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title: "Community Impact: Tin Drum Asian Kitchen to Open First Houston Location on Sherpherd Drive"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8b4b8b75-2081-4642-a849-560efa980e64
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-tin-drum-asian-kitchen-to-open-first-houston-location-on-sherpherd-drive-2717686
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-01-12T21:16:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:00.754Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/aacd357068ff6b09458302cd2cb960e36764.jpg
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# Community Impact: Tin Drum Asian Kitchen to Open First Houston Location on Sherpherd Drive

**TL;DR:** Tin Drum Asian Kitchen is expanding outside of its home state with a new location in Houston, Texas. The new restaurant is expected to open its doors at the beginning of 2022.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-01-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-tin-drum-asian-kitchen-to-open-first-houston-location-on-sherpherd-drive-2717686).*

## Story

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen is expanding outside of its home state with a new location in Houston, Texas. According to an article in Community Impact, the new restaurant is expected to open its doors at the beginning of 2022.

This new opening comes as Tin Drum is focusing on franchise growth beyond its existing 10 locations. In a statement quoted in the article, CEO Steven Chen says of the expansion, “As a longtime admirer of Houston, it's a privilege to bring Tin Drum to this world-class city. The food scene here is authentic and genuine. The people are fantastic and inclusive of all walks of life and cuisines.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- houston (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-tin-drum-asian-kitchen-to-open-first-houston-location-on-sherpherd-drive-2717686). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8b4b8b75-2081-4642-a849-560efa980e64).