South Central Austin Edition | September 2024

Impacts

BY ELLE BENT, SARAH HERNANDEZ, HALEY MCLEOD & BEN THOMPSON

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5 OroBianco Italian Creamery The food truck located in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood will sell gelato, made with water buffalo milk. • Opening in September • 1800 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.orobiancomilk.com 6 Austin Regional Clinic The health provider broke ground Sept. 19 on a new 65,000-square-foot, two-story surgery and specialty clinic including over 100 exam rooms, seven treatment rooms, a lab and radiology equipment. • Opening 2025

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3 Fig Italian Kitchen & Bar From Michelin Plate-awarded Chef Cole Fitzgerald and owner James Sun, the new restaurant offers Italian cuisine such as handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and seafood. Fig Italian replaced now closed restaurant The Garden at the 704. • Opened Aug. 16 • 3403 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin • www.figaustin.com

• 708 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin • www.austinregionalclinic.com

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7 Cosmic Pickle Bar Cosmic Pickle now has three new food truck options: Wow Poke, Biggie’s Yardbird and East Side King. Wow Poke offers poke, dumplings, wings and wraps, and has two other Austin locations. From the same team behind Armadillo Den and Dainty Dillo, Biggie’s Yardbird will offer chicken, smash burgers and fries. East Side King offers Japanese-inspired dishes and was founded by Motoyasu Utsunomiya and Paul Qui, with a brick and

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first opened at Hamilton Food Truck Park in North Austin last year then relocated to 1311 South 1st Park. • Opened Aug. 24 • 4201 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 101, Austin • www.thebougiefoodie.co 4 IV Nutrition The spa opened in Lakehills Plaza, offering IV drip therapy, vitamin injections, supplements and blood testing. Owned by Sabira Karovalia and Mary Ann Baltierra-Rocha, IV Nutrition’s therapy drips and injections can address muscle strength, inflammation, gut health, trouble sleeping, stress and more, Karovalia said. • Opened Aug. 19 • 4211 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. A7, Austin • www.ivnutrition.com

mortar on South Lamar. • 121 Pickle Rd., Austin • www.cosmichospitalitygroup.com

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Closings

1 Rivian The electric vehicle manufacturer opened a showroom featuring lounge areas and a rooftop patio. Demo drives are available by appointment. • Opened in June • 208 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.rivian.com 2 The Bougie Foodie The dessert food truck opened its first brick-and-mortar shop on South Congress Avenue. Owner Brianna Cryar

8 Aviary Wine & Kitchen Aviary Wine & Kitchen closed after 18 years of business. The eatery offered a wine list and club. Owner Mike Smith cited financial pressures as a factor. • Closed in August

• 2110 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin • www.aviarywinekitchen.com

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