Check out the latest Southwest Austin business updates.
Now open
Chuanbei House
The restaurant serves Sichuan-inspired cuisine, as well as soup, noodle, rice, chicken, beef, seafood and vegetable dishes. The location previously housed Beijing Wok, which closed in 2025.
Common Good Veterinary Surgery
The newly opened vet clinic exclusively offers surgeries and is run by three Austin veterinarians. They offer surgeries at a lower cost than emergency and specialty hospitals.
Craft Nori
The restaurant offers sushi, sashimi and temaki rolls, along with skewered meats and small plates such as cucumber with chili crisp, edamame and bluefin tartare.
Hold Fast Golf Grips
The business began serving West Austin and surrounding areas, offering mobile, custom golf club gripping services typically completed in under 30 minutes.
Sakura Sushi & Mongolian Grill
Located in Southpark Meadows, the restaurant serves a variety of fresh seafood and bowls.
Smith’s Barbeque
Husband and wife duo Cole and Kasey Parkman opened Smith’s based on an appreciation for old-school barbecue joints in Central Texas.
Coming soon
Mi Vecino
Mi Vecino’s menu will feature seafood and traditional Mexican flavors cooked over an open flame, according to the news release. The new restaurant will open in the same space as another coastal concept that recently closed, Keepers Coastal Kitchen.
Opening early 2027
5701 W. Slaughter Lane, Bldg. D, Austin
No website as of press time
What’s next: Filings made with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Holy Wild
A new hair salon is slated to open in Southwest Austin. Renovations are expected to begin in December, wrap up in April 2027 and cost $365,000.
Relocations
ProCare Injury Specialists
The clinic offers chiropractic care, pain management, orthopedic care and concussion care for people recovering from car accidents, workplace injuries and physical trauma.
In the news
Impact Family Church
Impact Family Church is a non-denominational church that supports ministries across the United States and missionaries across the world. The congregation hosted a gathering Nov. 8 to mark the church's 30th anniversary.
Pure Barre Southwest Austin
The Pure Barre team has been offering various exercise classes in Southwest Austin for five years.
Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology
The practice is celebrating 25 years of providing care to patients with diabetes and endocrine conditions in Central Texas, specializing in treating patients with diabetes, thyroid disorders, obesity, osteoporosis and endocrine and metabolic conditions.
Closings
Keepers Coastal Kitchen
The restaurant closed and is being renovated so Roya Hospitality can open a different coastal concept, Mi Vecino.
Red Lobster
The restaurant served seafood dishes, pasta, soups and its signature Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
Worth the trip
The Yacht Club
A fine-dining seafood restaurant opened inside the new Hotel Trinity in downtown Austin. The restaurant offers oysters, caviar, seafood mains like the daily main catch, duck, bone-in ribeye, signature cocktails, desserts and breakfast, brunch and lunch menus.