The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses
Local owners buying Walnut Hill-Audelia shopping center
Commercial broker Bill Blaydes says Lake Ridge shopping center at Walnut Hill and Audelia’s southeast corner is under contract and should be overhauled when the sale closes. “The cost of the land is too much for residential housing, but they do intend to redo the old shopping center and get it back into shape,” Blaydes says. He didn’t identify the buyer, saying only that it is a “local group” and that the sale is due to close in mid-January 2013. Restaurants Atomic Pie and Offshore’s Next Door are in this shopping center, as well as service retailers such as My Office, which recently moved from Lake Highlands Plaza, across the street. The only property on that corner not included in the sale is the Circle K, Blaydes says.
Atomic Pie
9660 Audelia Ste 117 . 214.553.5733 . atomicpie.com
Offshore’s Next Door
9660 Audelia Ste 305 . 214.503.1012
My Office
9660 Audelia Ste 123 . 214.221.0011 . MYOFFICELH.com
Lake House restaurant and bar to open this month
John Schmitz and Eric Paulsen, along with help from consultant Cory Pope, plan to open Lake House bar and restaurant at Northwest Highway and Lawther, in the spot where the former Bicycle Café was located. They are aiming for a mid- to late November opening. Schmitz says the location is prime and that the north side of the lake is in need of quality food and brew, which they promise. The menu will consist of American cuisine, a step above bar food, with some healthy options such as flatbread sandwiches and dishes with locally farmed ingredients. Lake House will offer a full bar with 11 beers on tap. Lake House will share one major similarity with Katy Trail Ice House, Schmitz says — capitalizing on the popularity of Dallas’ trails. He expects the Lake House to attract a diverse crowd — family-friendly, but also a good place to have beers with the boys or breakfast with your running or cycling group.
Lake House . 7510 E. Northwest Hwy.
Whiterock Abbey moving into Garland-Peavy shopping strip
Whiterock Abbey is set to open in November at the shopping strip just south of Goodfriend and Good 2 Go Taco at the Garland-Peavy intersection, near Old Lake Highlands. Owner Weylan McAnally, a pharmacist from Red Oak, plans to have 30-40 beers on tap and to offer at least 100 bottled beers. The menu will include gourmet pizza and standard bar fare, he says: pretzels, cheese boards and the like. Inside, they’ll hang about eight televisions, and outside, patrons will be able to drink/dine on the patio/beer garden. Whiterock Abbey . 9909 Garland . whiterockabbey.com
Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House
1154 Peavy . 214.324.3335 . goodfrienddallas.com
Good 2 Go Taco
1146 Peavy . 214.519.9110 . good2gotaco.com
More business bits
1. Big Mama’s Chicken and Waffles suffered a fire in mid-September. This is the second big fire at the Forest-Audelia soul-food favorite.
Big Mama’s Chicken and Waffles
9810 Forest . 214.340.3035 . bigmamaschickenand-waffles.com
2. Adams Paint at Northwest Highway and Abrams closed soon after celebrating its 50th anniversary.
3. The original Chili’s restaurant on Meadow was razed to make way for a 7-Eleven.
4. Havana Café is open in Casa Linda Plaza.
Havana Café
1152 Buckner, suite J126 . 214.680.9545 . havanacafedallas.com