South Central Austin Edition | June 2023

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from Greece and the U.S. Yamas is owned by Greece natives Roxie and Hristos Niko- lakos. www.yamasatx.com COMING SOON 7 Korean fried chicken restaurant Donkey Mo’s will reopen at 5312 Airport Blvd., Austin, this fall. Donkey Mo’s two previous locations at the H-Mart food court and the Lakeline Mall closed in 2021. The new lo- cation will oer fried chicken, french fries, draft beers and a big outdoor patio. Don- key Mo’s is led by Young Noh, who also co-owns Korean barbecue restaurant Jjim. 8 Bloody Rose Boutique relocated from 100 W. North Loop Blvd., Ste. I, Austin, to 805 Stark St., Austin, in mid- May. Bloody Rose sells dark streetwear and accessories for “goths, punks, witches and rockstars,” according to its owners. The new location is nearly triple the size of the original store, and has a parking lot and a backyard that will be used for monthly events. www.bloodyroseboutique.com 9 Toy Joy will relocate its 4631 Airport Blvd., Austin, location to 5501 Burnet Road, Austin, in the former Karavel Shoes store on July 1. The new store will be painted in Toy Joy’s signa- ture slime green and bright pink hues and adorned with the store's mascot, a cat named Otto. Toy Joy sells toys for all ages including puzzles, gurines, construction kits, sensory toys and board games. Toy Joy has been open in Austin since 1987. www.toyjoy.com www.donkeymos.com RELOCATIONS

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4 East Side Pies opened a new location at 5530 Burnet Road, Austin, on May 30. The restaurant—owned by Noah Polk and Michael Freid since 2006— serves thin-crust pizzas, cheesy bread and salads. The new location features larger indoor and outdoor dining areas, draft beers, and new menu additions. www.eastsidepies.com 5 Wu Chow opened its second location at 3800 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 170, Austin, on May 19. The restaurant—owned by Chameleon Cos.—oers modern Chinese food, including twice-cooked pork belly, Hunan-style beef and Sichuan-braised eggplant. Wu Chow also serves a Sunday dim sum menu with soup dumplings, shrimp shumai, cold sesame noodles and other items. www.wuchowaustin.com 6 New Greek restaurant Yamas opened at 5308 Balcones Drive, Austin, on June 23. Yamas’ menu is inspired by the Med- iterranean coast and serves items such as fried feta with roasted walnuts, honey and sesame; grilled octopus; lamb chops; and more. The wine list includes bottles

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Crown serves specialty coee in the morning and natural wines in the evening. The shop also serves pastries, kolaches and donuts from local suppliers. The Violet Crown is owned by married couple and business partners Chris Nagelhout and Grant Richardson. 512-215-0085. www.thevioletcrownatx.com 3 Live-re restaurant Carve American Grill opened its second location at The Grove at 2613 Perseverance Drive, Aus- tin, on June 12. Carve’s menu features steaks, seafood, wood-red pizzas and its signature wagyu meatloaf cupcakes. Carve also serves a weekend brunch menu serving hash brown breakfast pizza, chicken and waes, bloody marys, and peach mimosa slushies. www.carveamericangrille.com

1 Double Trouble , the joint restaurant between The Vegan Nom and Barrett’s Coee, opened at 103 North Loop Blvd. E, Austin, in June. The menu features coee drinks, frozen cocktails and draft beer from Barrett’s as well as breakfast tacos, nachos and burritos from Vegan Nom. Double Trouble is owned by Chris Rios, who runs the Vegan Nom, and Travis Kizer, who runs Barrett’s Coee. Instagram: double_trouble_atx 2 A wine bar and coee shop called The Violet Crown opened in the former Violet Crown Clubhouse at 7100 Wood- row Ave., Austin, in early May. The Violet

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