North Central Austin Edition | July 2023

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Businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon, relocating or expanding

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4 Taiwanese tea shop ChiCha San Chen opened its rst Texas location at 6501 Airport Blvd., Ste. 100, Austin, in late May. The menu features a broad selection of green, oolong, black and milk teas that include add-ons such as taro balls, mousse, honey and fruit. The shop is open from noon-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and is closed on Mondays. 512-695-6868. www.tx.chichasanchen.com 5 Mexican sandwich spot Lonche Bar opened a food truck behind Revival Vintage at 5201 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, in May. Lonche Bar sells made-to-or- der fried sandwiches made with bolillo rolls, tacos, street corn and other items. Lonche Bar is co-owned by Antonio and Karla Rodriguez. www.lonchebar.com 6 Junkdrop —a decluttering service based in Nashville—expanded its services to Austin in June. Junkdrop removes cli- ents’ unwanted furniture, appliances and other household items and then works with local nonprots to deliver the items to people in need free of charge. The company is owned by Nashville native Walter Hindman. Junkdrop’s warehouse is located at 607 Canion St., Austin. www.junkdropnash.com NEW OWNERSHIP 7 Italian restaurant Andiamo Risto- rante announced in July that Mike Smith had purchased the restaurant. The Austin local has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant business, including leading Gumbo’s, Shoreline Grill and Jerey’s. Andiamo Ristorante, which is located at 2521 Rutland Drive, Ste. 325, Austin, also

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announced a new summer menu, includ- ing Zuppa di Melone, chilled honeydew soup with toasted pine nuts, ricotta salata, and basil oil; Carpaccio di Cape- sant, slices of sea scallops in lemon olive oil; and Gnocchi al Pesto. 512-719-3377. www.andiamoitaliano.com CLOSINGS 8 Plant store Garden Seventeen closed June 30 due to several unexpected nan- cial setbacks, the owners said. The store, located at 604 Williams St., Austin, had provided Austinites with a wide selec- tion of plants, gardening supplies and other goods for green thumbs since June 2020. Co-owners Rodney Stoutenger and Jake Garrison said they plan to reopen in a new space in the future. www.gardenseventeen.com 9 Guitar Resurrection closed in July after 48 years in business. The store sold new and used guitars and ampliers as well as oering guitar repair services. Guitar Resurrection was located at 813 Morrow St., Austin.

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ond Austin location at 6406 N. I-35, Ste. 1600, Austin, on May 16. The restaurant, owned by Austin locals Nathan and Li- anne Straathof, serves Southern-inspired breakfast and brunch, including chicken and waes, cinnamon roll French toast, and eggs Benedict. The restaurant also serves handcrafted cocktails and boozy cold brew. www.anotherbrokenegg.com 3 Happy Lemon opened a new location at 6406 N. I-35, Ste. 1301, Austin, in May. The Taiwan-based tea shop oers boba milk tea, lemonade, smoothies and bubble waes—waes with crispy edges and chewy “bubbles” in the center. Happy Lemon has locations throughout the U.S., Asia, Europe and Australia. 512-243-7658. www.happylemonusa.com

1 A new gelato and coee shop called Gelatoro opened at 4500 Duval St., Aus- tin, the former Hyde Park neighborhood JuiceLand location, in early June. The shop, owned by Austin local Sabri Gulsay, oers dozens of gelato avors, including hazelnut, stracciatella, bisco and straw- berry sorbet. Gelatoro also oers baked goods from Easy Tiger and coee using beans from local roaster Greater Goods Coee Co. 737-296-5941. Instagram: gelatoroatx

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