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Kinzo Sushi restaurant brings sophisticated omakase and sake to Frisco

According to Kinzo Sushi, simple is best but it's often the hardest to achieve.

Kinzo

A new sushi restaurant has debuted in Frisco with the noble mission of bringing the omakase experience to residents in the area and saving them a drive to Dallas.

Called Kinzo Sushi, it just opened in North Frisco near Little Elm, at 14111 King Rd. #2100, where it's serving sushi, plus special hot and cold dishes, plus a full bar.

The restaurant is a partnership between manager Kyle Choi and chef Leo Kekoa, who previously worked for Nobu.

"I used to be a customer at Nobu, and chef Leo and I would talk about opening a place," Choi says. "We wanted to bring omakase, temaki rolls, and the finest liquors to Frisco."

"I used to spend time in Japan and would go to all these good omakase places," he says. "When I moved back to Dallas, I couldn't find any on the north side of town. People who live in Frisco were driving an hour if they wanted omakase."

Omakase is the dining experience in which the chef prepares a multi-course tasting menu of dishes made to order, with lots of personal interaction between chef and diner, often at a premium price.

Kinzo has a mini omakase for $75 with:

appetizer
cold dishes
house salad
five nigiri
one handroll

Cold dishes could include hamachi, kanpachi, salmon yuzu miso (seared salmon with miso and microgreens), and snapper with Fuji apple.

Starters include crab tartar, toro tartar caviar, spicy tuna & crispy rice, oysters, and oyster shooters.

Salads include edamame, seaweed salad, an arugula salad, a house salad, and tuna salad.

Hot dishes include miso black cod, Chilean sea bass, Kahuku shrimp truck, and A5 Wagyu hot rock. They bring in seafood from the famed Toyosu Market in Japan.

Their other big theme is temaki -- hand rolls, which have also become a trend in Dallas. Their selection includes one with shrimp tempura, and another with crab & avocado.

They also have a Yakitori section with shishito pepper, chicken thigh, and cod, cooked on skewers over a flame; plus veggie dishes such as Brussels sprouts and asparagus.

A full bar features craft cocktails including a collection of martinis such as pear martini, espresso martini, and lychee martini. There's a large selection of sake by the bottle including a sparkling sake, and a creative wine list with whites, reds, and rose.

While omakase and temaki are their signatures, they accommodate walk-in customers who just want to order some sushi or yakitori grilled skewers.

"Simple is best, but it's often the hardest to achieve," Choi says.

They're currently open Monday-Saturday for dinner, but Choi says they'll add lunch down the road.

"We are at the border of Frisco, Little Elm, and The Colony, and there's a big audience -- we just wanted to bring good food to the neighborhood," Choi says.

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Grocery News

Urban grocery market will join scene in historic downtown Carrollton

Street Corner Urban Market

A new grocery store brand is making its Texas debut in Carrollton: Called Street Corner Urban Market, it's a small chain from Kansas that will go into a former vintage store at 1105 South Broadway St., across from the historic downtown square, with an opening slated for spring 2026.

The Street Corner brand is headquartered in Topeka, and comprises several concepts, from express kiosks to gas station companions. The urban market concept has 47 locations across the United States as of early 2025, in cities such as Fresno, California and Rochester, New York.

Carrollton will be a 2,500 square-foot store — bigger than a convenience store but smaller than a large-scale grocery store.

Bringing the concept to Carrollton is franchisee Leon Smith, a longtime downtown Carrollton resident looking to fill a gap in the neighborhood's retail lineup.

“I've lived in the downtown Carrollton area probably for about seven, eight years,” Smith says. “I've always noticed the need for some type of grocery chain down here. There's just nothing down here for the residents — nowhere for them to go grab something quick.”

The historic downtown area nearly has it all: family housing, four luxury apartment complexes, a townhome development in the works, a DART station, dining, parks, entertainment, and locally-owned retail and beauty services.

The missing link: a place to grab groceries, beer & wine, flowers, produce, and ready-to-eat meals without hopping on a train or driving.

Smith, an HR professional at Baylor Scott & White venturing into franchising, says the Street Corner Market shopping experience is reminiscent of Trader Joe’s, including stocking many of the same vendors, but on a smaller scale.

Catering to the community is a priority, and they'll be open to product recommendations so that the store’s offerings reflect residents’ needs.

“It's not cookie cutter ‘this is the only way that it’s going to go,’” Smith says. “I'm here to try to make it welcoming for everybody that's around here. I'm a part of this community, so this is important to me, because I know the need for it.”

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