I was picking up a little lazy-Thursday-on-Spring-Break lunch at Bangkok Royal today when, while walking back to my car, I noticed a new food truck across University Parks.
It was Xristo's Cafe and it's been open for a little more than a week, which I learned by crossing the street and speaking with owners Xristo and Stephanie Garman.
Attention fans of chain steakhouses: Longhorn Steakhouse will open its new restaurant on Franklin Avenue on March 24.
I asked about opening preview events and received a vague response involving the Chamber of Commerce or somesuch. Oh well, it will be spring break anyway. I think I was only given tentative permission to publish this blog. I couldn't really understand the conversational arc. But I'm taking the risk for you, WacoFork friends.
Well, wouldn't you know it, we roll out our 254EatsBracketChallenge and, on the same day, Torchy's let's us know when they're opening.
We have an opening date and an initial enticing offer. We're still keeping our ear to the ground to find out if there will be any sort of pre-opening events.
Sometimes I hear about restaurants opening way before they even start hiring employees. And sometimes they sneak up on me.
Over the weekend, I bumped into my buddy Rob Bradfield, who told me about a seafood market and restaurant on Old Dallas Highway, which I hadn't heard about before he mentioned it. Curious, I went on the hunt Wednesday afternoon and sure enough found Friday's Seafood And More. When I asked Sharon, the lady at the counter, how long they had been open, she said "Good Friday of last year."
The weekend is upon us. And there's no Valentine's silliness or holidays of any kind, that I'm aware of, March Madness doesn't fire up for another month and we're a long way from graduation and summer fun.
Nope, it's just an ordinary weekend. But the weather forecast looks fantastic, so it's a good weekend to relax and enjoy life with the family and/or your buds. Just in case you need it, here are some things to talk about while you're chilling like villains.
There will likely be two new restaurants opening up by the middle of summer across the street from Vitek's at the new 16th & Speight shopping center.
I've heard rumblings of what they might be, but nothing is confirmed yet.
The recent revelation that one Denny's has closed and another opened didn't register too high on our Waco-restaurant Richter scale.
I am wondering if the La Quinta between Common Grounds and Clay Pot will have to change it's name since it's no longer "By a Denny's."
Cafe Homestead opened up two more seatings for its February special dinner, both of them on Valentine's night. The additional seatings will be at 6 and 8 Friday night.
If you were trying to manage your Valentine's scene, this is pretty good idea.
Jake’s Texas Tea House is opening for breakfast starting Tuesday and, courtesy of Jake himself, we're the first to have access to the breakfast menu.
Jake’s will be serving breakfast from 7:30-10:30 Tuesday through Friday mornings and 8-11 on Saturday mornings. This is a significant schedule shift as Jake's is now only open for dinner on Friday nights.
Today, I learned, from TSTC student Philip Doriocourt, important information regarding the menu themes and dates of all of the TSTC formal dining events being held at TSTC this semester. The list below can be your “go to” reference for the rest of the semester.
Call the culinary arts department at (254) 867-4868 to secure your spot for lunch. Reservations, though not always necessary, are a good idea. It is recommended that guests arrive between 11-11:30 before lunch starts. Lunch is typically an hour long and is a full-service dining experience.
