BCS Coming & Going: Retail, Restaurants, Businesses, etc (2025)

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In reply to Hornbeck • 2:14p, 1/25/25
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Apparently the BCS Asian market is going to close this summer unless someone local buys it. I pulled this from bookface.
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The owner couple of BCS Asian Grocery Store have been thinking of retirement at least for a couple of years, as their adult kids are in Houston, and they were originally coming from Houston to open their store here. Originally, they were thinking to get BCS locals to take over their store, but it is difficult to keep a grocery store like that without any prior experience.

Note: this couple used to partially own an Asian grocery store in Houston (on Bellaire).
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Oh no! We love going there and finding fun chips and other goodies. Sure it's crowded and not all slick and glossy, but it has so much great stuff and the prices are awesome.
Why yes, yes I really do run the best (and only) BCS ICEE Guide!
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In reply to trouble • 2:16p, 1/25/25
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They have lights?
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2:20p, 1/25/25
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Original ChopShop opens on Wednesday.
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In reply to Hornbeck • 2:22p, 1/25/25
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Only in the produce cases
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In reply to Collectonian • 6:30p, 1/25/25
Collectonian said:
Hornbeck said:
Apparently the BCS Asian market is going to close this summer unless someone local buys it. I pulled this from bookface.
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The owner couple of BCS Asian Grocery Store have been thinking of retirement at least for a couple of years, as their adult kids are in Houston, and they were originally coming from Houston to open their store here. Originally, they were thinking to get BCS locals to take over their store, but it is difficult to keep a grocery store like that without any prior experience.

Note: this couple used to partially own an Asian grocery store in Houston (on Bellaire).
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Oh no! We love going there and finding fun chips and other goodies. Sure it's crowded and not all slick and glossy, but it has so much great stuff and the prices are awesome.


It's not crowded, the checkstands are the only point where you may have to wait due to poor staffing/efficiency. It comes across as extremely low volume. If it ends up closing I think most if not all of the center will be redeveloped as townhomes or something.



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In reply to PS3D • 7:05p, 1/25/25
PS3D said:
Collectonian said:
Hornbeck said:
Apparently the BCS Asian market is going to close this summer unless someone local buys it. I pulled this from bookface.
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The owner couple of BCS Asian Grocery Store have been thinking of retirement at least for a couple of years, as their adult kids are in Houston, and they were originally coming from Houston to open their store here. Originally, they were thinking to get BCS locals to take over their store, but it is difficult to keep a grocery store like that without any prior experience.

Note: this couple used to partially own an Asian grocery store in Houston (on Bellaire).
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Oh no! We love going there and finding fun chips and other goodies. Sure it's crowded and not all slick and glossy, but it has so much great stuff and the prices are awesome.


It's not crowded, the checkstands are the only point where you may have to wait due to poor staffing/efficiency. It comes across as extremely low volume. If it ends up closing I think most if not all of the center will be redeveloped as townhomes or something.



I was thinking crowded more as in the aisles being so full of stuff. I never minded the wait at the checkout, it wasn't that long, though maybe it also just felt a bit nostalgic for the older registers.
Why yes, yes I really do run the best (and only) BCS ICEE Guide!
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In reply to Collectonian • 12:24p, 1/26/25
Collectonian said:
PS3D said:
Collectonian said:
Hornbeck said:
Apparently the BCS Asian market is going to close this summer unless someone local buys it. I pulled this from bookface.
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The owner couple of BCS Asian Grocery Store have been thinking of retirement at least for a couple of years, as their adult kids are in Houston, and they were originally coming from Houston to open their store here. Originally, they were thinking to get BCS locals to take over their store, but it is difficult to keep a grocery store like that without any prior experience.

Note: this couple used to partially own an Asian grocery store in Houston (on Bellaire).
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Oh no! We love going there and finding fun chips and other goodies. Sure it's crowded and not all slick and glossy, but it has so much great stuff and the prices are awesome.


It's not crowded, the checkstands are the only point where you may have to wait due to poor staffing/efficiency. It comes across as extremely low volume. If it ends up closing I think most if not all of the center will be redeveloped as townhomes or something.



I was thinking crowded more as in the aisles being so full of stuff. I never minded the wait at the checkout, it wasn't that long, though maybe it also just felt a bit nostalgic for the older registers.
I would say "cluttered" not crowded. You aught to go to the back area. There are boxes and carts full of expired packages, fruit and vegetables.

I used to go to the restaurant every week for lunch for years and sure miss it now. The one on University is nowhere near as good as they don't use the authentic Chinese ingredients.

