Plano South | March 2022

COMPILED BY ERICK PIRAYESH & WILLIAM C. WADSACK

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Mo’ Bettahs held a grand opening celebration for its new Plano location in early March.

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FEATURED IMPACT NOWOPEN Mo’ Bettahs , a Hawaiian-style eatery, recently celebrated the grand opening of its Plano location at 1801 Preston Road, Ste. B. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony before ocially opening to the public March 4, according to a company release. The restaurant serves staples of Hawaiian cuisine, including grilled teriyaki chicken or steak, kalua pig, pulehu chicken, katsu chicken and shrimp tempura. Diners choose from three combo plate options, which come with white rice and macaroni salad. The company has nearly 30 locations across Utah, Idaho and Texas. Plano Chamber of Commerce ocials joined owners and brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack during the opening event. Kimo said he and his brother had little restaurant experience when Mo’ Bettahs rst opened in 2008, but they had a desire to share the food of the land 9 Lima Taverna marked its fifth anni- versary at 621 W. Plano Parkway, Ste. 247, Plano in February. The Peruvian restau- rant serves dishes, such as saltado de pollo, seco de carne and more. 469-969- 2034. www.limataverna.com IN THE NEWS 10 Sara Akers, founder of the Plano Children’s Theatre , a branch of the North Texas Performing Arts company, plans to retire this May, according to a Feb. 25 release. Akers started the Plano theater over three decades ago and served as its executive director from 1991-2015 before transitioning to a community outreach role, the release states. The company’s main location is at Willow Bend Center of the Arts in Plano at 6121 W. Park Blvd., Ste. B216. The company will start a char- itable fund in Akers’ honor, the release states, to support NTPA scholarships that will allow “youth from all backgrounds and abilities to have access to the best-

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where they both grew up. “We are slightly dierent than other [Hawaiian-style restaurants] in that we cook it like people in Hawaii cook it,” Kimo said. “In Hawaii, they grill it [and] they charbroil it.” Kimo said the brothers are excited to be expanding in Texas. “Texans love where they are from and Hawaiians love where they are from, so we feel a natural kinship,” Kimo said. 972-895-2100. www.mobettahs.com

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in-class performing arts experiences.” Those looking to donate can find more information on the company’s website. 972-422-2575. www.ntpa.org CLOSINGS 11 After 24 years in Plano, Rockfish Seafood & Grill closed its original loca- tion at 4701 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 105, in early February, according to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Rockfish of- fers a variety of seafood dishes, including soups, fried combos, Cajun dishes and more. The post states Rockfish’s lease had expired, and the business is looking to find a new Plano location with a larger space to better serve its customers. The majority of the former Plano location’s staff have been relocated to other Rockfish locations, according to the post. Rockfish also has locations in McKin- ney, Richardson, Southlake and more. www.rockfish.com

PLANO SOUTH EDITION • MARCH 2022