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Exotic snacks, skincare: Check out 12 business, restaurant updates in Allen

Interested in news from businesses and restaurants in the Allen area? Check out 12 businesses now open, coming soon and other updates in Allen, as previously reported by Community Impact.

1. EagleNXT: A ribbon cutting was held for the drone manufacturing company's new Allen headquarters May 27. EagleNXT manufactures drones, counter drones, drone sensors and drone software, and the Allen facility will manufacture MicaSense multispectral sensors and EagleNXT’s first-ever U.S. production line for the company’s eBee Vision drone.

  • Opened May 27

  • 505 Century Parkway, Ste. 250, Allen


2. Exotic Snack Guys: The business offers snacks from around the world, including chips, candy, cookies and drinks, per its website.

  • Opened June 6

  • 820 W. Stacy Road, Ste. 610, Allen

 
Coming Soon
Dynamite Performance Golf coming soon to Allen following council approval

A new golf simulation business is coming soon to Allen.

A closer look: Allen City Council members unanimously approved a specific use permit to allow Dynamite Performance Golf to operate in a roughly 6,500-square-foot space on Bethany Drive at a June 23 meeting. The golf-simulation business uses a high-speed 3D motion capture system to help members improve their golf technique, and also offers golf-specific fitness training and precision club fitting, per its website.

  • 105 W. Bethany Drive, Ste. 130, Allen

 
Neighboring News
Stars align in Plano: $3 billion NHL arena, entertainment district planned for Willow Bend

The Dallas Stars will soon call Plano home.

The gist: The National Hockey League team plans to move from Dallas to a new arena at The Shops at Willow Bend. Plano City Council approved a nonbinding letter of intent from Dallas Sports & Entertainment LP, the Stars’ parent company, on June 8, clearing the way for the move.

The arena will host the Stars home games, practices and camps, along with “other indoor sports, entertainment, cultural and civic events,” according to the letter. Also planned is a surrounding “mixed-use entertainment district,” developed by current property owners Centennial.

Why it matters: The $3 billion development will attempt to create a power play for the mall that some say has been skating on thin ice.

“If you look at Willow Bend Mall now, it’s basically dead,” council member Rick Horne said. “Now we have this opportunity to bring a top notch sports entity here, and it will continue to make the city vibrant.”
 

 

FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Dallas - Fort Worth area.

Michelin-recommended Hattie B’s Hot Chicken opens its second DFW location in Plano

Hattie B’s Hot Chicken offers five spice-levels, from its mild to its “Shut the Cluck Up!” Visitors seeking nonspicy options can also choose from the restaurant’s classic Southern fried chicken and sweet and smoky dry rub options.

Some of its more popular options include the classic chicken sandwich with custom sauce and pickles, dirty bird fries that are loaded with pimento mac and cheese and desserts like banana pudding, peach cobbler and a waffle sundae.


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🥤 Fresh Monkee serving customizable protein shakes in Keller
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🍗 Bojangles offers fried chicken at Celina location
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🫔 Tayta Peruvian Restaurant set to open in Richardson
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🍴 Chestnut Tree Bistro to close in mid-July
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Yang's Smokehouse now open in Plano

The smokehouse’s menu has a variety of meat skewers like sliced beef, pork belly, lamb and chicken wings. Other menu items include grilled vegetables, fried rice, stir-fry, noodles and ribs.

Its “Adventurous Eats” section also offers spicy roasted pig brain.


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