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Pizza Guys from California opens first Texas restaurant in Plano

Pizza Guys pizza with pepperoni "cups".

Pizza Guys

There's a new pizza in town: Called Pizza Guys, it's a Sacramento-based chain known for gourmet pizza at a price point that meets every budget, and it's opening its first-ever Texas location in Plano at 9613 Coit Rd. #109 on Saturday, October 18.

Pizza Guys was founded in 1986 as a single location in Sacramento, then began franchising in 1994. They currently have 100 stores open across three states — California, Nevada, and now Texas.

"Reaching our 100th location and opening in Texas is a proud moment for Pizza Guys," says founder and CEO Shahpour Nejad, who built the chain brick by brick.

Each Pizza Guys pizza is made with fresh dough, whole milk mozzarella cheese, and a sauce made from fresh-packed California-grown tomatoes.

There are more than 30 pizza options, including classic cheese pizza, meat lovers, veggie, and so on. But there are also global-inspired combinations such as

Spicy Curry Pizza with a Tuscany thin crust, pesto sauce, mozzarella, curry seasoning, spinach, yellow onions, feta, jalapeño, crushed red pepper, tomatoes, and basil seasoning
Texas BBQ with mozzarella, chicken, bacon, red onions, and Cattlemens hot & spicy BBQ sauce drizzle
Serrano Chilli Pizzawith mozzarella, bacon, Canadian bacon, red onions, pineapple, Kogi Serrano Chili sauce drizzle, and cilantro

Many pizzas are topped with chicken including a Buffalo chicken, California garlic chicken — featuring their signature proprietary garlic sauce — chipotle chicken, and bacon chicken supreme. They also have a stuffed crust option.

Beyond pizzas, there are pastas, flatbreads, wings, salads, calzone, and appetizers such as a unique popper made from mashed potato, stuffed with jalapeno and cheese.

The Plano store is owned and operated by Ramandeep (Raman) Singh and Ranjeet Klair, a husband-and-wife team with extensive food industry experience and a shared passion for great food and hospitality. Together, their goal is to make Pizza Guys Plano a local favorite – a place where people can get great food and friendly service.

“When we decided to open a Pizza Guys in Plano, it wasn’t just about bringing another pizza restaurant to town,” said Ranjeet Klair. “It was about becoming part of a community that values quality, hospitality, and family—just like we do.”

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Boots & Booze

New Deep Ellum venue vows to win hearts with food, fun, and wedding chapel

Photo by Kathy Tran

The Window at Boots & Booze will serve Deep Ellum early morning through late night.

A new all-day hangout will soon bring comfort food and cocktails, a dog-friendly courtyard, live music stage, and even a whimsical wedding chapel to Dallas' Deep Ellum. Boots & Booze, a new concept from Dallas-based Wush Hospitality Group, will debut its first phase on Friday, October 23 at 3014 Main St., across the street from Terry Black's Barbecue.

The first phase includes The Window, a walk-up kitchen; The Courtyard, an outdoor bar and gathering space; and its signature Shotgun Wedding Chapel.

“This is meant to be a place where you can grab breakfast or coffee before work, bring your dog for the afternoon, meet friends for a drink, catch live entertainment or celebrate something completely unexpected,” Sherry Hazrati, co-founder of Wush Hospitality Group, says in a release. “You don’t need a special occasion to come here. We want people to feel welcome the minute they walk in.”

The Window will serve coffee and breakfast starting at 6:30 am on weekdays, with brunch beginning at 11 am on weekends. The menu, developed by Hazrati and the group's culinary team, changes throughout the day.

Breakfast options include the Crispy Potato and Egg Sandwich and Quick Shift Meals. Lunch brings the Golden Honey Chicken Breast Sandwich, Double Onion Chopped Beef Sandwich, Main Street Philly, and Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese. Dinner offerings include Hearty Chicken, Crispy Potatoes, and After Hours Potatoes.

Weekend brunch features Hot Honey Chicken French Toast and shareable brunch boards, along with lighter and gluten-free options.

The beverage menu includes coffee drinks, sodas, cocktails, wine, and beer, including a gluten-free option. One signature drink is the Cold Fashioned, a frozen take on the Old Fashioned made with Still Austin Whiskey.

Guests can grab to-go meals or settle into The Courtyard, which has a bar, stage, and flexible seating for everything from game-day gatherings to live entertainment and community events.

The Shotgun Wedding Chapel is a "playful” element, says the press release, which is not to say it isn’t a functional wedding venue for couples eager to tie the knot. The team expects ceremonies and other pageantry year-round inside Shotgun.

Sherry Hazrati Boots & Booze Sherry Hazrati and her Wush Hospitality Group are behind Deep Ellum's new Boots & Booze venue.Photo by Kathy Tran

Hazrati says the goal is to make guests feel welcome and give them a reason to return.

“We want people to leave remembering how we made them feel and come back because they feel like they belong," she says.

The group plans to expand the concept with Boots & Booze Scratch Kitchen, a full-service restaurant led by executive chef José Luis Rodriguez Perez, former owner of Dallas restaurant Mixtitos Kitchen. Details and an opening date have not been announced.

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