The lease is signed. Magnolia, Texas is getting a Flying Biscuit Café.
It’s going in at 5667 FM 1488, Suite D, in Magnolia Village, right on the corridor most of the town drives every day. Doors open in the fourth quarter of 2026. Owners Mitchell and Heather Wagner already live here, which is the part worth pausing on.
They picked Magnolia before they picked a building
Most site searches run the other way — find the traffic counts, then find the town. The Wagners started with the town.
Both grew up in small Texas towns. They got married at The Meekermark, a few minutes down the road from where the café is going. They’ve wanted to put down roots in Magnolia ever since, and now their name is on a lease here.
“We chose Flying Biscuit because it’s more than a restaurant — it’s a place where community comes together over great food and genuine hospitality. Magnolia already holds a special place in our hearts; we were married at The Meekermark here, and we’ve dreamed of putting down roots in this town ever since. Having both grown up in small towns in Texas, we know firsthand how much a place to gather means to a community, and we can’t wait to give Magnolia a spot where families and friends can create memories of their own.” — Mitchell Wagner, franchise partner, The Flying Biscuit Café of Magnolia
They found the brand the way most people do: they ate at one. A trip to Charlotte, one breakfast, and they’ve been regulars since.
Who’s running it
Mitchell is a U.S. Army veteran and a Texas State graduate. He spent 27 years leading sales and operations for two of the country’s largest retailers — businesses north of $100 million in revenue, teams of 300-plus. Heather joins him as co-owner.
They’re building the café around the people already here: families, schools, youth sports teams, churches, community organizations. And as a veteran himself, Mitchell wants it to be a place first responders, active military and fellow vets know they can walk into. They’re joining the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce, too.
Magnolia is the first of two cafés the Wagners have committed to open.
What to expect when the doors open
Breakfast and lunch, all day, until 3 p.m. — then everybody goes home, staff included.
The menu is Southern comfort food that doesn’t sit still: stuffed French toast, award-winning shrimp and Creamy Dreamy Grits, big omelets, vegan scrambles, burgers, wraps. Biscuits baked through the morning, served with too much cranberry apple butter, which is the right amount. Many locations also pour a full bar of brunch cocktails, including mimosa flights and a Bloody Mary named the “Stage 5 Clinger.”
Magnolia makes six in Texas
Flying Biscuit has been busy in this state. Magnolia will be the sixth Texas café, joining five in Greater Houston:
- Cypress
- East Downtown Houston
- Kingwood
- Memorial City
- Richmond
Statewide and beyond, the brand now has 43 cafés open and 11 in development across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Texas.
David J. Littwitz of Littwitz Investments, Inc. and Britton Lankford of The Woodmont Company brokered the deal.
The quick version
| Location | 5667 FM 1488, Suite D, Magnolia, TX 77354 (Magnolia Village) |
| Owners | Mitchell and Heather Wagner, franchise partners |
| Opening | Fourth quarter of 2026 |
| Hours | Breakfast and lunch daily, closing at 3 p.m. |
| Texas count | Sixth Flying Biscuit in Texas |
| Brand-wide | 43 open, 11 in development across seven states |
About The Flying Biscuit Café
Flying Biscuit started in Atlanta’s Candler Park neighborhood in 1993 and grew into a neighborhood habit across the Southeast — all-day breakfast, comfort food with a twist, and service that actually looks up when you walk in. The cafés serve tens of thousands of biscuits a week and cater events of every size. Learn more at flyingbiscuit.com.
Thinking about opening one?
The Wagners aren’t outliers. The best Flying Biscuit operators tend to be people who already know their town — who can name the high school football coach and the Tuesday regulars before they ever sign a lease. We’re not filling in a map. We’re picking partners.
If your town could use a breakfast place and you want to be the one who builds it, tell us about yourself: complete the contact form and we’ll take it from there.
