Home › San Antonio › Burgers & BBQ

New burger, chicken & BBQ spots in San Antonio

12 burger, chicken & BBQ spots coming soon, just opened or changing hands, from permits and licenses.

New burger, chicken & BBQ spots · 12 spots

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

San AntonioMB

Likely openConfirmed

2m Bbq

9800 Airport Blvd, Ste Tb-fc2 · San Antonio, TX 78216

Licensed and likely open by now.

Liquor license · Oct 20 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

Tax registration · Jun 18 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · started sales Jun 1, 2026

See the timeline

San AntonioLC

Permit filedFiled

Layne's Chicken Fingers

1604 Loop S At Marbach Rd · San Antonio, TX 78245

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Oct 16 · Construction registered · $1,450,000 · proposed new drive-thru & dine-in resturaunt · est. 11/23/2026–4/29/2027

See the timeline

San AntonioPlanned for Dec 15UB

Just registeredFiled

Urban Bird Hot Chicken 033

834 Nw Loop 410, Ste 106 · San Antonio, TX 78216

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Oct 15 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · plans to start sales Dec 15, 2026

See the timeline

San AntonioZB

Likely openFiled

Zojah Burger

7907 W Loop 1604 N, Ste 105 · San Antonio, TX 78254

Licensed and likely open by now.

Tax registration · Oct 5 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · started sales Sep 19, 2026

See the timeline

San AntonioCB

Changing handsConfirmed

Chuzz Burger International

13480 San Pedro Ave · San Antonio, TX 78216

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Tax registration · Aug 18 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Jul 14, 2026

Liquor license · Feb 3 · Liquor license surrendered · wine & beer

See the timeline

San AntonioUB

Opening soonConfirmed

Urban Bird Hot Chicken

17603 la Cantera Pkwy, Ste 119 · San Antonio, TX 78257

The build-out is signed off. Opening should be close.

Construction filing · Jul 16 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed

Construction filing · Jan 27 · Construction registered · $120,000 · second generation interior finish-out for +/- 2,566 sf quick serve res · est. 1/16/2026–7/16/2026

See the timeline

New Braunfels

Permit filedFiled

Portillo's

2807 Sophie Lane · New Braunfels, TX 78130

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Jul 13 · Construction registered · $2,500,000 · ground up construction of new commercial restaurant with drive thru an · est. 11/2/2026–5/3/2027

See the timeline

Helotes

Permit filedFiled

Dave's Hot Chicken

9257 N Loop 1604 W · Helotes, TX 78023

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · May 11 · Construction registered · $525,000 · 2882 sq ft tenant finish (group a-2 - assembly/restaurant) · est. 7/27/2026–11/5/2026

See the timeline

San AntonioCC

Permit filedFiled

Chubby Cattle Bbq Restaurant

7400 San Pedro, Ste 1355 · San Antonio, TX 78213

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Mar 17 · Construction registered · $800,000 · demolition of existing lease spaces, and add a new restaurant finish o · est. 5/20/2026–2/17/2027

See the timeline

San AntonioBB

Permit filedFiled

Burger Boy Marbach

2304 Loop 1604 S · San Antonio, TX 78245

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Dec 4 · Construction registered · $1,100,000 · new ground up construction of a restaurant · est. 2/28/2026–7/31/2026

See the timeline

SeguinLC

Permit filedFiled

Laynes Chicken Fingers

1510 Tx-46 North · Seguin, TX 78155

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Nov 10 · Construction registered · $1,600,000 · ground up with interior finish out · est. 12/5/2025–12/1/2027

See the timeline

San AntonioDH

Permit filedFiled

Daves' Hot Chicken

9602 State Highway 151 · San Antonio, TX 78251

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Nov 7 · Construction registered · $60,000 · two covered patio addition for dave's hot chicken · est. 2/1/2026–3/6/2026

See the timeline

The Friday Drop

Every Friday: what was filed near you this week, what opened, and what’s closing.

Free, every Friday. Add your ZIP and we’ll lead with what’s near you.

How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

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

Everything here is built from publicly available information. Business names only; home addresses and personal names are never shown. Logos belong to their owners. Dates marked “registered” come from the business and can change. Spot a mistake? Send a correction · How it works