Restaurants in Plano

Longtime Dallas residents can still remember when Mama opened her diner in 1958, bustling about the kitchen with her daughters scampering by her side, whipping up her signature hearty country specialties and desserts. More than 50 years later, Mama continues to watch over the kitchen with the help of her daughters, granddaughters, and a loyal kitchen staff. Drawing from Mama's timeless recipes, chefs fry up chicken, steaks, and catfish for the menu of daily specials, while biscuits, peach cobblers, and cinnamon rolls rise in the oven. Servers bear hefty platters out to the cushy booths of the dining room, where Mama's timeless wisdom is written across the walls, including such gems as "Eat your peas and get dessert" and "Don't stare"—invaluable advice for any diner should Medusa enter the restaurant.

Welcome to Groupon Dallas! For our inaugural deal, $10 gets you $20 worth of grub and guzzle at MoMo's Pasta, located at 3312 Knox St. You're probably thinking, "That sounds great, but I've never bought a car or a computer without first reading the Wikipedia definitions for car and computer—I'm not about to buy a Groupon either without a briefing." Well neither would we, and since this is everyone's first Groupon, allow us to briefly explain how it works.

Enjoy patio relaxation, sangria, and succulent tapas with today's Groupon, which gets you $25 worth of tapas and drinks for just $10 at Catalonian eatery Chic from Barcelona. Renowned Barcelonan chef Tony Botella's secret rotisserie chicken recipe has crossed the Atlantic to get to 11909 Preston Rd. #1426 and into your belly. Honor the pilgrimage by making your own.

Wake up to a taste of the city that never sleeps because it's too busy making the most delicious subs and bagels in the world. Today's Groupon to Carmen's Bagel Cafe and Italian Deli gets you $20 worth of authentic, New York–style bagels, LaVazza Italian coffees, pastries soups, subs, homemade sandwiches, paninis, and more for just $10.Click here to discuss Groupon the Cat.

Banana Leaf's headmaster, Steve "the Cajun Asian," treats each customer like a houseguest, so be sure to ask for him before perusing the menu or borrowing his toothbrush. Bring taste buds to blossom with an appetizer such as the shrimp blanket ($4.99), comprising jumbo shrimp wrapped in a rice sheet, then deep fried and served with homemade sweet & sour sauce. To satisfy a poultry addiction, nosh the larb chicken ($12.99), a delicious disarray of pummeled poultry, red and green onion, cilantro, mint, rice, and lettuce tossed in a homemade lime dressing and Thai fish sauce. You’ll also find dependable noodle dishes ($11.99–$12.49) and other entrees ($10.99–$12.99) prepared in a health-conscious way.

The average human has 10,000 taste buds, but eating the same meal every day only acknowledges one. Reach a multitude of taste receptors with today’s Groupon: $15 gets you $35 worth of authentic Chinese dinner fare at Kirin Court Peter Abellard, Vow of Silence: Was banished from his order when he shouted, “Don’t go in there!” during a screening of classic horror film Halloween. Ilya Petrov, Vow of Chastity: Says Petrov, “I broke my vow of chastity but I kept my vow of being the frickin’ man! Woo! Give it up for P-Dog!”Anastasios Pappas, Vow of Poverty: The other monks suspected Pappas might have entered and won the lottery when he began taking a helicopter from the kitchen to the library.