Restaurants in Plano

Owner Shawn Danapong spends a lot of time in Thai Pan’s kitchen, where he proudly observes his team of chefs doing what they do best: seasoning curries, stirring pots of soup, and baking heaps of shrimp in a clay pot. The resultant plates of steaming Thai fare make their way to a dining area filled with soft music and small plumes of vapor that swirl above pad thai, fried rice, and stir-fried veggies doused in oyster sauce. As diners dip into the generous portions and help themselves to BYOB libations, a small fleet of televisions flickers to life with sporting events.

Grover’s Pub & Grill's wide-ranging menu of time-tested pub fare corrals crowds alongside drafts and nightly live music. Diners can head outside to the patio or sink into cushy high-backed booths and munch on classic American fare such as chicken-fried steak or flatbread pizza. Large flat-screen TVs speckle the restaurant, and are concentrated around the bar, drawing sports fans to belly up and order a beer, glass of wine, or specialty cocktail as they cheer on their favorite basketball team or toe-wrestling squad. Grover's full stage hosts nightly live music, welcoming rock bands and slews of tongue-in-cheek cover bands—ranging from The Beatles to Kiss—to entertain crowds jockeying to bathe beneath the colored light shows.

The staff at The Dive Bar & Grill work hard to cultivate a versatile, laid-back atmosphere, accommodating large parties of revelers and small, relaxed groups of friends. With a friendly, unrushed attitude, servers present the eatery’s duo of flexible menus—one for the bar and another for the restaurant. At the bar, diners pair beer and wine with chorizo-seasoned potato croquettes, seafood-stuffed quesadillas, and strawberry-studded salads served in portions designed for sharing with friends and gregarious diners at the next table. Meanwhile, The Dive Bar & Grill’s restaurant menu plays to a variety of tastes with a crispy pan-fried beet slider, glazed and grilled cuts of mahi mahi, and seafood pasta perfumed with precious saffron.

For generations the Vo and Huynh families have been perfecting their recipe for pho, a traditional Vietnamese noodle-soup dish, tweaking seasoning and cooking methods until the family favorite was ready to serve at V Bistro Noodle & Grill's two locations. The full menu showcases other authentic Vietnamese fare such as fried-rice dishes, egg rolls, lemon-grass chicken, and sautéed cubes of marinated steak with jasmine rice.

Inside the dining areas at both locations, aromas of stir-fried vegetables and rotisserie chicken waft over the heads of diners seated at black wooden tables or playing hide-and-seek under intimate booths. Light from the stainless-steel pendant lamps brightens the yellow and red accent walls and wood-framed photos of colorful rice dishes that line the walls at the Plano location.

The culinary craftsmen at Ole’s Tex-Mex Restaurant forge flavorful south-of-the-border fare from traditional family recipes. For brunch, the eatery slings egg quesadillas and huevos rancheros, a hearty amalgam of eggs and corn tortillas anointed with ranchero sauce. Chefs conjure specialty dinner dishes such as chilies rellenos, carne guisada, and shrimp burritos. The casual restaurant hosts happy hour daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., creating loyal customers infused with more joviality than a smiley-face convention.

The chefs manning Fadia’s Deli & Bakery's spice-filled kitchen pack classic Lebanese flavors into freshly made phyllo wrappings, creating sweet bites and savory pies alongside a slate of pita-welcoming dips for their convenient take-out service. All of the shop’s sandwiches, baked goods, and deli items contain no preservatives, allowing the rich aromas of dates and honey, creamy tahini, and spicy shawarma sauces to take the spotlight like Where’s Waldo at a lab-coat fashion show.