Southwest Austin | Dripping Springs - July 2022

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Square Mall has been delayed. Knockout Wear was to open in April. A new opening date for the shop, to be located at 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, has not been announced. www.kowear.com 8 Mercedes-Benz of South Austin is moving forward with plans to build a dealership at I-35 and FM 1626. Mer- cedes-Benz is planning to build nearly 75,000 square feet of new space at 10900 S. I-35, Austin, according to city documents. Construction has been held up by environmental issues, and an open- ing date has not been announced. 9 Nasha will open a new location in Austin in August, management said. The South Austin eatery will be located at 8900 S. Congress Ave. The menu fea- tures Indian, Indian-Chinese and Tex-Mex cuisines. Nasha has a location at 614 E. Seventh St. www.nashaindia.com 10 A new Pollo Campero is coming to Southwest Austin. Work is expected to begin in January and be completed in June 2023. The Guatemalan-based chick- en chain filed plans with the city June 30 to build a new restaurant at 3201 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 142, Austin. Construc-

Cypress Grill aims to reopen at the end of August after a renovation.

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FEATURED IMPACT RENOVATIONS Cypress Grill is updating its restau- rant with a new kitchen, renovated bathrooms and a new covered outdoor seating area with lighting, sun shades, fans and planters, owner John Haug said. The restaurant, located at 4404 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin, opened in South Austin in 2002. It will celebrate 20 years in September. Popular dishes include its crawfish etouffee, a variety of po’boy sand- wiches—which can come with shrimp, ANNIVERSARIES 14 Matt’s El Rancho celebrated 70 years in business July 6 for its location at 2613 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin. The Mexican restaurant was started in 1952 by Matt and Janie Martinez with seating for 40 and has grown to hold 500 seats. The menu includes made-from-scratch corn tortillas, chips, breakfast tacos, nachos and margaritas. 512-462-9333. www.mattselrancho.com 15 Children’s book company Literati is celebrating five years. The subscrip- tion-based book club was founded in

crawfish, catfish, oysters, pot roast or chicken—and New Orleans-style gumbo. The restaurant closed for renovations June 27 but aims to reopen at the end of August. 512-358-7474 | www.cypressgrill.net

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EXPANSIONS 12 Tesla filed papers with Travis County for expansion of its operations east of Austin June 29. The electric vehicle maker, which opened its factory in 2021, filed for a permit on a new 500,000-square-foot space to grow its General Assembly 2 and General Assembly 3 operations. The permit was approved by the county July 1. Current- ly, Tesla produces Model Y vehicles at its 2,500-acre site along SH 130 near Hwy. 71. www.tesla.com 13 Synopsys began plans to expand its offices, located at 1301 S. MoPac, Stes. 200 and 300, Austin, on July 1. The dig- ital device product maker will combine two suites into one office and upgrade electrical, plumbing, sprinkler and alarm systems. Construction is estimated to cost $500,000 and is expected to be completed at the end of October. www.synopsys.com

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2017 and sends curated selections to members through monthly mailings. The company has books for both children and adults. Literati’s South Austin warehouse is located at 4509 Freidrich Lane, Bldg. 4, Ste. 402. https://literati.com RENOVATIONS 16 NXP Smart Home Innovation Lab began renovations on June 27. Updates to the smart home device maker’s location at 6501 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin, are projected to be completed at the end of October. www.nxp.com

tion will cost $2.1 million. https://us.campero.com RELOCATIONS

11 Huckleberry’s will mark its South Austin debut July 23 from 6-8 p.m. The food truck serves classic seafood dishes, corn tortillas and more. Its new location is at Still Austin Whiskey, 440 E. St. Elmo Road, Unit F. The food truck launched in 2020 and was previously located at 8504

S. Congress Ave. in Austin. www.huckleberrytx.com

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