{"id":74730,"date":"2025-12-03T19:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/74730\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:31:07","slug":"lubbocks-abbotts-frozen-custard-closes-after-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/74730\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock&#8217;s Abbotts Frozen Custard Closes After One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Lubbock frozen custard shop has permanently called it quits shortly after celebrating its first anniversary in Lubbock.\u00a0Abbott\u2019s Frozen Custard of Lubbock, located at\u00a011112 Slide Road, confirmed the permanent closure with me via Facebook Messenger:<\/p>\n<p>What Abbot&#8217;s Frozen Custard Had To Offer Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always a shame when a business like this in Lubbock is lost. Abbot&#8217;s offered frozen custards, specialty sundaes and splits, milkshakes, flurries, floats, and even cakes and novelties like frozen bananas. Additionally, it was a sweet treat spot in an area of town that&#8217;s still developing, so now folks who live out there may have to drive a little further to get their fix. Now, if you want Abbot&#8217;s in Texas, you&#8217;ll have to drive all the way to Kyle, McKinney, or Prosper.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/dimbas-closed-temporarily-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Dimbas Chicken &amp; Seafood In Lubbock Is Closing Until 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why Abbot&#8217;s May Have Closed In Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>Times have been tough for the food service industry for years now. Supplies are expensive, and good labor can be hard to come by. The biggest problem right now is that folks are cutting back on indulgences because bills are so high. As much as I might want to take my family out to ice cream, I do have to consider if $20 here and there is better spent on utilities or rent.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/starbucks-closes-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Did Starbucks Close A Lubbock Location?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Options In Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>For frozen custard, Lubbock still has J&#8217;s Creamery (5101 82nd St) and two locations of Freddy&#8217;s Frozen Custard. For ice cream, Lubbock has many options, including the iconic and oh-so-charming Holly Hop Ice Cream Shoppe (3404 34th St).<\/p>\n<p>Being a frozen treat spot in December and January is never easy, and 2025 probably made it nearly impossible for some businesses. We wish the Abbot Creamery folks the very best on their next endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock\u2019s Best Candy Shops: Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth<\/p>\n<p>From made-in-house gourmet chocolates to massive varieties of prepackaged fun, here are the best candy stores in Lubbock to explore. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Lubbock frozen custard shop has permanently called it quits shortly after celebrating its first anniversary in Lubbock.\u00a0Abbott\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-74730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}