Huey Magoo’s files $350,000 Princeton restaurant build-out plan

A planned Huey Magoo’s restaurant in Princeton has entered the state’s accessibility-project registry, with a $350,000 estimate for converting an end-cap suite at Princeton Meadows into a chicken-tender restaurant with a drive-through.

The Oct. 21, 2026 filing identifies the site as 1560 W. Princeton Drive, Suite 107, in Princeton, Texas. The approximately 2,200-square-foot space would include a dining area, kitchen, service counter, restrooms and supporting building systems.

The record lists Dec. 1, 2026, as the construction start date and Feb. 1, 2027, as the completion date. Those are dates reported in the filing, not a verified construction start or an announced restaurant opening. The project’s status is “Project Registered.”

For residents watching the restaurant space, the filing supplies an address and proposed build-out schedule. It does not show that the restaurant is open, that construction has begun or that the city has approved every required permit.

Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, project TABS2027004141, registered Oct. 21, 2026: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2027004141

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