Wingstop is preparing its first Cibolo restaurant at Shops at Cibolo Bend, bringing its wings and signature flavors to an established shopping area on Cibolo Valley Drive. The planned location at 635 Cibolo Valley Drive, Suite 160 also carries a connection to one of Wingstop’s earliest Texas franchise operators.
The brand’s current Texas directory lists no operating Cibolo location. Nearby customers already have a Schertz Wingstop at 6044 FM 3009, Suite 280; the Cibolo project would give the city a location of its own.
Wingstop Cibolo takes shell space at Cibolo Bend
Sullivan Commercial Realty identifies the property as Shops at Cibolo Bend, across from Walmart and near H-E-B. Its 2026 leasing flyer describes Suite 160 as shell space, giving the restaurant project a clear starting point: an existing retail building that needs its interior fitted out for food service.
The construction filing calls for a 1,765-square-foot restaurant with an estimated $300,000 buildout. Plans include new partitions, interior finishes, equipment, lighting and electrical work, with demolition where needed.
The broker markets the suite at 1,500 rentable square feet, while the Wingstop Cibolo filing lists 1,765 square feet. The reason for that difference is not established. The project figure describes the planned Wingstop work; the leasing figure should not be treated as an exact match.
No prior operating tenant in Suite 160 has been verified. The documented shell condition supports describing this as a restaurant buildout without naming a business that Wingstop is supposedly replacing.
A familiar retail area keeps adding businesses
Cibolo’s 2024 Strategic Economic Development Plan explains why this part of the city matters. Until 2011, industrial uses accounted for nearly 80% of its nonresidential building square footage. Retail and services then represented about half of nonresidential construction activity between 2011 and 2023.
The city’s analysis identifies Walmart’s September 2013 land acquisition as a turning point for investment nearby. Walmart opened in 2016, and the report describes increased retail investment around the site in anticipation of its traffic.
That history helps explain the setting for Wingstop: a restaurant space within a developed shopping area serving surrounding neighborhoods. It does not establish why the operator chose this particular suite.
TCM’s nearby PNC Bank story at 850 FM 1103 follows another addition around the H-E-B property. Together, the two projects show different businesses moving into the same broader retail area.
From a Wingstop customer to an early franchise operator
The Cibolo filing names Cody Thornton as tenant contact. RiseUp Restaurants’ leadership page identifies Thornton as Director of Restaurant Design and Construction and Charles Loflin as CEO and owner. That connects the project’s development contact to a restaurant operation with deep Wingstop roots.
In an archived Wingstop announcement carried by RiseUp, Loflin described being a customer who tried to recreate the wing flavors himself. He had worked as a Holiday Inn Select general manager before entering the franchise business.
Loflin opened his first San Antonio Wingstop in August 1998, during the brand’s early expansion. The archived announcement also records his 2000 Franchisee of the Year award, presented in 2001.
In its July 2025 company account, RiseUp said the operation had grown from that first restaurant to more than 160 locations across Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico. The Cibolo contact therefore links this small buildout to a much larger restaurant organization.
Texas roots, thousands of restaurants
Wingstop’s corporate history places its first restaurant in Garland, Texas, in 1994, followed by the start of franchising in 1997. The chain later celebrated its 1,000th restaurant in 2017 and its 2,000th in 2023.
The latest published second-quarter results counted 3,255 restaurants as of June 27, 2026. That includes 102 net new restaurants during the quarter.
For customers, the draw remains the food. Wingstop’s current flavor lineup includes Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Louisiana Rub and Hickory Smoked BBQ. Its broader menu includes classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches, alongside sides and dips.
What comes next for Wingstop Cibolo
The state project registration, TABS2027002487, lists construction from December 10, 2026, through March 12, 2027. Wilkus Architects of Hopkins, Minnesota, is the design firm, and Florin Capital BSD-8, LP is the listed property owner.
March 12 is the filed construction-completion estimate. It is not a confirmed restaurant opening date. For now, the project gives Cibolo residents a new local Wingstop to watch as the suite moves toward its restaurant buildout.