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Gloria's Latin Cuisine packs up Frisco restaurant and moves to Plano

Gloria's new Plano location serves the dishes fans know and love, like Orange Roughy Ceviche.

Photo courtesy of Gloria's

One door has closed and another has opened for popular Salvadoran and Tex-Mex chain Gloria’s Latin Cuisine. The restaurant has moved from its longtime Frisco location, and into a newly built Plano outpost just one mile away.

New address to plug into GPS: 8601 Preston Rd., on the southwest corner of Preston Road and State Highway 121.

The new restaurant is now open, serving the signature black bean dip, pupusas, and margaritas Gloria's fans know and love.

According to a release, the new, 8500-square-foot Plano restaurant features vibrant Latin-inspired décor and colors, indoor-outdoor patio dining with full climate control, an upscale bar, a striking Caralarga tapestry, and handcrafted pottery from Mexico.

“Our Frisco location has been such a meaningful part of our family since 2001,” says Founder Gloria Fuentes in the release. “We’re incredibly grateful for the loyalty and memories shared with the Frisco community over the years. This move allows us to continue serving our guests in a beautiful new space, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone into our new home in Plano with the same hospitality they’ve always known.”

Gloria's Plano bar The sleek bar at the new Plano location.Photo courtesy of Gloria's.

The year 2026 marks Gloria's milestone 40th anniversary. Gloria’s Latin Cuisine was founded in 1986 by Gloria and Jose Fuentes, born out of the traditions of El Salvador, with their original location in Oak Cliff on West Davis Street before relocating to a former firehouse they renovated in 2011.

They currently have 23 locations across Texas including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.

“Our goal has always been to create a place where people feel at home,” says co-founder Jose Fuentes in the release. “The new Plano location brings together the flavors of El Salvador and the warmth of Texas hospitality. It is a place to gather, slow down, share a meal made with love and celebrate together.”

Gloria’s Latin Cuisine in Plano is open Sunday-Thursday from 11 am-9 pm, and Friday-Saturday from 11 am-10:30 pm.

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Supermarket News

Texas supermarket chain H-E-B to open its first location in Carrollton

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New H-E-B supermarket grocery store in Allen.

The city of Carrollton will welcome its first location of the massively popular H-E-B supermarket chain. According to a release, the store got a thumbs up from the Carrollton City Council at a meeting on January 6, when they approved an ordinance to rezone the land at the northeast corner of Parker Road and Josey Lane, in order to make way for the grocery giant.

The zoning amendment accommodates a 120,000-square-foot store with gas station, car wash, restaurant, and pharmacy — with the latter two offering drive-thru services.

Other features will include covered grocery pick-up and more than 600 parking spaces, along with bakery, seafood counter, meat market, floral section, housewares, produce, and seasonal plants.

Carrollton’s Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on November 24, 2025, and made a recommendation to approve the ordinance to rezone the tract to allow for not only retail space, but the onsite gas station and car wash, as well. A traffic impact analysis was also submitted, reviewed, and approved by Carrollton’s Transportation Engineering Division.

In a statement, Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick says they are all so very proud.

"This venture is the culmination of years of hard work across the region by several actors and shines a light on Carrollton as our community continues to set itself apart as an example of investment and development opportunity," Babick says.

H-E-B director of public affairs Mabrie Jackson says they are "excited to bring a new store to Carrollton and surrounding cities."

"While no construction timeline has been finalized, we look forward to sharing more details later this year," Jackson says.

Intriguing that she felt compelled to mention the "surrounding cities." In case you don't have Google maps in front of you, cities surrounding Carrollton include Addison, Farmers Branch, Lewisville, and The Colony.

H-E-B opened its first DFW-area store in Frisco in 2022, and has since opened locations in Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Melissa, Rockwall, and Prosper, plus two in Tarrant County: Fort Worth/Alliance, and Mansfield.

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