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Likely openConfirmedSpotted 200 days before opening

Smithers Smokehouse

300 E Hickory St · Denton, TX 76201

Licensed and likely open by now.

  1. Filed
  2. Licensed
  3. Built out
  4. Open
Stage
Likely open
First filing
Mar 6, 2026
Latest update
Oct 1, 2026
Records
5 from 4 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Denton

Project timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2026 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed
    Construction filing
  2. Sep 22, 2026 · Liquor tax account opened
    Liquor tax filing
  3. Sep 22, 2026 · Liquor license issued · full bar
    Liquor license
  4. Jun 9, 2026 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Aug 1, 2026
    Tax registration
  5. Mar 6, 2026 · Construction registered · $900,000 · one story renovation of existing building for new restaurant use with · est. 3/20/2026–10/1/2026
    Construction filing

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

More around Denton

Denton
Just openedConfirmed

Kristal Mexican Restaurant

1115 W Hickory St, Ste 105 · Denton, TX 76201

Open now.

Coming Soon Project verification · Oct 23 · Verified open
Liquor license · Oct 22 · Applied for liquor license · beer
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DentonRY
May have closedConfirmed

Royal Yum

801 Sunset St · Denton, TX 76201

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Liquor tax filing · Oct 13 · Liquor tax account closed · out of business (open since 2023)
Liquor license · Oct 13 · Liquor license surrendered · full bar
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DentonBH
Likely openConfirmed

Bad Habits Music and Booze

1807 N Elm St · Denton, TX 76201

Spotted 189 days before opening

Licensed and likely open by now.

Liquor tax filing · Sep 29 · Liquor tax account opened
Liquor license · Sep 29 · Liquor license issued · full bar
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DentonPlanned for Dec 9RF
Just registeredFiled

Rollen Forks Denton

424 Bryan St · Denton, TX 76201

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Oct 22 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Dec 9, 2026
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DentonPlanned for Jan 1TD
Just registeredFiled

Tiki Dojo

107 W Hickory St · Denton, TX 76201

Just registered as a new bar.

Tax registration · Oct 20 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · plans to start sales Jan 1, 2027
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DentonBC
Permit filedFiled

7 Brew Coffee

906 W University Dr · Denton, TX 76201

Plans and permits are on file for this café.

Construction filing · Oct 7 · Construction registered · $1,500,000 · 510 sq. ft. coffee shop · est. 5/17/2027–10/29/2027
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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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