The Mess Around at Crosswalk—located in downtown New Braunfels—doubles as a cafe and restaurant.

Explained

Although Crosswalk Coffeehouse & Cafe has been open since 2004, owners Dennis and Jennifer Wilson soft launched an additional brand, The Mess Around, in September.

“The Mess Around is essentially a brand that we’ve added on to Crosswalk, which is a coffee shop, in order to appeal to people for lunch and dinner,” Dennis said.

What’s on the menu?


The Mess Around serves upscale Southern food, which Dennis describes as “taking a familiar favorite and putting premium ingredients in.”

The locally owned restaurant serves Nashville hot chicken sandwiches, Creole meatloaf, shrimp po’boys, sausage and grits, catfish platters, fried chicken with hunter gravy, brioche French toast and more.

The Mess Around also offers brunch on the weekends.

What’s special about it?


Dennis emphasized The Mess Around sources its meats, vegetables, beer and wine from local or regional sellers as much as possible.

“If you’re coming here from Minnesota or Frankfurt, you’re not [going to] be able to get the same drinks and food where you’re from anywhere else,” he said.