Texas’ first Portillo’s restaurant is expected to open in late 2022 in The Colony, in Warren Buffett’s Grandscape development next to Nebraska Furniture Mart on State Highway 121.
Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo confirmed the location to The Dallas Morning News. He’s aware that the famous Chicago chain has plenty of fans who were curious about the expansion after it was mysteriously reported in October 2021 that the Chicago chain would open “in a town near Frisco next year.” The Colony is Frisco’s neighbor to the south.
Portillo’s in The Colony will be the first in Texas, though Osanloo says the company plans to focus on significant expansion in the Lone Star State. He hopes to have 18 to 20 restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth in five years.
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