see the company's food served at his alma mater.
From a Huebner Road Start to Citywide Growth
Alamo Biscuit Co. opened its first location on Huebner Road in the summer of 2019, according to UTSA's Sombrilla Magazine. The chain later launched a 24-hour satellite location at 849 E. Commerce St. along the River Walk, which the San Antonio Current dates to April 2025, while Sombrilla Magazine places that River Walk opening in March 2025.
Vale has credited the community's support with enabling the business's growth. At the original Huebner Road address, guests 21 and older can get a complimentary glass of champagne on Saturdays and Sundays with valid ID. “Champagne Weekends are our way of saying thank you,” Vale said, according to CultureMap.
Sombrilla Magazine also reported that Vale was planning to open a fourth location later in the year that story was published, though it's not established whether that location ultimately opened. Between the UTSA food-service deal and the upcoming Brooks restaurant, Alamo Biscuit Co. & Panaderia - based in San Antonio - continues stacking up new ways for locals to get their hands on its tacos and pastries.
