Cedar Park community members can try out a new ice cream shop, enjoy artisan charcoal barbecue and check out a new athletic training facility with the city’s recent business updates.
Now open
1. D1 Training
The athletic training facility provides sports-specific and strength and conditioning training for athletes between the ages of 7-75. The business offers individual training, team training, group classes, family workouts and at-home training programs. The company’s age-specific programming is created by Division-I sports coaches and professional strength and conditioning coaches.
- Opened Dec. 2
- 601 W. New Hope Drive, Ste. 102, Cedar Park
- www.d1training.com/cedar-park
The veteran-owned tattoo business is the first tattoo shop in Cedar Park. The business is owned by Brooke and James Dupper and offers all tattoo styles in addition to appointments and walk-ins daily.
- Opened Jan. 1
- 401 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 102-A, Cedar Park
- www.donttellmamatattoo.com
The dessert shop serves a range of ice cream flavors, including milkshakes and falooda—an ice cream-based dessert made with vermicelli. The business serves specialty coffee beverages, bubble tea, slushies, smoothies and lemonade. Pastries including cheese danishes and muffins are also available. The India-based franchise opened its first Austin-area store in Round Rock in December.
- Opened Feb. 28
- 601 W. New Hope Drive, Ste. 106, Cedar Park
- www.dumont.us
4. Pork Booty ATX
Owned by Adrian and Sandra Villarroel, the food truck provides a menu filled with artisan charcoal barbecue. Entrees include a Leah Hawaiian Sandwich, Bourbon Brisket Sandwich and Pork Booty Loaded Fries with smoked roasted pork, aioli, barbecue sauce and melted mild cheddar cheese.
- Opened Feb. 1
- The Crossover, 1717 Scottsdale Drive, Leander
- www.porkbootyatx.com
5. RK Liquor Fine Wine & Spirits
The liquor store opened at a new shopping center off Ronald Reagan Boulevard. The business sells a selection of fine wines, liquors, including bourbon and tequila, beers, seltzers and cigars. The 3,000-square-foot store features a walk-in fine wine room and a humidor.
- Opened Jan. 22
- 14300 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Bldg. 2, Ste. 201 & 202, Leander
- www.rkliquor.com
Co-owners Don Nguyen and Tran Phan opened the location in late January. The business’ original location is in Round Rock which opened in 2020. The business sells plants, fish food, various fish, tank decor, aquarium tanks, aquarium cleaning equipment and more.
- Opened Jan. 31
- 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd., Cedar Park
- Facebook: Tiny Aquatics
The menu features breakfast plates and tacos, gorditas, sopes, tortas, burritos, tacos and Mexican plates. Plates feature classics such as carne asada and enchiladas and more, and all customers are served free tortilla chips and salsa.
- Opened Nov. 2
- 1540 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 106, Cedar Park
- Instagram: Tres Compadres Mexican Cuisine
Coming soon
The new coffee shop will serve Yemeni coffee, teas and pastries. Menu items will include classic expresso-based beverages, including lattes, as well as traditional drinks like Sanaani coffee and Adeni tea. Iced refreshers and smoothies will also be available. The Dallas-based company has a trailer off North Lamar Boulevard and plans to open another location in the Mueller area this year.
- Opening in April
- 12301 West Parmer Lane, Cedar Park
- www.arwayemenicoffee.com
The business launched in summer of 2018 with a location in North Austin near The Domain. The company has a pick-up only location in Cedar Park at Progressive Insurance located at 13402 Anderson Mill Road. Founded by Sydney Torabi and her sister, Shayda Torabi, the business offers THC, THCA and CBD products as smokables, vapes, drinks, gummies and chocolates.
- Opening mid-March
- 12800 Anderson Mill Road, Ste. A1, Cedar Park
- www.restartcbd.com
Relocations
10. Evoke: An Acton Academy
The new campus relocated from its previous address in the Lake Travis area. A majority of the location’s renovations were completed by Feb. 1 and the team is still working on including converting the back porch into a learning space and modernizing the location’s bathrooms. The school is a K-8 science and art-focused school offering flexible schedule options from 1-5 day weekly routines.
- 13204 Fawn Valley, Cedar Park
- www.evokeacademy.org
In the news
Enovis
The multibillion dollar life sciences company is expanding operations into Cedar Park, becoming the latest technology company to move to the area.The Cedar Park facility will be an expansion of the company’s Austin-based surgical division, and will allow Enovis to increase its manufacturing output. The Cedar Park facility will be Enovis’ fifth location in Texas, joining Austin, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth.
- Address TBD
- www.enovis.com
11. Smokey Mo’s BBQ
Cypress Creek’s Smokey Mo’s BBQ has officially reopened for business after undergoing renovations. The location originally opened in 2008 and recently updated its counter experience, technology, pick-up stations and dining room.
- Reopened March 6
- 1550 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park
- www.smokeymosbbq.com
12. Twin Creeks Country Club
The private club and golf course recently completed a redesign of the club’s restaurant, bar and lounge areas, including a completely redesigned aesthetic and increased seating options. The club’s bar area has been enlarged to expand beer and cocktail options, and the upstairs patio can seat up to 60 people, with an additional 150 seats available inside, according to a news release.
- Renovation completed in February
- 3201 Twin Creeks Club Drive, Cedar Park
- www.twincreeksclub.com
13. Over the Top Quilting
The business celebrated its 10 year anniversary at its Cedar Park brick and mortar which opened in February 2015. The business was originally founded and operated by sisters Chris Wenz and Susan Rubino but is currently undergoing ownership changes.
- 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd., Ste. 111, Cedar Park
- www.overthetopquilting.com
