San Antonio dining news: new French eatery, Terry Black’s Barbecue and more from across the metro

The new co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery offers both specialty ice cream and customizable gourmet cookies and cookie cakes.

• Opened Jan. 20
• 10049 Lemon Creek Blvd., Ste. 105, Boerne
• www.marbleslab.com

This barbecue spot is coming soon to the city, serving up sliced brisket, beef ribs, pork ribs, sausage and more.

• Opening August
• 1310 E. Common St., New Braunfels
• www.terryblacksbbq.com

Frank's Pollo Asado Los Norteños is coming soon, offering specialty pollo asado dishes and classic Tex-Mex staples. The menu features fajitas, hamburgers and Mexican desserts such as tres leches.

• Opening TBD
• 121 Pat Booker Road, Universal City
• www.frankspolloasado.com

Crepeccino Café & Creperie brings sweet and savory European flavors to Cibolo

Bara Ekhlayel said he has always been enamored with the café culture found throughout Europe.

“Especially the way cafés serve as gathering places, not just somewhere to eat,” Ekhlayel said in an email to Community Impact.

How we got here

In 2018, Ekhlayel said he put his entrepreneurial skills to the test by opening his own café called Crepeccino Cafe & Creperie in the Medical Center area of Northwest San Antonio.

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Bob and Rachel Pineda have been cheese connoisseurs in New Braunfels since they first debuted their local store, Otto's Cheese Shop, in 2021.

Since then, the pair have already outgrown their original location off of Landa Street—moving into a larger, more event-friendly space in May 2025.

“We were really small to start with, but we kept getting asked about classes and events, and it was really hard to do in that [old] space,” Rachel Pineda told Community Impact.

What’s changed

The shop—now located at 2345 Loop 337, Ste. 100—has the ability to host public and private events, classes, dinners and more, all focused on cheese.

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