The Empanada Bar held its grand opening in Pearland in August, a representative of the restaurant confirmed. The restaurant offers a variety of specialty empanadas, including raspberry cheesecake and The Pearwood, which contains pear with cinnamon and brown butter, as well as savory options such as beef and chicken.
Amy’s Cookie Co. and Bakery will host a three-day grand opening for its new Sugar Land location, officials announced in an Aug. 17 Facebook post. The bakery offers a variety of cookies, cakes and brownies as well as customizable orders for events such as birthdays, weddings, school functions and graduations, according to its website.
Smash City Burgers will host a grand opening event Aug. 29-30 for its new Katy location, officials announced in an Aug. 19 Facebook post. The halal eatery offers a variety of smash burgers, hotdogs, wings and loaded fries, according to its website. Guests can also enjoy several specialty milkshakes with flavors such as berry bomb and Biscoff.
La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe held its grand opening in The Woodlands on Aug. 19, a restaurant employee confirmed. The eatery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner items including menu items such as French onion soup, Crêpe la Madeleine, strawberry chocolate eclairs and sacher torte parfait.
Opened Aug. 19
7901 Research Forest Drive, Ste. 1700, The Woodlands
Boardwalk Ice House opened its door in mid-July, staff said. The restaurant offers seafood, such as fried catfish tacos, crawfish roll, gulf po' boy, as well as Cajun foods, such as Cajun wings, loaded Cajun fries and a Cajun bowl. For desserts, the restaurant offers beignets with Vietnamese coffee sauce and fries Oreos.
Located in the heart of Old Town Spring, Buren Bakery was founded by Puerto Rican native Alexandra Astacio in June 2024 to celebrate Puerto Rican heritage with authentic baked goods and coffee imported straight from the island. After two years serving the Spring area, Astacio said the bakery is expanding with an additional location within the same shopping center. The new location will offer an indoor dining area where locals can continue making memories while enjoying authentic Puerto Rican pastries.
