Check out the latest Northwest Austin business updates, including new restaurants, gyms, and a first-of-its-kind veterinarian surgical clinic.

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Grounded Performance

The gym offers a variety of group training sessions designed to develop mobility and movement, speed and stamina, power and drive, and strength and stability.Evo Cabinet & Closet

Owned by Eric Lei, the business features cabinet and countertop remodeling with products and installation services. The company has been in the industry for an estimated eight years but has never operated a showroom until now.
  • Opened July 1
  • 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 117, Austin
  • www.evo-cc.com
Old Alley Hot Pot


The restaurant serves meat such as beef, lamb, honeycomb tripe and duck gizzards cooked in housemade broths including classic beef tallow, pork bone or a vegan tomato-based broth.Cold Stone Creamery

The ice cream chain is known for its variety of ice cream flavors and toppings prepared on a frozen granite countertop. The shop also serves shakes, smoothies, sundaes, custom and ready-made ice cream cakes and pre-packed ice cream pints or quarts.First Watch

With a chef-inspired menu and rotating seasonal offerings, the restaurant offers classics such as avocado toast and specialty entrees including smoked salmon eggs Benedict and lemon ricotta pancakes.Snarf’s Sandwiches

The shop serves toasted sub sandwiches, salads, a daily rotating soup menu, sides such as potato salad and macaroni salad, and desserts such as cookies and brownies.Coming soon


Bluefin Sushi & Ramen

The restaurant is opening a new location in the Arboretum and will serve classic, chef speciality and sashimi rolls; small cold plates such as the Bluefin tacos and Bluefin-style ceviche; small hot plates such as edamame, crab sticks and calamari; poke bowls; bento boxes; and ramen. The restaurant has four other Austin locations and a San Antonio location.PopStroke

The golf entertainment company announced it will be taking over The Pitch with openings to the public beginning this fall. The newly renovated space will feature a rebranded dining experience, upgraded event spaces, an esports gaming area, a full-service ice cream parlor and recreational amenities such as pickleball courts and sand volleyball courts.EJ’s Hot Pot & Sushi

According to the business' Instagram account, the restaurant will serve a variety of hotpot broths, premium meats, seafood and vegetables at The Shops at Arbor Walk. Also on the menu are nigiri, sashimi and chef specialty sushi rolls.
  • Opening in the fall
  • 10515 N. MoPac, Ste. 150, Austin
  • Instagram: @ejhotpotsushi
Tacolada


According to the business's Instagram account, the restaurant will serve Southern California-style Mexican food, including California burritos, in the Great Hills Market & Station retail center.
  • Opening in the fall
  • 9828 Great Hills Trail, Ste. 140, Austin
  • Instagram: @tacolada_offical
Soup and Leaves

The owners behind Soupleaf Hot Pot in North Austin are set to open an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar with an Asian twist. The menu is slated to include classics like clam chowder and chicken noodle but will expand to add items such as miso mozzarella pizza and yam bisque.What’s next

Game Show Battle Rooms

The entertainment venue is is slated to open a location at The Domain, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The venue offers an interactive entertainment experience in a game show format for private parties, networking events, corporate events and more.Raising Cane’s


According to a permit filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, a new Raising Cane’s location is expected to begin construction in Tech Ridge in December. The permit states the construction will be finished by September 2026.Crunch Fitness

The franchised gym is slated to open a location in the former Big Lots! building, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The gym offers a variety of fitness classes, including strength, cardio and boxing; personal training; and a HIIT zone, or high intensity interval training.Relocations

Ramen del Barrio

The Japanese-Mexican fusion restaurant is currently located inside Hana World Market and will relocate to the current Bullseye Bakery location, which closes Aug. 31. The restaurant is known for its Japanese ramen bowls with Mexican ingredients such as carnitas, queso cotija and tomatillo salsa. Also on the menu is traditional Mexican cuisine such as tacos, tostadas and aguachiles with a Japanese twist.In the news


Austin Diagnostic Clinic North Austin

The clinic shared in a message to current patients that its parking garage will be going through construction which is expected to be completed in early 2026. OB-GYN patients are encouraged to park at the clinic’s east entrance or use valet parking.Closings

DermResearch

The research clinic offered paid clinical studies for dermatological conditions such as acne, psoriasis, eczema and hair loss.
  • Closed June 9
  • 8140 N. MoPac, Bldg. 3, Ste. 120, Austin
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VROC

The Veterinary Regional Orthopedic Clinic offers orthopedic surgery, advanced pain management techniques and a rehabilitation center for dogs and cats.