El Trompo Loco plans a fourth Houston storefront on Airline Drive, moving from food truck to a nearly 3,000 sq ft location with a spring opening expected.

Charm Taphouse & BBQ pairs 16‑hour smoked meats with Thai curries, bao buns and a big tap wall in Conroe.

Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles opens its first Houston outpost this Saturday at 3611 Gulf Freeway, bringing chicken-and-waffle combos, all-day breakfast and a weekend celebration. Franchisees Lucious and Aundria Barnum will host giveaways, music and late weekend hours.

Tejas Burger Joint will relocate to 306 Market St. and relaunch as Wise Guys Pizza & Burgers, adding wood‑fired pizza, wings and a full bar while keeping the Smokehouse Burger.

Omar Pereney is opening Petite Lucie, a French bistro at Market Square Park that will serve Love Croissants pastries, day‑to‑night bistro meals and parkside drinks.

A Pearland cottage bakery known for jumbo cookies is opening its first storefront next Saturday. The shop will serve cookies, cupcakes and specialty drinks.

Dallas-based FreeRange Concepts opened Birdie's Icehouse at East River 9 in the Fifth Ward, pairing big screens, a 25,000‑sq‑ft event space and outdoor recreation.

Fort Worth‑based HTeaO has filed state permits for four Rio Grande Valley shops, starting with a $1.15M Brownsville build. Timelines put construction this year.

Seoulside Wings opened a Jersey Village storefront this week with Korean wings, kimchi fries and corn dogs. A grand opening is set for Feb. 21.

Sid Miller urged lawmakers to act after rising beef costs and a shrinking herd started forcing some Texas smokehouses to shrink menus or close. His office says policy steps are needed to protect the state’s BBQ businesses.

Chipotle will open a third League City location next Tuesday at 1603 W. League City Pkwy, joining two existing stores in the city.

A family-run cafe is coming to Brookshire with specialty lattes, baked goods and a $200K build-out, aiming for a summer opening. State permits list the project and timeline.

First Watch opened Feb. 9 at Creekside Park West in Tomball/The Woodlands, serving breakfast and lunch daily with indoor and patio seating. The new spot features seasonal menu items and on-site juice and coffee offerings.