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2 restaurants sign up for space on Waco Town Square
Two well-known local restaurants will be the first retail tenants of Waco’s new Town Square, the restaurant owners and developers said Monday.
By the end of September, the downtown Olive Branch cafe and bakery will move to Fourth Street and Austin Avenue, while Rosati’s Pizza will open a second Waco-area location at Third and Franklin.
The restaurants will be part of a $75 million development around Heritage Square that also includes more than 100 loft condos, a student housing complex and spaces for two dozen businesses.
“We’re tickled to death having two local success stories, two strong local brands to anchor Town Square,” said Michael Wray, managing partner of the Town Square project.
Olive Branch owner Leah Stewart said the Town Square location, with indoor and outdoor seating, will mean more drop-in business than her current digs at Sixth Street and Franklin Avenue.
The cafe will now open on Saturdays and will prepare desserts and upscale “tapas” or appetizers for an adjacent nightspot called the Square Bar. Wray himself is planning to own that business.
Stewart said she will benefit from the combined marketing efforts of businesses at Town Square.
“I like being part of something that’s bigger than just my business,” she said.
Pete Futris and Scotty Hermann opened Rosati’s on Hewitt Drive two years ago and have been looking for a second location for the Chicago-style pizzeria.
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By Liz Edwards
July 8, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
We are interested in opening up a burger joint in this area,who can we talk to? We currently own Britts Burger Barn.
Liz & Britt Edwards