Muchacho Tex-Mex plans to open its Frisco location in December, the restaurant has announced, setting a target date for a project that has shifted across much of 2026. The new spot at 8600 Gaylord Parkway will serve lunch, dinner and weekend brunch once it opens, and will mark the brand's third location overall.
According to Community Impact, Muchacho Tex-Mex announced the December opening plan on social media. The restaurant is a project of Big Dill Hospitality and chef Omar Flores, according to dallas.culturemap.com, which also describes the Frisco build as Muchacho's third location. The brand currently operates two restaurants, in Dallas and Southlake.
A Timeline That Has Moved More Than Once
The December target is the latest in a string of dates attached to this build-out. A release had previously said Muchacho would open in Frisco in spring 2026, per the same CultureMap report, while Flores himself told dallasnews.com in November 2025 that Frisco was next on the list for mid-2026, with the Lakewood project to follow. A separate CultureMap roundup of new Frisco restaurants listed the opening as anticipated for fall 2026 instead.
That roundup also pointed to a cause for at least part of the slippage: construction delays after Gloria's Latin Cuisine occupied the Gaylord Parkway space longer than expected, pushing the opening from spring into late summer or early fall, the outlet reported. Whether the December date now holds is something only the restaurant's eventual opening will confirm.
What's On The Menu
Once open, the Frisco location is expected to serve handmade tortillas, enchiladas, tacos and mesquite-grilled fajitas alongside house specialties including pozolé verde, hamachi aguachile and ahi tuna taquitos, the CultureMap report notes. The bar program is set to include more than a dozen specialty margaritas, craft cocktails, mocktails and an extensive wine and beer list, per the same account.
Part Of A Bigger Dallas-To-Frisco Push
Muchacho's roots trace back to Dallas' Preston Center, where the original restaurant opened in 2019 before expanding to Southlake a few years later, according to dallasnews.com. The chain's growth hasn't stopped at Frisco: Flores signed a lease for a 5,500-square-foot restaurant space in Dallas' Lakewood neighborhood, most recently home to Petra and the Beast, with that location expected to open in late 2026 at 1901 Abrams Road, the outlet reported.
The Frisco opening also fits into a broader pattern CultureMap has tracked of well-known Dallas restaurants expanding into Frisco's dining scene as North Texas continues to grow. For now, Muchacho's own timeline remains the one detail still catching up to its ambitions.
