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Check out the latest Northwest Austin business updates, including new restaurants and coffee shops, business relocations, and an Egyptian virtual reality experience.
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Dominican Delights
The food truck serves Dominican street food such as empanadas, chimichurri burgers, chicharrones and salchipapas.
Eterna Jewels
The jewelry store sells rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, charms and bridal items at The Domain.
Glo30
The skincare space offers cosmetic services such as facials, Botox, wrinkle relaxers, filler and more.
Horizon of Khufu
The 45-minute long virtual reality experience takes users through the Giza Plateau and Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Tickets for the experience range from $26-$32 and are open to anyone 8 years old or older and at least 4’6”.
Neon Belly
The coffee shop serves locally roasted coffee, matcha, pastries and gelato.
Smashed N’ Sauced
The restaurant serves smashburgers made from premium-grade beef and covered in one of the business’ signature sauces, along with Nashville hot chicken, hot dogs and fries.
Zzim Korean Grill
The restaurant serves a variety of Korean cuisine such as grilled premium meats, stews, appetizers such as corn cheese and its signature galbijjim dish, or braised beef short ribs cooked in a sweet and savory sauce.
Coming soon
Austin Padel Center
The 22,000-square-foot sports facility will feature six indoor and three outdoor climate-controlled padel courts along with other amenities such as a recovery lounge, locker rooms, pro shop, sports bar and private meeting rooms.
Donkey Mo’s Korean Fried Chicken
The restaurant will open its second Austin location and serve double-fried Korean chicken wings, tenders, nuggets, sandwiches, shrimp baskets and other snacks and sides.
Skin Pharm
The medical and beauty spa provides a variety of cosmetic services such as Botox, fillers and microneedling, and carries its own skincare line.
Staybridge Suites
The hotel will feature 100 rooms with standard amenities such as guest laundry facilities, outdoor grilling stations, a fitness center, a pool and meeting facilities.
What’s next—Permits filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Crunch Fitness
The franchised gym is slated to open another location in Austin, per a TDLR filing. The gym offers cardio and strength training equipment, personal training, and a High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, area.
Relocations
Blessed Ink Tattoos
The tattoo parlor relocated from North Lamar Boulevard and features several tattoo artists specializing in a variety of tattoo styles.
Cafe du Bliss
The coffee shop will relocate from its current location at Hana World Market when the market closes. The shop serves a variety of lattes, frappes, smoothies, teas and matcha drinks, along with snacks such as croffles and taiyaki.
K-Pop Austin
The store relocated from its location at Hana World Market to inside the Anderson Mill and RM 620 H-E-B Plus. The store sells a variety of K-pop merchandise.
In the news
Austin Screen Printing and Embroidery
The business celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. The business provides screen printing and embroidery services for apparel and promotional products.
Closings
Nagoya Steak and Sushi
Owners of the restaurant, which served Japanese cuisine such as sushi and hibachi-grilled meats, cited challenges finding a teppanyaki chef to take over the kitchen as a contributing factor.