Bojangles<\/a>, the Carolina chicken chain, opened a location in Plano at 3840 SH-121, in a newly-constructed building west of Kroger Marketplace at the corner of Coit Road. Bojangles specializes in fried chicken, biscuits, and Southern sides such as dirty rice, mac & cheese, and Cajun pinto beans. They made their Dallas-area debut<\/a> in 2023 with the usual fanfare that first surrounds a chain, followed by the usual fading fanfare that surrounds a chain after it has opened multiple locations. In this case, Plano marks the company\u2019s ninth location in Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Maman<\/a>, the New York caf\u00e9 chain making a big expansion in Dallas, opens its new location<\/a> at Hillside Village, the centrally situated center at Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road, on April 23 in the former<\/a> Palmer’s Hot Chicken space, with pastries, sandwiches, coffee, and exclusive Texas menu items. Opening day will feature an 8 am ribbon cutting with complimentary cookies for the first 100 customers who make a purchase. They made their Texas debut in November 2025 when they opened<\/a> a location in the Plaza at Preston Center. There are also plans for locations in Frisco<\/a>, Casa Linda<\/a>, and the Design District<\/a>.<\/p>\n PopUp Bagels<\/a>, a buzzy bagel concept from the Northeast, will make its Texas debut<\/a> on April 24, opening its first location in Dallas at Inwood Village, in the former I Heart Yogurt shop next to the Inwood Theatre at 5450 W Lovers Ln. #143. PopUp started as a backyard project during the pandemic. Their menu is limited \u2014 no sandwiches\u2014 and their bagels are sold whole only, not sliced, leading to their nickname<\/a> “rip and dip,” in which customers rip the bagels in half and dip them into spreads. (Their texture is softer and lighter than the traditional New York dense bagel, making them easier to “rip.”) On opening day only, they’ll serve a Lemon Pepper Schmear that’s a collaboration with Wingstop.<\/p>\n Portillo’s<\/a>, the Chicago-based street food chain, opened a location<\/a> in Frisco at 16499 FM Rd. #423 on April 21, with Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, crinkle-cut fries, salads, shakes, and chocolate cake. Hot dogs come in regular, chili cheese, Polish sausage, and Maxwell Street Polish sausage with mustard and grilled onions. The location features Portillo’s “restaurant of the future” design, comprising a smaller, more efficient footprint. It is the 11th location of Portillo’s in Dallas-Fort Worth and first in Frisco; the first opened<\/a> at the Grandscape development in The Colony in January 2023.<\/p>\n CLOSINGS<\/p>\n Super Duper Cookie Co<\/a>., a social enterprise that employs people with disabilities, is closing its storefront in May. The shop, which opened<\/a> in 2024 in the former Baldo’s Ice Cream space across from SMU at 6401 Hillcrest Rd., will be closing on May 1, according to a post<\/a> on Instagram. Company founder Benjamin Crosland told<\/a> the DMN that they’re closing because they couldn’t afford to stay in business. “We are sad to go but we know that we have made an impact in our community,” their post said. “We will be here until May 1, so come and say goodbye and get a cookie and dance under the disco ball one last time.”<\/p>\n Dozo Omakase<\/a>. Omakase sushi restaurant at Trinity Groves closed on April 14, after a little more than a year. The sushi spot opened<\/a> in early 2025 with an embrace of the then-trendy<\/a> multi-course omakase style of dining, in small or large versions with basically four options: 7 or 15 courses, plus hand rolls and a nigiri-handroll combination, with prices ranging from $28 to $120. They had a cool happy hour<\/a> with a new menu nearly every month, but it wasn’t enough. In their closure announcement, they said<\/a> it was a difficult decision but invited fans to visit their sister restaurant<\/a> Dozo Sushi in Richardson.<\/p>\n Kate Weiser Chocolate<\/a>, Dallas’ renowned chocolatier famous for its colorful and artistic chocolates, is closing<\/a> down. That includes all four locations: its flagship at Trinity Groves as well as NorthPark Center, Fort Worth, and Southlake, as well as online sales. Founder Kate Weiser, a pastry chef who founded her chocolate company in 2014 as part of the “incubator” program at Trinity Groves, told<\/a> the DMN that Trinity Groves’ investors owned 60 percent of the company, and that they hadn’t been profitable in four years. She’s arranged for her signature “Carl the Snowman” hot chocolate kit to have one final Christmas season with Central Market for the 2026 holiday.<\/p>\n Stirr<\/a>, the brunchy restaurant from Dallas-based Milkshake Concepts, has closed its final location in Addison. According to a post from the owners, they decided not to renew their lease; April 19 was their last day of service. Stirr made its debut<\/a> in Deep Ellum in 2016<\/a>, serving chef-driven dishes and cocktails. A second location opened in Fort Worth in 2019<\/a>, then closed in 2021. Milkshake seems to be in a time of transition. In 2025, they closed Citizen<\/a>, their lounge on Swiss Avenue and recently replaced<\/a> it with a dance-music venue called Ctrl Room. They also own the small Mexican chain Vidorra<\/a>, Serious Pizza, and The Finch, an American grill with locations in Dallas, Grand Prairie, and Nashville.![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776897384_663_kate-weiser-chocolate.jpg\")
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Stephanie Allmon Merry contributed to this story.<\/p>\n