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New restaurants in Corpus Christi

14 restaurants coming soon, just opened or changing hands, from permits and licenses.

New restaurants · 14 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

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Changing handsConfirmed

Neil's Urban Oven

2150 Waldron Rd · Corpus Christi, TX 78418

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Sep 28 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Aug 26 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 1, 2026

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Liquor license filedFiled

LongHorn Steakhouse

3617 Ih 69 Access Road · Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 21 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

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Corpus Christi

Likely openFiled

Denny's

2931 Highway 77 · Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Licensed and likely open by now.

Tax registration · Oct 6 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 1, 2026

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Likely openFiled

Surfing Crab Calallen

4101 Ih-69 Access Rd, Ste B5 · Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Licensed and likely open by now.

Liquor license · Oct 5 · Liquor license issued · full bar

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Likely openFiled

Black Lamb Chef Table

1336 S Staples St, Ste A · Corpus Christi, TX 78404

Licensed and likely open by now.

Liquor license · Sep 28 · Liquor license issued · full bar

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Changing handsFiled

Black Lamb Chef Table

1336 S Staples St · Corpus Christi, TX 78404

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor tax filing · Sep 28 · Liquor tax account opened

Liquor tax filing · Jan 20 · Liquor tax account closed · out of business (open since 2024)

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Corpus ChristiPlanned for Oct 31

Just registeredFiled

Dunkin'

4109 S Staples St · Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Aug 25 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · plans to start sales Oct 31, 2026

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Changing handsConfirmed

El Rinconcito

4013 Prescott · Corpus Christi, TX 78416

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor tax filing · Feb 23 · Liquor tax account opened

Liquor license · Feb 23 · Liquor license issued · full bar

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Liquor license filedFiled

Mosaic Event Center

1290 Fm 43, Ste H · Corpus Christi, TX 78415

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Aug 18 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

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Corpus Christi

Permit filedFiled

McDonald's

3402 Ft Worth Street · Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Jun 4 · Construction registered · $29,500,000 · new facility consisting of 5 finished-out floors including guest rooms · est. 8/3/2026–8/31/2027

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Permit filedFiled

Nueces River Plazza

14202 Northwest Blvd., Ste A102 · Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · May 22 · Construction registered · $125,000 · tennant improvement for a little caesars pizza shop. work includes mec · est. 9/21/2026–11/27/2026

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Permit filedFiled

Chick-fil-A

5929 Saratoga Blvd · Corpus Christi, TX 78414

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Mar 24 · Construction registered · $350,000 · cfa is proposing to install new playgrounds in old employee/ dining ar · est. 10/10/2026–12/10/2026

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Permit filedFiled

Bob Hall Pier

15820 S Padre Island Dr. · Corpus Christi, TX 78418

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Nov 13 · Construction registered · $3,800,000 · concession stand addition & restaurant kitchen addition · est. 2/2/2026–12/31/2026

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Permit filedFiled

Tortuga's Restaurant

3422 Eleventh St S · Port Aransas, TX 78373

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Nov 3 · Construction registered · $6,000,000 · new construction, single story, fire sprinkled restaurant · est. 1/5/2026–3/5/2027

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Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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