Anchor Bar Opens First North Texas Location Across From Toyota Stadium

Anchor Bar celebrated its Frisco Square grand opening on Feb. 24, 2026, opening an 8,200-square-foot restaurant that the company says marks its first location in North Texas. The new site sits in Frisco Square and the headline for local coverage placed the restaurant across from Toyota Stadium, positioning the venue to serve fans and downtown visitors.

The Buffalo, N.Y., brand behind the Frisco location traces its roots to 1964 and is credited with inventing the Buffalo wing, a culinary origin the company and local coverage have emphasized. WFAA noted the restaurant’s original wing recipe dates back more than 60 years, tying the Frisco launch to the chain’s multi-decade history.

David Loatman, identified by WFAA as the restaurant’s general manager, provided color on the sports-and-food connection at the grand opening. “They are the originator of the Buffalo wings,” Loatman said, and added, “I mean, you can’t have sports without a wing.” He also described the menu’s regional appeal, saying, “The East Coast food is one of the best.”

Anchor Bar’s own website frames the Frisco location as a family-oriented, sports-focused offering. The site describes the restaurant as “Home of the Original Buffalo Wing in Frisco” and promotes the venue as a “family friendly sports bar serving wings, pizza, burgers and more!” Those menu categories were the only specific offerings listed in the company materials released around the opening.

Local coverage framed the opening as another national brand joining Frisco’s expanding downtown dining scene. WFAA highlighted Frisco’s sports culture and said the Anchor Bar arrival “adds another national brand to Frisco’s growing dining scene as the city continues to expand its downtown district,” linking the Feb. 24 opening to broader commercial development near Toyota Stadium and Frisco Square.

Video and broadcast coverage accompanied the launch. A YouTube clip described Anchor Bar as “home of the original buffalo chicken wing” while celebrating the grand opening in Frisco Square, and WFAA ran video segments that captured general manager remarks and local reaction.

Several operational details remain unreported. No source provided a precise street address, hours of operation, seating capacity, staffing numbers, ownership structure for the Frisco location, or any opening promotions. For now, the reported facts stand: Anchor Bar opened in Frisco Square on Feb. 24, 2026, in an 8,200-square-foot space billed as the chain’s first North Texas restaurant, arriving across from Toyota Stadium as Frisco builds out its sports-oriented downtown dining options.