North Central Austin Edition | July 2022

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Cookie Rich

Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster

COURTESY LORIN PETERS

COURTESY GARBO’S FRESH MAINE LOBSTER

will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., unless there is a private event. Cookie Rich’s menu features cookie ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, espresso drinks, lemonade and more. 512- 359-5465. www.getcookierich.com COMING SOON 4 Next Level Urgent Care is opening a new location this fall at 3221 Red River St., Austin. Next Level Urgent Care was founded by Dr. Julia Breeze after she re- ceived an expensive emergency bill and recognized the need for fast, aordable health care services. She has 24 clinics in the Houston area and is planning to open 20 more. Next Level Urgent Care has faster care by using an app that allows patients to “wait in line online” rather than waiting at the clinic. www.nextlevelurgentcare.com 5 Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster will open its second brick-and-mortar loca- tion at 626 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, in the former home of Counter Cafe in Sep- tember. In June, the Garbo’s food truck began serving food from the address. It will remain at the site until the new store is nished and operate Thursday through Saturday. Once it opens in September, Garbo’s On Lamar will oer a limited menu similar to the food truck. It will include items such as crab cakes, lobster rolls, beer and wine. The location will have 10 seats at the counter inside and 10 seats outside at patio tables. www.garboslobsteratx.com NAME CHANGES 6 Lincoln Ventures, an Austin-based

multifamily and student housing de- veloper, rebranded to LV Collective on June 28. The name change will also be accompanied by a logo and marketing materials update. LV has over $2.4 billion in assets, according to the company. The company owns The Ruckus, The Ruckus 2.0, Moontower and Waterloo in Austin and is working on projects in Austin at 80 Rainey and 2700 E. Fifth St., Austin. It also has properties in Arizona, Georgia, Florida and Ohio. The company’s oce is located at 2324 Guadalupe St., Ste. 200, Austin. www.lvcollective.com CLOSINGS 7 The House , formerly known as Rus- sian House, closed in June. The restau- rant, formerly located at 307 E. 5th St., Austin, changed its name earlier this year in support of Ukraine. The location was scheduled to be demolished after the property owners sold the building. Pre- viously, the owners of The House stated they would look for a new location in Austin, but in June they posted a notice on social media that they were closing due to unforeseen circumstances. The restaurant closed shortly before its 10- year anniversary. 8 Southwestern restaurant Z’Tejas will be closing their original Austin location within the next 6-9 months. Developers have plans of turning Z’Tejas, located on 1110 W 6th St, Austin, and several neighboring businesses into a mixed-use development called “Clarksvillage,” with a boutique hotel and retail space. Z’Tejas manager Julio Campos is hoping to stay in business for as long as possible, as the original restaurant has been serving the community for over 30 years.

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Jacinto Blvd., Austin, on the ground level of the new Thompson and Tommie Hotel. Chef Mashama Bailey and Johno Mor- siano, who previously opened the Grey Market in March within the same hotel, are behind the new restaurant. The Diner Bar features a menu based on local Austin produce, game and sh. It has a rotating oyster selection while paying homage to the creators’ Georgia roots. 737-257-3047. www.thedinerbar-austin.com 3 Cookie Rich , a local woman-owned cookie shop, opened a new trailer June 25. The trailer is parked at the storefront location at 2201 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, and will be mobile for special events. It will also expand its menu. The trailer

1 In Plain Sight , a neighborhood-style cocktail bar located at 612 Brazos St., Austin, opened in July. It is owned by Blind Spot, the team behind the Austin speakeasy Here Nor There. Though In Plain Sight is not a speakeasy, it is “hid- den in plain sight” and is only available for walk-ins. With a capacity of 14 people, owners said it is now the smallest bar in Texas. In Plain Sight does not have a phone number or website. 2 Diner Bar opened in April at 500 San

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