A line of eager diners formed Tuesday morning in front of the newly minted Kirin Court in Plano.
“It’s a full house,” owner Michael Chen said while taking a break from the lunch rush. “I’m so happy.”
Chen opened Kirin Court in Richardson in 2005 and it’s become one of North Texas’ most recognized destinations for authentic Chinese dining.
Kirin Court employee Kim Wang pushes a cart on through the Richardson dining room.
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Plans to open a second location only recently took shape when the right piece of real estate opened up, and when Chen realized how many of his customers kept asking him to bring his dim sum further north.
“There are so many people moving to the north like Anna and McKinney,” he said. “I am really confident because we are already so busy.”
Everything about the new restaurant is the same as in Richardson, Chen said, except the Plano location is a little larger and will be open an hour later.
Diners can expect the same steaming baskets of dim sum, rolled through the sprawling dining room on metal carts.
The grand opening will be celebrated Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. with a lion dance.
Kirin Court opened Nov. 25 at 1301 Custer Rd. #850, Plano. It is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.