The restaurant is set to open in North Texas in late fall, if all goes according to plan.
DALLAS — White Castle, a fast-food chain beloved in the Midwest, is set to open its first Texas location later this year.
Construction on the 3,400-square-foot restaurant is scheduled to begin June 2, according to a recent media advisory. If all goes according to plan, the North Texas location in Grandscape at The Colony is expected to open in late fall, according to Chief Marketing Officer Jamie Richardson.
The restaurant will employ about 70, Richardson said via email.
The family-run company, which is owned by CEO Lisa Ingram, is known for its square sliders with steamed onions.
Richardson said the company chose Grandscape for its Texas debut because it provided “a true ‘destination’ location, welcoming community and available space.”
Founded in Wichita, Kansas, by Bill Ingram in 1921, White Castle lays claim to being the first fast-food hamburger chain in the U.S. In 1961, it became the first establishment to sell 1 billion hamburgers, according to its website.
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