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Photo by Amy DenneyFood trailer owner to open restaurant in May
Heidi Garbo, owner of food trailer Garbo's Lobster Truck, is preparing to feed the masses at the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference this spring and at her new restaurant scheduled to open in the Wells Branch area.
Garbo describes her new restaurant as an extension of the food truck with a bigger menu and local craft beer on draft. Garbo expects to open her restaurant in May on Bratton Lane next door to Polvos Mexican Restaurant. She said an integral part of the restaurant opening is her chef, Mateo Vannucci, who was hired in July and attended the Escoffier Culinary School in Austin.
Garbo, who is a Wells Branch–area resident, said she picked the area because of the need for a restaurant with a good atmosphere.
"It's going to bring a hip vibe to a sleepy neighborhood," Garbo said. "We have a new live music venue there called The Roost, and I think that is going to draw a lot of people up north."
