Cypress-based Nyam Nyam Cafe to close by end of month

Ukrainian borscht is on the menu at Nyam Nyam Cafe in Cypress.

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By Danica Smithwick | 1:42 PM Oct 14, 2019 CDT

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Officials with Nyam Nyam Cafe announced this weekend that the local crepe shop would be closing its 15201 Mason Road, Cypress, location on Oct. 27.

Mikhail and Nataliya Goryachev opened the Eastern European restaurant in August 2015 with sweet and savory crepes and other traditional Russian and Ukrainian cuisines such as kabobs and pirozhki.

In a statement posted on the business Facebook page Oct. 12, officials said they hope to continue serving the Cypress area in the future. 832-653-5900. www.facebook.com/nyamnyamcafetx

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