Trung Nguyên E‑Coffee will open a second Houston-area café in Katy Asian Town this Saturday, bringing phin‑brewed coffee, matcha lattes and more seating to the shopping center.

Missouri’s The Big Biscuit is recruiting franchisees and has flagged Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston as priority markets as it pushes beyond the Midwest.

Farmboy Brewing Co. opened on North Shepherd, folding a longtime brew-supply shop into a 9,000‑sq‑ft taproom, cocktail bar and education space with guest kegs and food trucks.

Spindletop, Houston’s revolving restaurant above the Hyatt Regency, reopens May 15 with a reservation-only weekend tasting menu and sweeping 360° views.

San Antonios Chama Gacha confirmed plans to open in Katy, taking over the Doneraki/Fuego y Mar space at 24205 Katy Freeway. The chain has not announced an opening date.

Levant BBQ filed a permit to open in Sugar Land Town Square, bringing its Levantine‑meets‑Texas barbecue a short drive from the Houston flagship.

Peach Cobbler Factory filed for a 1,513-square-foot Webster buildout at 20911 Gulf Freeway, with work slated for April–May and an estimated $225,000 cost.

State filings show The Kebab Shop will renovate a roughly 3,000‑square‑foot space at 4361 Kingwood Drive; construction is slated to begin July 6 and finish in December.

Huey Magoo’s signed a 15‑store development pact with SMR Capital Group to place restaurants across five Greater Houston counties over the next three years.

McAlister’s Deli is planning a Conroe outpost on Highway 242 with a tentative July opening and a planned drive-through.

The Burger Joint team's shaved‑ice and frozen‑cocktail shop reopens in the Heights with dairy‑free soft‑serve margaritas and its island‑inspired menu.

Home baker Ally Barrera is opening Sweet Bee Bakehouse’s first storefront in Pearland with a Saturday morning grand opening featuring free cake, photo ops and pastries.

Golden Chick opened at 11418 S. Sam Houston Pkwy E. this week, the latest expansion for the Texas-born chain in the Houston suburbs. The new outpost joins other recent metro openings and planned builds.