Ono Hawaiian BBQ is finally touching down in Texas. The fast-casual chain will make its Texas debut this Friday, July 24, with a grand opening in Plano, bringing island-style plate lunches and a drive-thru to the Preston Village shopping center. Known for aloha plates like BBQ chicken, kalua pork and chicken katsu, the brand is taking over the former Chick-fil-A space on Preston Road. The Plano restaurant is the company’s first Texas location and marks the start of a broader regional rollout.
According to a company release via PR Newswire, the Plano restaurant will celebrate opening day with buy-one-get-one-free offers all day and a prize package that includes two Cirque du Soleil tickets and a stay at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel. The announcement also notes the brand has more than 130 locations across California and Arizona and that the new store will feature a drive-thru to support off-premise orders.
About Ono and the menu
Founded in 2002, Ono Hawaiian BBQ has grown from a small Los Angeles–area operation into a regional fast-casual chain, and the company lists the Plano site on its locations page, according to Ono Hawaiian BBQ. The menu centers on plate lunches served with two scoops of rice and macaroni salad, plus sides such as spam musubi and crab rangoon, as detailed on the same site. The page also lists store hours and a phone number for the new location.
Plans for North Texas
Local reporting and permit filings indicate Ono’s Plano opening is part of a wider Dallas–Fort Worth push that includes several planned sites across the metro. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has tracked the chain’s regional rollout and listed the Preston Road address among planned openings, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s project listings show a conversion project tied to the same address. Taken together, that reporting and those public records underscore that Ono’s arrival is part of a coordinated expansion into North Texas.
Grand-opening details for diners
Community Impact reports the business will host a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. on July 24 with live Hawaiian dancers and a $100 gift-card raffle, and that the company promoted a buy-one-get-one-free special for opening day. Diners looking for hours, menu details and drive-thru information can consult Ono Hawaiian BBQ or the company’s social channels for event updates. The brand’s press release and local coverage say the opening will include in-store festivities intended to draw a crowd…