Captn_Ag05 said:

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Did Roni's Mac Bar close? I see the space for lease on Oldham Goodwin, but their website still shows it as open.

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maroon barchetta said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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reineraggie09 said:

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When will they ever start the Bush Wellborn construction? That has been "next project" for 20 years.

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According to the project's website, construction is scheduled to start in "late 2027."

https://www.bwx-bcs.org/timeline/

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Good thing McDonald's and those crummy apartments by Aggieland Outfitters and the Unitarian church all shut down and/or got demolished two years ago so they would be ready to start this project.

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ChampsAg said:

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Speaking of Dairy Queen, I did not realize that there was one in Vegas until last week.

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metroid_84 said:

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Looking at Reddit, bb.q Chicken across from campus on University Dr has apparently closed. Google says its permanently closed, and the restaurant is dark today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/aggies/comments/1ul38aq/bbq_chicken_closed/

Redditors say it will be replaced by Taz?? Bah, Reddit rumors!

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BiochemAg97 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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reineraggie09 said:

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When will they ever start the Bush Wellborn construction? That has been "next project" for 20 years.

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According to the project's website, construction is scheduled to start in "late 2027."

https://www.bwx-bcs.org/timeline/

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Good thing McDonald's and those crummy apartments by Aggieland Outfitters and the Unitarian church all shut down and/or got demolished two years ago so they would be ready to start this project.

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I blame Austin. I seem to recall it was earlier on the schedule until someone decided TxDot needed to divert every dollar they could spare to rebuilding 35 and pushed every other project in the state back.

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metroid_84 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Did Roni's Mac Bar close? I see the space for lease on Oldham Goodwin, but their website still shows it as open.

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They are open today, but bb.q Chicken is apparently now closed permanently.

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TXAG 05 said:

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One Louder said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Pickleball Junction recently broke ground according to their socials.

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Hopefully the pickleball fad won't be over before they can get open.

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Everyone is getting injured and learning how to play mahjong now.

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Mahjong and needlepointing

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Average Joe said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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One Louder said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Pickleball Junction recently broke ground according to their socials.

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Hopefully the pickleball fad won't be over before they can get open.

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Everyone is getting injured and learning how to play mahjong now.

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Mahjong and needlepointing

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I thought everyone shifted to Needoh/squishy hunting and reselling?

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PS3D said:

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ReelAg6 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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metroid_84 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Did Roni's Mac Bar close? I see the space for lease on Oldham Goodwin, but their website still shows it as open.

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They are open today, but bb.q Chicken is apparently now closed permanently.

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Interesting. Roni's space is listed for lease.

https://cdn.sharplaunch.com/v2/client-10/3975e65f48b9aa3/711_University_Drive_Sublease_Flyer.pdf

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First floor retail in northgate is tough. If I opened a business down there, I'd focus my efforts on delivery first and dine in second.

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I'm of the opinion (and could make a case for) the focus on making things infinitely worse for dine-in patrons and making things more difficult for employees, but if you wanted to do delivery you would need to have parking where you can zoom up, pick up, and leave, which most businesses on Northgate do not have the luxury of (including the ground-floor tenants of 711 University Drive).

And no, the population density of the surrounding area is not nearly enough for you to get away with only using bicycles.

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ReelAg6 said:

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PS3D said:

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ReelAg6 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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metroid_84 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Did Roni's Mac Bar close? I see the space for lease on Oldham Goodwin, but their website still shows it as open.

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They are open today, but bb.q Chicken is apparently now closed permanently.

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Interesting. Roni's space is listed for lease.

https://cdn.sharplaunch.com/v2/client-10/3975e65f48b9aa3/711_University_Drive_Sublease_Flyer.pdf

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First floor retail in northgate is tough. If I opened a business down there, I'd focus my efforts on delivery first and dine in second.

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I'm of the opinion (and could make a case for) the focus on making things infinitely worse for dine-in patrons and making things more difficult for employees, but if you wanted to do delivery you would need to have parking where you can zoom up, pick up, and leave, which most businesses on Northgate do not have the luxury of (including the ground-floor tenants of 711 University Drive).

And no, the population density of the surrounding area is not nearly enough for you to get away with only using bicycles.

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Most of these tenants in ground floor NG retail have at least two reserved spaces near the back door of the space. Locals wouldn't even frequent World of Beer enough for them to stay open because they didn't want to park in a garage. They aren't going to drive even further down a congested University Drive and park in a garage at these spots.

The student foot traffic alone here will not keep restaurants afloat, because students typically will not stop on the way to class and will stay on campus for lunch. There's a reason most of these spaces has been a revolving door.

Your best shot is to focus on campus catering events and delivery, and then dine in is a bonus.

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ReelAg6 said:

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PS3D said:

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ReelAg6 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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metroid_84 said:

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Captn_Ag05 said:

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Did Roni's Mac Bar close? I see the space for lease on Oldham Goodwin, but their website still shows it as open.

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They are open today, but bb.q Chicken is apparently now closed permanently.

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Interesting. Roni's space is listed for lease.

https://cdn.sharplaunch.com/v2/client-10/3975e65f48b9aa3/711_University_Drive_Sublease_Flyer.pdf

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First floor retail in northgate is tough. If I opened a business down there, I'd focus my efforts on delivery first and dine in second.

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I'm of the opinion (and could make a case for) the focus on making things infinitely worse for dine-in patrons and making things more difficult for employees, but if you wanted to do delivery you would need to have parking where you can zoom up, pick up, and leave, which most businesses on Northgate do not have the luxury of (including the ground-floor tenants of 711 University Drive).

And no, the population density of the surrounding area is not nearly enough for you to get away with only using bicycles.

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Most of these tenants in ground floor NG retail have at least two reserved spaces near the back door of the space. Locals wouldn't even frequent World of Beer enough for them to stay open because they didn't want to park in a garage. They aren't going to drive even further down a congested University Drive and park in a garage at these spots.

The student foot traffic alone here will not keep restaurants afloat, because students typically will not stop on the way to class and will stay on campus for lunch. There's a reason most of these spaces has been a revolving door.

Your best shot is to focus on campus catering events and delivery, and then dine in is a bonus.

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Roni's Mac Bar currently does delivery, as did bb.q Chicken. If Roni's is on its way out anyway (especially if it ends up moving to someplace more favorable to dine-in), I don't think delivery is really the saving grace you think it would be.

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