Dallas–Fort Worth Dining Updates: Cinnabon Is Landing at DFW Airport, the Imperial Room Is Open in Frisco, and Two Long-Running Mexican Restaurants Are Closing

Dallas–Fort Worth's dining map moved in several directions this week, led by the airport. Cinnabon will replace the closing Peach Cobbler Factory inside Terminal D at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, near Gate D12: the airport's board of directors approved the reconcept plan at its Nov. 5 meeting, construction by operator Odeh-Mickens DFW Concession follows the approval, and no timetable was available for when the Cinnabon opens.

Now open: the Imperial Room, a cocktail lounge at The Star in Frisco from Dallas-based PILF Restaurant Group — the group behind Cane Rosso, Zoli's Pizza and Thunderbird Pies — which opened in October with shareable plates including focaccia and a cheesy Caesar salad alongside entrees. Coming later: Doner Shack plans a Prosper restaurant, at University Drive and Teel Parkway, by the end of 2026, a company representative confirmed; and Pakistani barbecue chain Al Haaj Bundoo Khan, operating in Pakistan since 1948, is set to open in Richardson in the former Halal Munchies location, serving kababs, chicken tikka and paratha rolls.

Two closings bookend the week. Chiloso Mexican Bistro shut its Loop 288 location in Denton at the beginning of November after 11 years, the restaurant said on social media; ten other Dallas–Fort Worth locations remain, including Frisco, Richardson and Southlake. And Lita's La Mexicana will close this month after ten years in Plano; in its farewell post the restaurant thanked its patrons and said its staff is planning an announcement about a new chapter.

All six items are from Community Impact's weekly Dallas–Fort Worth dining roundup, read in full by this desk on Thursday.