Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings is bringing handmade dumplings and dim sum to Frisco, with plans for its first Texas restaurant at 2401 Preston Road. The project will take over a former Uncle Julio’s space, converting it into an 8,725-square-foot dining room as part of a roughly $500,000 renovation.
The Frisco plans surfaced in a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, according to Community Impact Newspaper. The filing, registered under project number TABS2027003809, lists construction as scheduled to begin Oct. 19, 2026, with completion targeted for March 1, 2027, according to whatnow.com. That timeline comes from the TDLR paperwork itself and does not pin down an actual opening date for the restaurant.
Diners can expect a menu built around shrimp dumplings, shumai, bao, soup dumplings, and steamed and pan-fried dumplings, along with noodle soups and fried rice, per the same filing details. The chain serves Chinese-inspired cuisine across its growing footprint, and the Frisco build-out would mark its entry into a new state entirely.
From a Denver Storefront to a Multi-State Chain
Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings traces back to late 2023, when it opened its first location at 3316 Tejon Street in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood, the company notes it was founded by a close-knit group of eight investors and partners, according to the article from Westword. The brand expanded quickly from there, adding outposts in Boulder and Aurora the following year and pushing toward seven total locations by the end of 2025, per the same account…