McKinney | February 2023

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The proposed Union Bear restaurant is located on the northwest side of the Historic McKinney Downtown Square. FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Representatives of Union Bear , a items and beers, including a variety brewed on-site, according to its website. www.unionbear.com RENDERING COURTESY CITY OF MCKINNEY

restaurant and brewery concept from Plano, shared plans for a new location in downtown McKinney at 308 W. Virginia St., near the northwest corner of the downtown square during a Jan. 10 meeting of the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission. The proposed restaurant would be the same concept as the Plano location, without the on-site brewing operations, according to a presentation at the meeting. The restaurant serves a variety of gourmet, chef-driven food

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sold the restaurant to begin retirement. Farah intends to continue managing the restaurant for part of 2023, according to a representative of the restaurant. The Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant, located at 2414 W. University Drive, will retain the same menu options, including gyros, curries, hummus, falafel, kabobs and more. 972-548-7050. www.blueolivefresh.com 9 Cookies-N-Milk , an edible cookie dough producer based in east McKinney, was acquired by Pennsylvania-based JTM Foods, according to a Jan. 20 news release. Cookies-N-Milk has been a family-owned and -operated dessert manufacturer since 1993, and it is located at 181 Industrial Blvd., McKinney. The company produces baked and frozen des- serts, including cookie dough, cookies, brownies and more, according to a news release. www.cookiesnmilkinc.com CLOSINGS 10 The Pantry Restaurant permanently closed its doors Jan. 23 on the square in downtown McKinney, according to the restaurant’s owners. The restaurant, located at 214 E. Louisiana St., has been open on the square for more than 20 years and served a variety of American food, such as chicken-fried steak, burgers and more. The closure of the restaurant serves as a retirement for its owners, Tom and Cleo Meredith, according to a post made on the restaurant’s Facebook page. www.pantrymckinney.com

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7 Cocktail Creamery will relocate to a larger storefront on the downtown McKinney square later this year, accord- ing to co-owner Sharyn Lindblad. The alcohol-infused ice cream shop has been open on the McKinney square for over three years inside of The Pantry Restau- rant, Lindblad said. Following the closure of The Pantry Restaurant, the owners of Cocktail Creamery decided to move the business into its own space across the square. The new storefront, located at 205 E. Virginia St., is expected to open in April, Lindblad said. The space will oer a 2,000-square-foot dining area along with a 1,000-square-foot kitchen area on the second level. Cocktail Creamery intends to remain open inside the former Pantry Restaurant until April 1, Lindblad said. The ice cream shop serves alco- hol-infused ice cream treats. Lindblad has plans to expand the shop’s oerings at its new location. 508-446-7103.

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8 Blue Olive Grill , which has operat- ed in North McKinney for just over nine years, is under new ownership, according to a representative of the restaurant. The restaurant’s prior owner, Waleed Farah,

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