A popular menu item since LongHorn Steakhouse opened in 1981, Flo’s Filet comes in 6- and 9-ounce portions starting at $25.99. (Courtesy LongHorn Steakhouse)
True Texas BBQ
The smell of smoked brisket, pulled pork and more is now part of Bastrop shoppers’ weekly grocery run.
True Texas BBQ serves a variety of meats by the pound, sandwiches, desserts and sides. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Coming Soon
Crust Pizza. Co.
The restaurant will bring Chicago-style thin-crust pizzas alongside a wide variety of appetizers, pastas and desserts to Sendero—an upcoming mixed-use development.
Crust Pizza Co. serves pizza, pasta, salad and more. (Courtesy Crust Pizza Co.)
Cybertex Institute of Technology
The Austin-based vocational and training school will begin serving Bastrop County residents when it opens its third campus through a partnership with Career Tracks.
A building dedication for Career Tracks’ new Training Center was held Jan. 22. Austin-based Cybertex will use the facility as its Smithville campus. (Courtesy Schulenberg Chamber of Commerce)
Jersey Mike’s Subs
The East Coast-style sandwich shop serves nearly 30 hot and cold sandwiches.
The Toasted Yolk Cafe offers breakfast and lunch options such as omelettes, pancakes, sandwiches, salads and soups. (Courtesy The Toasted Yolk Cafe)
What’s next—Permits filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Pocket’s Grille
The eatery will get a makeover with more space and upgraded amenities, including a new bar. Pocket’s Grille serves sandwiches, salads and more.
Zavodny Food Court
Construction on Bastrop’s second food court, spanning 14,400 square feet ,is scheduled to begin March 1 and be completed by June 1.
1615 Cedar St., Bastrop
No public website available as of press time
Relocations
Sun Kissed Classics
Owners Colton Danforth and Philip Bros are relocating Sun Kissed Classics, an automotive shop known for breathing new life into vintage rides, from Dripping Springs to Elgin by summer.
In the news
Bastrop County Historical Commission
The Bastrop County Historical Commission launched an online series to share key moments of Bastrop County’s history.
Capital Area Rural Transportation System
CARTS launched new weekday commuter routes, serving Bastrop, Smithville, Georgetown and Round Rock to downtown Austin on March 2.
Judy’s Taters
Owner Steve Moore, who operated Judy’s Dogs at the Chestnut Grove Food Truck Court, has shifted away from the gourmet hot dog business and now sells homemade potato chips. The business is named in memory of his mother, Judy Lockwood Moore.
Closings
Back 9 Bar
Bastrop-area residents packed into Back 9 Bar in late January for one last night of karaoke, line dancing and more as staff and patrons said their goodbyes.
