White Castle was founded in Wichita, Kan. Its slider shops have grown throughout the Midwest and Northeast to 336 restaurants in 14 states in just over a century. The family-owned company was “selective” and “thoughtful,” Richardson said, about planting roots in North Texas.
“This is a destination for us,” Richardson said. “We don’t franchise. We don’t open dozens of restaurants a year.”
Grandscape, specifically, drew the White Castle team to Texas, Richardson said.
“The more we learned about it, the more we could visualize us being there.”
The development on State Highway 121, which draws customers from Frisco, Plano, McKinney and more, cost more than $1.5 billion. It’s anchored by Nebraska Furniture Mart and sports mega-store Scheels, and it has become the biggest restaurant village in North Texas. Portillo’s from Chicago opened its first-in-Texas restaurant here, and Windmills Brewery from India picked Grandscape as its first location in the United States.
Texas’ first White Castle is expected to open in fall 2026. Consumers can expect the film-famous brand — featured in 2004’s silly Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle — to expand across Dallas-Fort Worth. Details on when or where aren’t yet available.
Texas’ first White Castle is expected to open at 4520 Destination Drive, The Colony, in fall 2026.