Making the rounds this week, I've learned that a pair of local restaurants are just about ready to open for business.
I've been asked multiple times when the Wako Roll in Central Texas Marketplace will go live. This morning, Hong Park said he will debut his new restaurant March 7. That's a week from tomorrow in case you don't have a calendar within an arm's reach.
Also opening its doors next week will be the new El Conquistador on N. 19th Street in the building formerly occupied by La Fiesta. I caught owner/manager Willie Gonzalez on Monday afternoon. He was busy at work getting everything ready at the new location in order to open on Monday.
The common thread here is that both new restaurants will be extensions of already-popular establishments in town. El Conquistador, obviously, is part of that family of restaurants while Wako Roll is a new restaurant brought to us by the people who own and operate Teriyaki Park.
One more bite: Since there aren't many things I enjoy more than the annual three-week indulgence of college basketball known as March Madness, I have to mention this: Baskin Robbins' flavor of the month is 3-Point Chocolate in celebration of the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament.
