Plano | February 2026

Dining

BY KAREN CHANEY

Chicken nanban sando ($7.49) features Koppepan bread, chicken nanban, cabbage topped with egg sauce.

Texas size onigiri ($3.99-$7.99) are made with a variety of llings, including spam and egg musubi pictured here.

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Hoshi oers Japanese cuisine with a Texas twist Steve Feldman, who opened Hoshi Japanese Cafe in Plano in 2024, describes the menu as consisting of Japanese street and comfort food. “We’re not a boba shop and we’re not a Japa- nese restaurant serving sushi—we’re kind of in between,” Feldman said. “We haven’t faltered from being Japanese-centric in that what we do is highlight delicious things from Japan that are not traditional onigiri. “You’re going to get that lling in every bite,” Feldman said. “We wanted to bring the best Japanese ingredients to make it with— the rice, the seaweed, salt—all of that comes from Japan directly and is a premium quality.”

Steve Feldman opened Hoshi Japanese Cafe in 2024.

Another crowd pleaser are obanyaki which are thick pancakes featuring a variety of llings. What’s in a name Feldman chose the name Hoshi because Hoshi means ‘star’ in Japanese. “We are in the Lone Star State,” Feldman said. “I wanted to connect Japan and Texas and I wanted to do it with a name that wasn’t going to be di- cult for people to pronounce or misspell.”

as well known here.” Popular menu items

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Feldman’s wife uses family recipes when creat- ing menu items, including the top-selling onigiri— rice balls featuring a variety of lling options. Feldman said he has given a Texas twist to the Japanese staple by making them larger than a

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