BCS Coming & Going: Retail, Restaurants, Businesses, etc. (2026 Edition)

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maroon barchetta
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Ice is 25 cents per cup. [/local restaurant operators]
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So much for no derailing
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It didn't last long enough…..
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Staff gonna come in here like a Dad with some unruly teens...
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Agreed. It's one thing is it happens naturally as an off shot of a post. But to troll intentionally, it's bs.
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For Sale/Lease sign in front of Zaxbys

I guess La Madeline changed their mind?
FlyRod
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Made a run to Twin and the guys working there adamantly confirmed that a Sprouts will open next door this year. The collective guess was "this summer."
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I saw it as adding humor to the thread. Because why would there be a Dallas hot chicken protest?
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maroon barchetta said:

I saw it as adding humor to the thread. Because why would there be a Dallas hot chicken protest?

that was the point. I got banned for it. Don't want to derail the derailing though.
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Pepperoni's on University Drive East is "temporarily closed" which unless they're doing a renovation or something, is NEVER a good sign. I've seen many restaurants "temporarily" close that never reopened.
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How long has LIttle Tokyo been next to Frida's??? Just noticed it.
Is it any good?
Do they server adult beverages?
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I think that same place has done that before and reopened.
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PS3D said:

Pepperoni's on University Drive East is "temporarily closed" which unless they're doing a renovation or something, is NEVER a good sign. I've seen many restaurants "temporarily" close that never reopened.

They've already closed and reopened once. Not sure if it's some business model where they open and close based on A&M's schedule or what - seems inefficient. But, they've resurrected once, lets see if it opens again in the next few weeks.
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Estimated time when Freebirds on NG gonna open back up
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Clucky said:

PS3D said:

Pepperoni's on University Drive East is "temporarily closed" which unless they're doing a renovation or something, is NEVER a good sign. I've seen many restaurants "temporarily" close that never reopened.

They've already closed and reopened once. Not sure if it's some business model where they open and close based on A&M's schedule or what - seems inefficient. But, they've resurrected once, lets see if it opens again in the next few weeks.


Classes started Monday.
Clucky
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Yeah, I know - but it's obviously not the most precision-run place- hence give it a few weeks.
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TyHolden said:

How long has LIttle Tokyo been next to Frida's??? Just noticed it.
Is it any good?
Do they server adult beverages?

Several friends got food poisoning there shortly after it opened. YMMV.
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Clucky said:

PS3D said:

Pepperoni's on University Drive East is "temporarily closed" which unless they're doing a renovation or something, is NEVER a good sign. I've seen many restaurants "temporarily" close that never reopened.

They've already closed and reopened once. Not sure if it's some business model where they open and close based on A&M's schedule or what - seems inefficient. But, they've resurrected once, lets see if it opens again in the next few weeks.

And it was not the same when it reopened.
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We found it to be pretty meh. We went during lunch and I didn't look for adult beverages.
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Note said 1.20.26
MiMi
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La Familia, on Fitch in the former Taco Casa location, have extended their weekday hours. They are now open 6am-8pm M-F (6am-2pm Saturday, closed Sunday).
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I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?
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phillytex24 said:

I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?


Waffle House supply chain.
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EFR
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It should be any day now according to the mayor of Bryan.
maroon barchetta
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EFR said:

It should be any day now according to the mayor of Bryan.


Put it in the pizza bowl location.
FlyRod
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phillytex24 said:

I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?


It's not the best time to open a restaurant. Maybe things will change. I try to support what's here…try, not always succeed.
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phillytex24 said:

I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?

One of the worst Waffle House-related takes I've seen on this board was that it was a "good idea" to open right on Northgate.
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PS3D said:

phillytex24 said:

I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?

One of the worst Waffle House-related takes I've seen on this board was that it was a "good idea" to open right on Northgate.


Why would it be a bad idea to open a restaurant that primarily serves drunk people next the central location of drunk people?
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Tell me you've never seen a brawl at Waffle House at 2:30 am without telling me you've never seen a brawl at Waffle House at 2:30 am.
FlyRod
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2:30 am Waffle House brawls would be like crack to Rusty. We don't need that.
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TXAG 05 said:

PS3D said:

phillytex24 said:

I was looking at the restaurant openings listed for 2025 and it's shocking! Nothing really cool that's new besides Tim Hortons! I was looking for a new place to eat tonight. Hopefully 2026 is better. We need a Waffle House or a waffle restaurant to open because that's what people want. We're oversaturated in tacos and chicken fingers. We need some business men & women in BCS that understand how to think out of the box instead of regurgitating the same old thing! It's so boring. I THINK IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW that this town has been asking for a Waffle House! How can you ignore this as a business man or woman?

One of the worst Waffle House-related takes I've seen on this board was that it was a "good idea" to open right on Northgate.


Why would it be a bad idea to open a restaurant that primarily serves drunk people next the central location of drunk people?

To quote myself...

PS3D said:


I'd be hard-pressed to think of a worse location for Waffle House (other than some comically out-of-the-way location) than [Boyett and University]. It would basically kill the non-student crowd (who would have better tips) while chairs get thrown around nightly as riff-raff pours in and out to cause trouble.

The City of College Station has probably thought about cultivating Northgate into some sort of "downtown" area similar to Athens (GA), Ann Arbor, or even (gasp) Austin, but there would have to be a lot more changes to Northgate before anything like that becomes a reality, and would've been a lot easier if the landlords at Northgate didn't spend the last thirty years driving off every commercial tenant that didn't serve food or alcohol.


As far as this thread goes, Francesca's (clothing store chain) is closing all of its stores which would include the location at Post Oak Mall.
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Just for clarity on the food in northgate issue, there is an ordinance against being open to serve food/be open after 2am in NG-1. The authorities want everyone out of there asap at closing. Before anyone asks, yes this includes food trucks, restaurants etc that don't serve alcohol.

The clear beneficiaries are Taco Bell, McDonald's, Fuego, Burger Mojo etc.
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Costa and Andreas said:

Just for clarity on the food in northgate issue, there is an ordinance against being open to serve food/be open after 2am in NG-1. The authorities want everyone out of there asap at closing. Before anyone asks, yes this includes food trucks, restaurants etc that don't serve alcohol.

The clear beneficiaries are Taco Bell, McDonald's, Fuego, Burger Mojo etc.
And this was true back in the days when the Taco Bell on Harvey was just about the only thing in town with a drive through open that late. At one time it was said to have been the most profitable Taco Bell in the country thanks to this.
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