From new eateries to anniversaries, read about six business updates for the Buda area.
Now open
The dining concept by Salt Lick BBQ owner Scott Roberts serves Southern comfort food inspired by his grandmother Roxanna, or Roxie. Family-style meal options are available, such as chicken-fried steak, baked chicken and smothered pork steak with unlimited refills of Southern-style sides like mashed potatoes and creamed corn. A full bar is also available.
The Roxie’s team said the restaurant is ‘designed to be a place where families gather, friends meet, and everyone feels at home.’ (Courtesy Roxie’s)
From Austin restaurateur Matti Bills, Astra will offer a variety of menu items, including artisan sandwiches, sourdough pizza, handmade pastas, seasonal vegetable dishes, burgers, craft cocktails and house-made soft-serve waffle cones. The restaurant will also feature an on-site garden and source ingredients from other urban farms. During the initial opening, Astra will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday; the team anticipates to be open seven days per week by this summer.
Opened Feb. 6404 Main St., BudaInstagram: astra.btx
Astra Restaurant & Bar opened on Feb. 6. (Courtesy Astra Restaurant & Bar)
Coming soon
RacFit
A community-driven fitness and racquet sport facility is coming to Buda. RacFit offers tennis, pickleball and fitness programming with “thoughtfully designed social and family-friendly spaces,” owner Grant Chambers said in an email to Community Impact. The business is also owned by locals Blake Hutchinson, John Hernandez, Brad Harris and Michael MacVay.
In the news
The Huntington at Buda
The senior living community celebrated 15 years in Buda in January. The Huntington offers units for independent living for residents 55 and older, with amenities such as a community pool, a fitness center, a beauty salon and transportation for social activities and grocery shopping twice per week.
Shipley’s Do-Nuts
The sweet-treat chain has served the Buda community for five years, according to previous reporting by Community Impact. Shipley’s offers a variety of donuts, kolaches, specialty rolls and coffee.
Shipley’s Do-Nuts is celebrating five years in Buda. (Courtesy Shipley’s Do-Nuts)
Zaxby’s Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings
Zaxby’s Buda location is temporarily closed, according to the company’s website. The chicken restaurant has over 600 locations across the country, serving chicken tenders, sandwiches, salads and milkshakes.