Flores and his team plan to make the restaurant patio bigger, and they will add a private dining room inside.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s great is it kind of looks like a Tex-Mex place already,\u201d Flores said, pointing to the terracotta roof.<\/p>\n
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By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n The original Muchacho opened in Dallas\u2019 Preston Center in 2019. It expanded to Southlake a few years later. Next comes Frisco in mid-2026, with Lakewood after that, the chef and co-founder said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been looking in Lakewood for a long time,\u201d he said. He was drawn to the family-centric neighborhood anchored by Lakewood Country Club across the street. <\/p>\n Omar Flores, pictured here at the original Muchacho in 2019, is one of three people overseeing the company’s restaurants, which include Casa Brasa, Even Coast and Whistle Britches. <\/p>\n Allison Slomowitz \/ Special Contributor<\/p>\n Flores\u2019 company Big Dill Hospitality has grown significantly since he opened fried chicken restaurant Whistle Britches just under 10 years ago. (Before that, he worked at Abacus, Driftwood and Casa Rubia, three now-closed restaurants with reputations for selling good food.)<\/p>\n Other restaurants in the Big Dill family include Even Coast, a seafood and steak spot near Addison<\/a>, and Casa Brasa, a Latin grill that opened in late October 2025 on Preston Road<\/a>, near the Park Cities.<\/p>\n Muchacho features food Flores grew up eating in El Paso. <\/p>\n![\"Omar](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IRLNPMTHYFDPLAU4HFAKTQDNJA.JPG\")
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