DALLAS - A spinoff of the Katy Trail Ice House called Katy Trail Ice House and Outpost will open this month in the old Bandito's spot in West Plano, where it will do a suburban version of the popular Uptown beer garden and restaurant. Bandito's closed May 5.
Set to open "within the next 2 to 3 weeks," the second Ice House may not be on the Katy Trail, but it will have a similar menu, lots of beers and a big big patio, says co-owner Buddy Cramer."It's not meant to be an exact copy," Cramer says. "It's not as big. It’s in the 'burbs. We'll do some of the same things, like serve barbecue from an ice house, and we'll capture a lot of the Ice House spirit. But it's going to be a little bit different."
Oh really? A little bit different? For years there was one thing that I thought this town needed, and that was a bar on the Katy Trail. I just couldn't open one up myself cause I can only dominate one industry at a time. Sure enough, the Katy Ice House is the hottest spot in town on a pretty day, hands down. Anybody can offer mediocre food and craft beers, but few have a front row seat to the hottest of the city bouncing by in Lululemon's, tit jobs, and self-confidence. Take it off the trail and you're looking so far up to the Foundry or Saint Ann in patio superiority it'll make your head spin. I thought the whole original concept was to copy the eclectic Austin vibe. Now suburbia? Don't get me wrong, I'm aware that the Shops at Legacy could possibly support a smaller, ice house-style bar, but Park and Preston? What's your angle, Cramer? Cougar den? High school hotspot?
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