Lunch — Historic Downtown McKinney
A Quick, Chef-Driven Lunch in Downtown McKinney
The quality of a dinner spot, at a midday pace — in and out in about an hour, or order online for pickup.
Lunch, Done Right
A Midday
Table on the Square
Centro on the Square serves a quick, chef-driven lunch daily in historic downtown McKinney — the quality of a dinner spot, at a midday pace. Fresh pasta is rolled in-house, salads are built to order, and everything comes out of the same scratch kitchen that runs dinner.
Dine in and be in and out in about an hour, or order online for pickup and take it back to your desk.
Salads — Build Your Own
Fresh, Seasonal, Yours
Fresh, seasonal salads made to order — start with one and add a protein to make it a full lunch.
Wedge Salad
Greek Salad
Caesar Salad
Add a Protein
Make any salad a meal — add grilled chicken, shrimp, salmon, steak, or meatballs.
House-Made Pasta
Rolled In-House,
Served at Noon
The same fresh pasta we roll for dinner is on the lunch table — a proper plate of pasta that still gets you back to your day.
- Cacio e Pepe
- Campanelle Bolognese
- Lemon Ricotta Agnolotti del Plin
- Spicy Vodka Rigatoni
- Short Rib Cappellacci
Gluten-free pasta available for non-stuffed pastas.
For the Work-Lunch Crowd
In and Out in About an Hour
A refined lunch that respects your schedule. We keep the timing reliable, so you can sit down to real, chef-driven food, catch up over the table, and still be back to your day on time.
Order Online for Pickup
Lunch to Go
Short on time? Order online for pickup and have it ready when you arrive — the whole lunch menu, packed to go.
Lunch on the Square
Open Daily From 11am
We open at 11am every day, right on the historic McKinney square. It's an easy spot for a work lunch, a break from shopping downtown, or a lunch meeting.
Planning something bigger? Our private room for corporate lunches handles the group.