Pictured: Colleen’s Kitchen
This week we took a deep dive into building permits to see what the future holds for Austin’s food scene. Building permits often provide the first indication that something is brewing, and after scanning through close to 11,000 building permits from Austin since the beginning of the year we found 119 related to restaurants.
We picked the 7 projects we found the most interesting. All of them are second, third, or fourth locations for already popular restaurants and chefs. See a restaurant that is not on the list? Have any thoughts to share with us? Let us know.
1. Sway
Sway, a modern Thai restaurant, applied for a building permit on February 8th. The new space will be located at 11501 Rock Rose Avenue. The proposed 5,800 square foot restaurant will have an occupancy of 202 and is estimated to cost $1.4 million to construct.
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2. Doc B’s
The fresh kitchen based in Chicago is opening a new location in Austin. Work for the $1.2 million project was applied for on January 23rd and has yet to be approved. The new Doc B’s will be located in The Domain at 3001 Palm Way.
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3. Home Slice
Home Slice pizzeria takes a step forward on its second pizzeria in Austin. Building permits were issued for the project on February 13th. Interior work of the 3,584 square foot space has now begun at 501 East 53rd Street. Frank Alan is the general contractor of the $805K project. The new space will seat 39 people and have a total occupancy of 93.
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4. Jack Allen’s Kitchen
Located at 3010 West Anderson Lane this will be the 4th Jack Allen’s Kitchen. Building Permits for Jack Gilmore’s new restaurant were applied for on January 18th. The renovation of the former Fork and Vine restaurant space is estimated to cost $800K.
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5. Colleen’s Kitchen
Husband and wife Ashley and Fric team up to create a neighborhood restaurant in Muller focusing on home-style cuisine. Colleen’s Kitchen will be located at 1911 Aldrich Street. The restaurant was designed by Kevin Stewart and construction is estimated to cost $700K. The restaurant aims to embrace “the spirit of a favorite aunt who created joy in every moment.”
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6. Modern Market
With one Austin restaurant up and running, Modern Market moves forward with it’s second of three proposed Austin locations. On February 8th, a building permit for the interior remodel of unit A at 401 Congress Avenue was applied for. The construction of the healthy, low-cost, farm to table restaurant is estimated to cost $400K.
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7. Bao’d Up Sushi
Located next door to the aforementioned Colleen’s Kitchen, Bao’d Up – a Bao only restaurant – is further expanding the Muller restaurant scene. The restaurant is brought to you by Ting and Ye, the two brothers who also run Xian Sushi and Noodles, and will only seat 14. A building permit was issued for the project on February 8th and the work is underway. The construction of the 1160 square foot restaurant will cost $140k.
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If you’d like to see a list of all past remodeling projects in Austin related to restaurants please email me at [email protected].
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