It;s the only place in town you can buy fresh Chinese Szechuan pepper (which is not pepper).
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2:44p, 1/26/25
Ugh.....
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5:33p, 1/26/25
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Noticed today that at Wellborn and Deacon that the future home of Aggieland Credit Union sign is gone and there are new for lease signs up.
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In reply to mason12 • 7:45p, 1/26/25
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Ugh. Could have used another bank in town
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10:50p, 1/26/25
I overheard the staff at Elements on Rock Prairie talking about moving to Tower Point in the next month or two.
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In reply to mason12 • 7:02p, 1/27/25
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Thank God. Such a prime piece of real estate to waste on a bank.
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In reply to NotJPMorgan • 7:35p, 1/27/25
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NotJPMorgan said:
Thank God. Such a prime piece of real estate to waste on a bank.


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In reply to Hornbeck • 8:06p, 1/27/25
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Touche
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In reply to Uncle Howdy • 8:27p, 1/27/25
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Ugh. Could have used another bank in town


I would've appreciated an Aggieland CU closer to me.
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10:33a, 1/29/25
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Drury Plaza Hotel is finally open.
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In reply to trouble • 10:46a, 1/29/25
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Get ready for people driving the wrong way down the one-way streets surrounding it
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In reply to Look Out Below • 10:50a, 1/29/25
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It's not that difficult. Heck, I drove there correctly in the rain.
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In reply to trouble • 10:51a, 1/29/25
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trouble said:
It's not that difficult. Heck, I drove there correctly in the rain.


We all know there's a big difference between a townie driving and foreigners
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In reply to Hornbeck • 10:54a, 1/29/25
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I was gonna argue but I probably count as a townie by now
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In reply to trouble • 12:27p, 1/29/25
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Ma'am, you're a townie.
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In reply to Hornbeck • 12:33p, 1/29/25
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Dammit
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2:25p, 1/29/25
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La-z-boy grand opening is Saturday, Feb. 1.
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10:18a, 1/30/25
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Site plans submitted to the City of Bryan for the Shops at Carter Creek. Below are images from the Oldham Goodwin marketing materials.

There looks to be a multi-family unit component as well.


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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 10:20a, 1/30/25
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Everybody about to lose their minds over the future HEB on there.
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10:24a, 1/30/25
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When did they make this? Hibbett is gone.
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In reply to trouble • 10:27a, 1/30/25
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Caprock too, no?
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 10:30a, 1/30/25
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Maaaaaaaybe, I don't pay as much attention to it.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 11:51a, 1/30/25
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Captn_Ag05 said:
Site plans submitted to the City of Bryan for the Shops at Carter Creek. Below are images from the Oldham Goodwin marketing materials.

There looks to be a multi-family unit component as well.


Bout time that land got filled in.
Trump will fix it.
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1:23p, 1/30/25
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A couple of weeks ago I posted about a demolition permit being filed for the two La Quinta buildings south of Live Oak. Now, demolition permits have been filed for the restaurant property at 102 Live Oak which was most recently Rice Garden, along with a demolition permit for the old Taco Cabana (most recently Las Palapas) building.

It will be interesting to see the redevelopment plans now that permits to tear down all the buildings between Texas and Eisenhower along Live Oak have been filed. The owner of the property listed on the permits is Balous Miller, Chairman and former CEO of Bill Miller BBQ.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 2:25p, 1/30/25
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Captn_Ag05 said:
Caprock too, no?
Yes.
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In reply to techno-ag • 3:19p, 1/30/25
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I live over there and liked the fact that we had some green space smack in the middle of town. Knew this would happen eventually though.
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In reply to Look Out Below • 3:39p, 1/30/25
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Look Out Below said:
I live over there and liked the fact that we had some green space smack in the middle of town. Knew this would happen eventually though.
Yup. Big open space right off the bypass.
Trump will fix it.
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12:22a, 1/31/25
So not only is the retail component dinky (three 30k sq. ft. spaces looks like) but they didn't extend Wildflower out to it, so all that traffic has to go through the frontage roads with no turnaround lanes on either exit near the worst part of the highway right before a major construction project.

Great.
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4:57a, 1/31/25
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G3 God, Gold, Guns in Bryan will be closing soon according to owner's Facebook.
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Unfortunately G3 God Gold Guns will be closing its doors soon and trying something different. I've met a lot of wonderful people the last 3 years and thank you all for the support and friendships. Now I'm asking for your help in cleaning this store out lol. Everything is 40% off. By the way, I'm just closing the doors not going out of business so you will see G3 again, just not sure when. Love all and God bless. Now come buy everything you want that's left
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