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Sushi restaurant and alcohol-infused ice cream shop to open in McKinney
Roll On In will have customizable sushi options in McKinney. (Courtesy Roll On In)
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Two new businesses, Roll On In and Buzzed Bull Creamery, will open in a shared location at 7001 S. Custer Road, Ste. 600, McKinney, this winter. Roll On In will have sushi burritos, sushi tacos, savory sushi donuts, crab rangoon and hibachi in a customizable setting. Buzzed Bell Creamery will offer customers ice cream, shakes, and an espresso bar. Adults will have the option to have their ice cream infused with their favorite alcohol. www.rollonin.com, www.buzzedbullcreamery.com
By Miranda Jaimes
Miranda has been in the North Texas area since she graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in 2014. She reported and did design for a daily newspaper in Grayson County before she transitioned to a managing editor role for three weekly newspapers in Collin County. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2017 covering Tarrant County news, and is now back in Collin County as the editor of the McKinney edition.
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