New Pub in Plano

Lantern St. Grill & Tap House breathes new life into grubby old Plano sports bar

Out with the sports bar and in with Lantern St. Grill & Tap House, a new restaurant-bar going into the space previously occupied by Plano's 1st and 10, at Coit Road and Spring Creek Parkway. Lantern St. owner Aaron Morrison took over the dingy old space, cleaned it up and made it nice.

He scrubbed the kitchen, rebuilt the cruddy bathrooms, installed handsome hardwood floors, added a pretty stone backsplash to the bar and rustic wood slats on the wall. The place has been transformed into a casual, comfortable neighborhood pub.

Aaron Morrison almost opened Lantern St. in Frisco but saw potential for a neighborhood spot at this Plano intersection.

Morrison is an entrepreneurial sort who has owned or managed a number of places, including Glass Cactus at the Gaylord Resort, where he did all the training for the convention center staff. That's where he discovered he had a special skill.

"I discovered I had a flair for bottle-flipping," he says. "It was just something I did when I first started bartending, but I kept practicing until I eventually got to the point where I realized I was actually really good at it.

"I almost moved out to Vegas to do it full-time but decided I'd rather own a place rather than be bartending in my 30s."

He almost opened Lantern St. in Frisco but saw potential for a neighborhood spot at this Plano intersection. That's when he and his chef, Anthony Sergilia, got to work on the food.

He has a full menu with burgers, club sandwiches, chili, Caesar salad, and fish and chips. There's a noodle bowl that Morrison describes as "ramen on steroids." Instead of the usual chicken and waffles, they do fried chicken and bacon wrapped in a pancake.

He also felt compelled to create a signature dish.

"Every restaurant has a signature dish," he says. "Ours is the batter-fried mushrooms. I practiced once a week to get the right flavor. I'd call over friends. The batter is thin, but I got them so that they were soft and juicy, as if they'd been sautéed.

"We make our ranch dressing dip fresh, not from a bottle. Two of my friends said they hated mushrooms, and both said mine were so good, they would order them at a restaurant."

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Coming soon

Uptown Dallas all-day fave The Henry heads to bustling Plano development

Courtesy The Henry

Brunch at The Henry

The Henry, the swanky Uptown restaurant known for its scenic patio views and all-day menu, will soon open its second DFW location, in Plano.

According to a release, the restaurant will open its doors later this year at 7700 Windrose Ave., inside Plano’s bustling Legacy West development. Since the Uptown Dallas location debuted in 2019, The Henry has grown its presence dramatically, with around a dozen outposts across the country, including restaurants in California, Arizona, and Tennessee.

The Henry is a project of the Arizona-based Fox Restaurant Group, which also operates other upscale chains like Flower Child and North Italia. Plano will be the third Texas location for the chain, joining the Uptown restaurant and a Houston location that opened in November 2025, along with a fourth outpost that’s also set to open in Houston sometime in 2026.

At Legacy West, The Henry will occupy a 12,976-square-foot space that’s nearly as enormous as the Uptown restaurant, complete with indoor and outdoor dining spaces, an open kitchen, and a private dining room for special events. It will also boast a full-service coffee bar, which will brew lattes at breakfast and espresso martinis for a perk-up later in the day.

“The Henry is built around how people live their lives,” Fox Restaurant Concepts founder Sam Fox says in a release. “Whether it's your morning coffee or celebratory dinner, we want it to feel like a true neighborhood place. Somewhere that becomes part of your everyday routine.”

Describing itself as the “greatest neighborhood restaurant,” The Henry serves an extensive menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options that range from avocado toast in the morning to short rib potstickers at lunch and classic American plates like rotisserie chicken and braised short rib with bourbon caramel sauce on the dinner menu.

There’s also a solid line-up of happy hour bites, including pretzels served with provolone fondue and spicy-tuna-topped crispy rice, to pair with discounted cocktails and glasses of wine.

The Henry is set to open at Legacy West sometime in “late 2026.” When it arrives, it will also be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with brunch on the weekends.