Mesero has opened a Terminal A location near gate A11, bringing the Dallas restaurant group’s modern Mexican menu to DFW travelers. Its airport menu includes items such as shrimp ceviche and a frosé margarita.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported the opening and location in Terminal A’s Pier. Mesero began in Dallas in 2011, founded by the late Mico Rodriguez, who also founded Mi Cocina. The newspaper reported that the restaurant is among several Tex-Mex businesses joining DFW as new terminal and gate projects move forward.
A Years-Long Build-Up to Opening Day
The airport location had been in the works for some time. The Dallas Morning News reported in May 2025 that Mesero was among more than a dozen restaurants expected to open at DFW over the following few years, including two North Texas coffee shops. At the time, Mesero had seven locations in Dallas-Fort Worth and two outside Texas. DFW’s board approved that group of concessions in early May 2025.
The Terminal A Pier project provides the setting for Mesero’s arrival. The expansion adds 140,000 square feet to the terminal and is part of DFW’s $12 billion DFW Forward capital improvement program, according to DFW Airport. The completed pier is planned to have 10 gates: five rebuilt gates and a net increase of five. Gates A10, A11, A13 and A15 are the first four to open.
More Local Favorites Headed to the Terminals
Other North Texas restaurant names are also part of the airport’s plans. The Star-Telegram reports that Mi Cocina, another concept founded by Rodriguez, is slated for the new Terminal F. Olivella’s Pizza and Wine, which has a Fort Worth location on Camp Bowie Boulevard, is slated to open in Terminal A near gate 14.
The Star-Telegram also reported that Fort Worth-based Ampersand, already in Terminal C, signed the first lease in Terminal F. Brewed has opened a brunch house in Terminal D and a more casual coffee shop in Terminal E.
How Mesero fits DFW’s wider build-out
The Terminal A Pier is one element of DFW Forward; other milestones are happening separately. DFW Airport and American Airlines announced that nine new Terminal C gates opened on June 8, 2026, according to DFW Airport. The airport reported about 87 million customers in 2024 and projected annual passenger numbers would exceed 100 million before 2030, providing context for its investment in terminal capacity, according to DFW Airport.
Public board records offer a limited example of how a concession is awarded: in March 2025, DFW awarded The Marshall Retail Group, LLC a Terminal A Pier retail location near gate A8 through Solicitation 051324, according to DFW Airport Board records. That award concerned a different concession and does not establish Mesero’s contract terms or selection process.
