P. Terry’s Liberty Hill plans now include a $950,000, 4,056-square-foot restaurant at 10990 TX-29. The newly registered project follows founder Patrick Terry’s June comments about scouting the community, giving that earlier expansion interest a specific address and an estimated 2027 construction schedule.
For the Austin-born burger chain, the proposal extends a story that began with childhood visits to an Abilene burger stand. In Liberty Hill, the next chapter remains a planned restaurant, with no announced opening date.
P. Terry’s Liberty Hill Moves From Scouting to Registration
In a June 17 interview with KUT, Terry said the company was scouting Liberty Hill locations. That interview did not identify this Highway 29 property. The new filing offers a more concrete update on the company’s interest in the area.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration, filed October 21, lists ground-up construction for P. Terry’s Burger Stand #41. That number identifies the project; it does not establish the chain’s current operating restaurant count.
The filing estimates construction from January 7 through July 26, 2027. It names Fusion-AE as the design firm and LH Crossing LLC as the property owner. The $950,000 figure represents estimated construction cost, rather than a confirmed total investment.
The Liberty Hill Crossing Connection
LH Crossing LLC also appears in commercial registrations associated with Liberty Hill Crossing. A separate T.J. Maxx registration identifies the same owner and contact, Jared Trozzo, providing a documented ownership connection.
Liberty Hill Crossing leasing materials place the development near Highway 29 and Highway 183 and use the address 11000 W. State Highway 29. The restaurant filing lists nearby 10990 TX-29.
Those records provide useful development context, but they do not confirm the restaurant’s exact pad. No verified project-specific site plan establishes its placement within the surrounding commercial development.
Elsewhere in the community, TCM has covered Walmart’s planned Liberty Hill supercenter and fuel station at Santa Rita Ranch Center. That is a separate development from the Highway 29 restaurant proposal.
From Abilene Memories to an Austin Burger Stand
According to P. Terry’s company history, Patrick and Kathy Terry opened their first restaurant on July 5, 2005, near South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road in Austin.
Patrick drew inspiration from childhood visits to Mack Eplen’s in Abilene. Kathy helped shape the concept’s attention to ingredients and food quality, influenced in part by reading Fast Food Nation. Together, they built a business around the familiar pleasures of a classic burger stand.
The company’s architectural identity also looks backward, drawing on midcentury burger stands and Googie design. Bold shapes and bright signs help make its restaurants recognizable. However, the Liberty Hill location’s final architectural design has not been independently reviewed.
Burger-Stand Favorites and P. Terry’s Liberty Hill
The chain’s established menu includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken burgers and a veggie burger. Fresh-cut fries, hand-spun shakes and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies round out its familiar offerings.
The P. Terry’s Liberty Hill menu has not been announced. These are existing company offerings, and the company has not established local prices, service hours or breakfast availability.
A Changing Restaurant Network
The June KUT report also described the planned June 28 closure of the Capital Plaza restaurant because of the Interstate 35 expansion. That recognizable Austin location opened in 2016 with architecture by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture. The Liberty Hill proposal has not been identified as a direct replacement.
Expansion continues to provide another part of the company’s story. TCM has also reported on P. Terry’s proposed restaurant in Katy.
Meanwhile, P. Terry’s announced expanded 24-hour service at selected locations in March 2026, including breakfast at those restaurants. That announcement does not confirm round-the-clock service for Liberty Hill.
In June, the company introduced an employee ownership and profit-sharing initiative. It described plans to share a portion of operating income with eligible employees. No local staffing figures or compensation arrangements accompany the Liberty Hill registration.
What’s Next for P. Terry’s Liberty Hill?
The P. Terry’s Liberty Hill project remains registered, with preliminary construction dates spanning January through July 2027. Registration alone does not confirm that work has started or that all approvals are final.
For now, the filing documents a proposed Highway 29 burger stand following the founder’s earlier interest in Liberty Hill. July 26 is the estimated construction completion date—not an announced restaurant opening.