Donatos filed a permit for a 1,730‑sq‑ft Humble restaurant with construction penciled for June–November 2026. The Ohio chain says multiple franchise groups are developing Houston-area locations.

A family‑run specialty cafe called Kilo is headed to Snider Plaza this summer, promising measured pour‑overs, Onyx beans and an omakase tasting.

A state filing shows JOEY will invest $9M to build a 7,709‑sq‑ft full‑service restaurant at CityCentre Six in Memorial City, with construction slated Aug. 2026–Apr. 2027.

Wingstop has started buildout on a new Northwest Houston location at 9213 West Road, Suite 100, with GSR Group leading the franchise opening this spring.

Bay Area chain Starbird is headed to San Antonio as part of a 36‑unit Texas franchise deal that will also bring locations to Austin and Houston. Openings are expected to begin in 2027.

Walk‑On’s will open at Valley Ranch Town Center in New Caney in late August, bringing Cajun dishes, a full bar and more than 90 TVs to the growing retail district.

Comedian Ali Siddiq and daughter Jaden Gaines have bought Rado Market in Third Ward; Gaines will run the kitchen and the pair plan community programming while keeping the market’s neighborhood focus.

7Brew filed to convert the former Salad and Go at 3000 N Durham Drive into a drive‑thru coffee stand, with a $1M renovation and summer 2026 construction window.

Haraz Coffee House will open a 2,193‑sq‑ft Webster shop at Baybrook Passage; state filings list an April 28 start and July 28 completion. The buildout is pegged at about $100,000.

Corpus Christi’s Hooters closed its South Padre Island Drive restaurant on April 12 amid the chain’s bankruptcy‑driven reshuffle. The location had only reopened after a 2021 fire.

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.