{"id":479797,"date":"2026-10-28T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479797\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T23:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:38:10","slug":"gringos-mexican-kitchen-expanding-into-central-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479797\/","title":{"rendered":"Gringo\u2019s Mexican Kitchen Expanding Into Central Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gringo\u2019s Mexican Kitchen is expanding into the Austin area with planned restaurants in Kyle and Leander, marking a larger move beyond its Houston-area base. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/austin\/news\/2026\/10\/21\/gringos-tex-mex-houston-texas-expansion-food-atx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Austin Business Journal<\/a> reported that the 33-year-old Tex-Mex chain selected sites along Interstate 35 as it continues growing outside its home market.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyle restaurant will be located at Kyle Park, a development by Houston-based NewQuest Properties near Interstate 35 and Bebee Road. According to the publication, the approximately 9,500-square-foot restaurant is targeting a November 2027 opening.<\/p>\n<p>Heather McKeon, Gringo\u2019s chief operating officer, told the Austin Business Journal that the company is also exploring potential incentives for the Kyle project. Eligibility will depend on the investment, project fees and expected employment. McKeon said Gringo\u2019s typically hires between 125 and 150 employees at each location.<\/p>\n<p>In Leander, Gringo\u2019s is purchasing property within Northline, a 116-acre development intended to establish a new downtown destination. The publication reported that the planned restaurant will cover approximately 9,500 square feet and is targeting a mid-2028 opening.<\/p>\n<p>The chain\u2019s approach to dining is built around value and flexibility. In comments to the Austin Business Journal, McKeon said the company wants customers to enjoy restaurant meals without overspending, whether they are visiting with family or choosing a place for date night.<\/p>\n<p>Takeout is also becoming a larger part of the business. According to McKeon\u2019s comments in the publication, to-go orders account for between 22% and 35% of sales volume across Gringo\u2019s Houston-area operations. The company also expects its catering business to grow as it enters the Austin market.<\/p>\n<p>McKeon said the company remains open to future opportunities, although no additional Austin-area locations have been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gringo\u2019s Mexican Kitchen is expanding into the Austin area with planned restaurants in Kyle and Leander, marking a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-479797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}