Smithville's Renegade Crawfish Company has launched Friday and Saturday boils and is accepting live-crawfish orders for weekend pickup.

The owner of Smitty's Taphouse bought Gigantic Brewing's Hawthorne spot and plans Steely’s Taproom, a burger-and-beer concept with the Little Brother team.

A new wave of walk-in sushi bars — Shokunin, Konbini and TORA — is meeting omakase fatigue with Toyosu-sourced fish and counter seats instead of months‑long waits.

Pizza Luna will open a stall at Midtown Global Market next Friday, a sign that East Lake Street may be slowly recovering after last year’s federal enforcement activity. The vendor is listed as "coming soon" on the market's site.

Flower Mound’s first Whataburger is under construction at 3201 Long Prairie Road. The 3,335‑sq‑ft, $2.5M build is expected to open in late spring and will include dual drive‑thrus.

Philly bagel chain Bagels & Co. filed permits for a Cypress Creek shop at 957 E Cypress Creek Rd. The brand is expanding across Florida with bold schmears and sandwiches.

A red‑and‑yellow vegan burger joint has opened on Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach, serving plant‑based riffs on quarter‑pounders, nuggets and a kid’s 'Frowny' meal.

A San Diego–born mobile coffee brand, The Rush Coffee, has opened a Knoxville truck serving espresso blends and taking event bookings.

Two high‑profile Bay Area chefs are teaming up at the original Akiko’s Bush Street space to open TBD, an izakaya blending dry‑aged sashimi with reimagined yakitori. The menu will mix grilled chicken, small plates and showy items like a tuna Wellington.

Houston’s Los Tios is converting the former La Madeleine on Broadway into a 5,500‑sq‑ft Tex‑Mex spot. Adair Concepts says the restaurant will open this spring.

LongHorn Steakhouse filed permits for a Texas City pad near Tanger Outlets; construction is slated to start in August with an expected early-2027 opening. This will be the chain’s first location in Texas City.

New Kamana Kitchen opened its third location at Kailua Shopping Center, serving butter chicken, naan and mango lassi with limited seating and takeout.

The team behind Wheat Penny and Meadowlark are opening Piccolo Orsetto in Dayton’s Oregon District — a breakfast-and-lunch spot with a cooking-school space.