McKinney January 2022

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Commercial Bank of Texas

Barro’s Pizza

COURTESY COMMERCIAL BANK OF TEXAS

COURTESY BARRO’S PIZZA

for celiac or gluten-intolerant people to nd,” co-owner Karla Pittman said. Pittman’s husband, Coyt, has an intol- erance to wheat, and she said it is hard nding places that are safe for him to eat, which inspired their gluten-free menu. CK’s Kitchen With an Attitude also began oering non-gluten-free menu items at the beginning of the year. 469-693-8314. www.facebook.com/ckskitch 3 Commercial Bank of Texas , or CBTx, had its soft opening in mid-October for its new McKinney branch, located at 321 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 100. Com- mercial Bank of Texas is a full-service community bank that oers personal and business banking, from mortgages to nancing for a business. The bank also handles personal checking and savings accounts and oers investment services insurance. 469-885-8950. www.cbtx.com 4 Barro’s Pizza opened Dec. 1 at 2730 S. Central Expressway, McKinney. The family-owned and -operated restaurant is the rst Barro’s Pizza location to open outside of Arizona. Amenities at the restaurant include TVs, a covered patio, a kids area with toys and games, and an exclusive room for parties. There are fu- ture plans to expand the patio to include an outdoor play area for children with articial grass and a small playground, spokespeople for the restaurant said. Barro’s Pizza serves pizza with savory and sweet sauces, uy crusts, chicken wings, pasta, salads and subs. The new location also oers beers on draft, bot- tled beer and wine, and freshly brewed tea as well as gluten-free and vegan options. 469-625-2898. www.barrospizza.com

FEET ON FIRE? Louisiana St., McKinney. Bresnan Bread and Pastry will oer grab-and-go food ranging from sourdough breads and laminated pas- tries to cookies and pies. It will also have a coee program that will include Noble Coyote Coee Roasters. www.bresnanbreadandpastry.com 7 Bresnan Bread and Pastry is expected to open in its new location in McKinney in early 2022. The bakery is tentatively expected to open in January at 301B 5 Life.Church opened Dec. 19 at 250 N. Hardin Blvd., McKinney. This location marks the church’s fourth campus in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Life.Church McKinney hosts Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. as well as Wednesday night worship at 7 p.m. All services are also available online. The church has various ministries in which members can volun- teer, including greeting, ushering, man- aging operational systems and mentoring youth. More information about volunteer opportunities can be found on the Life. Church McKinney website. 972-499-5298. www.life.church/mckinney 6 Two Señoritas Restaurant & Cantina opened Jan. 11 at 1222 N. Central Express- way, McKinney. The restaurant serves traditional Tex-Mex with “touches of authentic Mexican food,” general manager Juan Esquerre said. The menu features sour cream enchiladas, chile rellenos and fajitas. Esquerre added that the bar sta makes margarita recipes from scratch. The most popular drinks from the original location in Mount Pleasant are the Grande Margarita and the Cheesecake Margari- ta. 214-548-4182. www.facebook.com/ twosenoritasmckinney/ COMING SOON

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NOWOPEN 1 The Mill at East McKinney, a wedding and event venue, has opened a new space for outdoor ceremonies and receptions. The newly constructed Ashlee’s Garden event space is located at 501 E. Loui- siana St., McKinney, and held its grand opening Nov. 11. Ashlee’s Garden is able to host outdoor cocktail parties, wedding ceremonies, receptions, graduations, galas, parties, community fundraisers

and live music from the permanent stage. The garden features articial turf, so it is green year-round. 972-529-8033. www.millateastmckinney.com 2 The CK’s Kitchen With an Attitude food truck opened Nov. 5 at 4169 E. University Drive, McKinney. The food truck oers gluten-free menu items that include chicken and waes, loaded fries, and desserts. “We are able to introduce [gluten-free] dishes that taste amazing and also safe to-go food that is so hard

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