Famed Chicago hot dog chain Portillo’s is coming in hot for Frisco. The fast-casual restaurant concept known for Chicago-style street food will open its doors on Tuesday, April 21 at 16499 Farm to Market Road 423, Frisco.
It is the 11th location of Portillo’s in Dallas-Fort Worth and first in Frisco; the first opened at the Grandscape development in The Colony in January 2023. They’ve rapidly expanded since then, adding outposts in Allen, Arlington, Denton, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Mansfield, Grand Prairie, and most recently, inside the Dallas city limits. They’re also opening a location at DFW Airport, inside Terminal, on May 21, the website says.
The Frisco restaurant – located on the northwest corner of Gordon Heights Lane and FM 423 – features Portillo’s “restaurant of the future” design, comprising a smaller, more efficient footprint. Most Portillo’s are about 8,000 square feet (and some from the early days could go up to 10,000 square feet). The Frisco location spans 6,250 square feet, with seating for up to 120 inside, and 40 on the patio…