La Dosis offers 16 beers and cocktails on tap, including palomas and a "Fiery Mule," alongside its coffee program and full bar. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
La Dosis opened in January 2025 in Cedar Park as a family-friendly coffee, bar and restaurant concept from the owners of Taco Crew Management, which operates nine restaurants across Central Texas, including Taco Flats and The Holly in East Austin.
La Dosis was designed to accommodate Cedar Park's shift toward more family-friendly dining options, owners said. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
The nearly 2-acre property features counter-service dining, multiple outdoor patios, a tree net for kids, an outdoor bar and stage and a scratch kitchen serving Mexican-inspired dishes alongside coffee, cocktails and brunch.
What's special about it
Owners Simon Madera and Hobie Sasser designed La Dosis around a scratch kitchen philosophy with no microwaves across all their locations, Madera said. The kitchen staff makes homemade syrups for the coffee program, brines chicken in-house, bakes fresh bread and biscuits, and produces ginger beer for cocktails.
Hobie Sasser and Simon Madera, owners of La Dosis in Cedar Park, operate nine restaurants within their hospitality corporation, Taco Crew Management. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
“Everything we do in the kitchen is made in-house,” Madera said.
The fast-casual model differs from the business’ other restaurants, which are primarily sit-down concepts, Sasser said. At La Dosis, customers order at the counter, grab coffee and stay as long as they want while kids play on the outdoor tree net or families relax on one of the various patios.
The nearly 2-acre La Dosis property is available for hosting community events. There are multiple bar counters and seating options on the property—both inside and out—for regulars, families or those hosting a community event. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
"This place gives something to everyone," Sasser said. "You can be a family, work from here, meet someone for coffee or have a date night in the back.”
The name "La Dosis" translates to "the dosage" in Spanish—referring to whatever gets someone going, whether coffee, food or another guilty pleasure, Madera said.
Meet the owners
Madera entered the restaurant industry during the 2008 recession, opening the first Taco Flats on Austin’s Burnet Road in 2012. He said the kitchen draws on his South Texas heritage and the influence of his mother, who still makes 500-700 handmade tortillas daily at the Taco Flats locations.
Sasser was working as a physical therapist when she met Madera at his first restaurant in 2015, she said. The couple married in 2016, and Sasser joined the business full-time in 2021.
Taco Crew Management now includes four Taco Flats locations: The Holly in East Austin, Church Row Tea House Barbecue in North Central Austin, Junction Prime and Hoopers in Kingsland and the recently opened Churchrow Tejas BBQ in North Austin, according to Madera.
Interior designer Liz MacPhail repurposed much of the original furniture for La Dosis, including reupholstering chairs and incorporating vintage school chairs from other Taco Flats locations.
On the menu
Head chef Gerardo Carajillo oversees the culinary operations alongside a team that includes Sasser's niece, Ashley Vasquez, who manages the beverage operations.
Head chef Gerardo Carajillo oversees La Dosis' scratch kitchen, where everything is made in house, including brined chicken and fresh-baked goods. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
The menu blends Mexican-inspired dishes with American comfort food. Standout items include pirata tacos—also on the Taco Flats menu—enchiladas, burgers, chicken sandwiches with housemade brine and batter and salads.
The brunch menu features a spicy chicken honey biscuit with a housemade biscuit, which Madera calls his personal favorite.
The menu rotates seasonally, with soup offerings changing between winter and summer, Madera said. The coffee program—which sources coffee beans from North Austin roaster Barrett's Coffee—introduces a new special monthly.
Behind the counter, La Dosis offers 16 beers and cocktails on tap, including palomas and a "Fiery Mule," alongside its coffee program and drink menu.
Staying local
La Dosis has integrated into the Cedar Park community through daily programming, including teacher appreciation Wednesdays, board game nights on the patio, yoga classes and sound healing experiences. The restaurant sponsors the Cedar Park Stars, the area’s semi-pro hockey team.
The restaurant sources from local partners, including local breweries, according to Madera, and a lobster food truck that occasionally sets up on-site.
The community response has been overwhelmingly positive, with residents appreciating the family-friendly space, the couple said.
From left: Asher Quirk, barista and bartender; Simon Madera and Hobie Sasser, owners; Gerardo Carajillo, kitchen manager; Diana Scarborough, barista and morning lead; Angel Perez, front-of-house cook; and Melesia Gomez, prep cook. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
What's next
Madera and Sasser plan to focus on La Dosis and their recently opened barbecue restaurant rather than immediate expansion, though Madera said he has "dreams" of future concepts.
“It is a labor of love,” Madera said about the industry. “There's not a day that there is not something you're trying to solve. But there's so much joy that only a restaurant brings ... and you get to make people's day."
