Each month the City of Cibolo's economic development office posts a short PDF that lists every business moving through City Hall. Each name is followed by its current stage, and many carry the date of the city's latest action. The October 2026 Development Projects Update runs only a few pages. The newest entries are printed in green, and it reads like a waiting list for the city's food scene.
The stage a project has reached is the best guide to when it will open. A pizzeria that was expected by the end of 2024 is listed in tenant finish-out, still awaiting payment for its permit. A bagel shop that was expected in late summer 2025 is listed as permitted and ready for finish-out. A smoothie shop that got its final city sign-off in October is already serving customers every day.
How a project moves through the report
The October update sorts projects into stages. Read in order, the stages are a timeline:
- Pre-application or site plan review. The project exists on paper, and the city is reviewing how it fits on the land.
- Plan review. The building plans are with the city, and work hasn't started.
- Permit issued. Construction or interior work is allowed to begin.
- Tenant finish-out. The interior of an existing shell is being built out for a specific business.
- Certificate of occupancy issued. The space has passed its final city sign-off.
Only the last stage means a business is close to opening. The other four can take a few weeks or more than two years, and Cibolo has examples of both.
The certificate stage: Playa Bowls, Marie's Country Kitchen and Rincón Latino
Playa Bowls got its certificate of occupancy on Oct. 9, 2026. The chain's Cibolo location page lists it at 513 Cibolo Valley Dr., Suite 113, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily with online ordering. The menu is built around customizable superfruit bowls, smoothies and juices. City economic development staff also listed Playa Bowls among their October business-retention visits. That puts it with established Cibolo names on the same list, including Zaxby's, Ernie's patio bar and Crepeccino.
Two more food businesses reached the same stage a week earlier. Marie's Country Kitchen and Rincón Latino both got certificates of occupancy on Sept. 30, 2026. Both names are new to the city's list this fall, and both have finished the step that comes right before opening day.
Next up, with real dates on the calendar
The next group is at different stages. Gringo's and Sprouts have permits issued, and Wingstop is still in plan review ahead of a filed construction window that opens Dec. 10. All three have state filings or published schedules. Those give the dates more weight than a "coming soon" sign.
| Project | Location | Where it stands | Date on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingstop | 635 Cibolo Valley Dr., Suite 160, Shops at Cibolo Bend | Plan review in the October city report | Construction window filed for Dec. 10, 2026, to March 12, 2027 |
| Gringo's Mexican Kitchen | 18390 I-35, Cibolo Crossing, next to Willie's Grill & Ice House | Building permit issued April 22, 2026; nearing completion | Hiring and training in March 2027; tentative opening in April or May 2027 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | 17980 IH-35, Suite 175, Cibolo Crossing | Tenant finish-out permit issued July 30, 2026 | Estimated construction completion April 23, 2027 |
Each date in that table means something different. Texas Construction Media reported Wingstop's December-to-March dates as a state-filed construction window, and the outlet said plainly that the window is not an opening date. Wings, tenders, sandwiches and sides at Shops at Cibolo Bend are a spring 2027 possibility at the earliest.
Gringo's is further along. In late October, MySA reported the Tex-Mex restaurant was nearing completion in Cibolo Crossing. It plans a bar and takeout, with hiring and training set for March and a tentative grand opening in April or May 2027. The city issued its ground-up permit on April 22, 2026, so a spring 2027 opening would mean about a year from permit to first plate.
Sprouts is the grocery store residents have been asking about. Its Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing shows construction starting May 26, 2026, and an estimated completion of April 23, 2027. The San Antonio Express-News reported the same April 2027 estimate in July. Completion and opening day are separate milestones, but the timing lines up closely with Gringo's down the frontage road. Spring 2027 is shaping up as Cibolo Crossing's big season.
Two opening forecasts that have already passed
Community Impact reported in June 2024 that Mattenga's Pizzeria planned a Cibolo location at 1387 FM 1103, Suite 116, with an opening expected by the end of 2024. Owners Matt and Enga Stanfield opened their first Mattenga's in Schertz in 2014, and the menu includes pizzas, pizza rolls and wings. In the October 2026 city update, Mattenga's is listed in tenant finish-out, awaiting payment for its permit.
Boss Bagel has a similar history. Community Impact reported in March 2025 that owners Erik and Katie Yeargan planned a Cibolo Valley Drive location serving egg sandwiches, coffee and tea, with an opening expected in August or September. The brand goes back to 2017, and MySA reported that the Yeargans took it over in 2022. The October 2026 report shows a permit issued on Oct. 17, 2025, with the space "ready for tenant finish out."
Boss Bagel has its permit, and Mattenga's is one payment away from one. Neither has reached the certificate stage, and that step is the one to watch for both. Finish-out depends on the operator's own schedule, financing and contractors. City review doesn't control it, and a forecast published at announcement time can't predict it.
Earlier on the list: Tia's Taco Hut and Ernie's
Some names are at an earlier stage. Tia's Taco Hut is in plan review in the October report. The chain's website lists the Cibolo location at 2432 Hwy 1103 as "COMING SOON." Its menu leans on breakfast tacos served all day and Mexican breakfast plates. Plan review comes before any construction permit, and the projects above show that each later stage can take months.
A project listed simply as "Ernie's" has a site plan under review. That's the earliest stage in the report short of a pre-application. The existing Ernie's patio bar runs a rotating lineup of local food trucks with drinks.
Food isn't the only thing in the pipeline. The same report lists Borgfeld Plaza Retail Center with a site plan in review. It also notes that the Dorado Apartments project at Cibolo Crossing is on hold by its developer after its permits expired on July 6, 2026.
Reading next month's update yourself
The city posts these updates on its economic development pages, and newly added items appear in green. If you're waiting on a particular spot, these are the changes to look for:
- Wingstop moving from plan review to permit issued, which would match its December construction window.
- Mattenga's moving from "awaiting payment for permit" to permit issued.
- Boss Bagel, Mattenga's or Tia's Taco Hut appearing in the certificate-of-occupancy list, which is the closest signal to opening week.
- Gringo's and Sprouts at Cibolo Crossing reaching the certificate stage, likely in spring 2027 if their filed timelines hold.
Dec. 12 on Main Street
The next sure thing on Cibolo's calendar is a city event. Holidays on Main, with the Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting, is on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, according to the city's special events list. After the parade, the Holidays on Main page says a vendor market will set up at the plaza at Pfeil Road and Main Street, with local vendors, food trucks, live entertainment and family activities.
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