Check out the latest business updates for the far Northwest Austin area.
Written by Community Impact staff, the following announcements include new Asian restaurants and a home health business celebrating its 20 year anniversary in the community.
Now open
Spicewood Fusion Pizzeria
The restaurant serves a variety of classic and Indian-inspired pizzas such as tandoori paneer pizza and butter chicken pizza. The pizzeria also serves salads, appetizers—including wings, cheese sticks and peri peri fries—and desserts.
- Opened Aug. 16
- 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 121, Austin
- www.instagram.com/spicewoodfusionpizzeria
The restaurant serves Korean fried chicken, rice bowls, Korean-style tacos and burritos, and sides, including bulgogi fries and fried dumplings.
- Opened in September
- 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 119, Austin
- www.ariakoreanstreetfoodtx.com
The Chinese restaurant serves a variety of breakfast dishes, such as Chinese fried donuts and congee, or porridge, as well as dim sum, noodle soups, soybean milk drinks and tofu pudding.
- Opened in early October
- 13450 Research Blvd., Ste. 118, Austin
- (512) 331-8168
The restaurant serves Mediterranean cuisine, such as pita and hummus, falafels, and a variety of gyros as well as hamburgers, Philly cheesesteaks, chicken sandwiches, wings, fries and milkshakes.
- Opened in early October
- 13201 Pond Springs Road, Ste. 204A, Austin
- (512) 608-5688
The chain sells a variety of milk teas, boba teas, mocktails, slushies, gelatos and street-style waffles.
- Opened Oct. 30
- 14005 N. US 183, Ste. 580, Austin
- www.frostyfoxusa.com
Umami St. Sushi & Donburi
The eatery, located inside the H Mart food court, will feature nigiri, sashimi and specialty sushi rolls as well as a variety of donburi bowls—rice dishes, with beef, spicy barbecue pork, chicken teriyaki and other fillings.
- Opening Nov. 8
- 11301 Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 110, Austin
- www.hmart.com
Concordia University Texas
On Sept. 16 the university named Provost and Executive Vice President Kristi Kirk as its next president and CEO. Kirk—a Concordia alumna who has worked for the university since 1993—will become the first woman to lead the college, according to university information.
- 11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin
- www.concordia.edu
Westwood Financial announced its acquisition of the retail center in a Sept. 24 news release. The center is currently 77% leased and has new leasing prospects in the pipeline. Current tenants include Freebirds World Burrito, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Kale Me Crazy and Restore Hyper Wellness.
- 8300 N. RM 620, Austin
- www.westfin.com
The business, which services the Austin metro area, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in November. Heavenly Care provides at-home personal assistance for older adults and adults with disabilities, private duty nursing, light housekeeping services, grocery shopping, transportation and travel companionship, and respite care.
- 13266 Pond Springs Road, Ste. B, Austin
- www.heavenlycaregivers.com
Texas Children’s Urgent Care at North Austin Campus
The children’s hospital, which opened its North Austin campus in February, closed its urgent care center this summer. Representatives for the hospital did not provide details about the closure. The hospital system’s remaining urgent care center is located in south Austin.
- Closed in August
- 9835 N. Lake Creek Parkway, Ste. 150, Austin
- www.texaschildrens.org
The sushi restaurant, which was located inside the H Mart food court, served a variety of sushi rolls, bento boxes and noodle dishes.
- Closed in September
- 11301 Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 110, Austin
The Chinese restaurant served a variety of meat, seafood and vegetable dishes as well as noodles, fried rice, egg rolls, dumplings, rangoons and soups.
- Closed in September
- 13450 Research Blvd., Ste. 118, Austin
- www.xinglongcuisine.com