I have not heard this discussed for a while.  Have any of you heard of any new restaurants or stores coming to Anna in the near future?

It would be nice to have some additional choices.

A new pizza place would be nice.  And it's been a while since we got a new liquor store...

Chinese pizza would be pretty awesome.

Have you been to Buck Snort BBQ in Van Alstyne?

Not yet.  I'll give ya a try some weekend with my wife.

Quote from: GC on January 27, 2012, 09:12:42 AM

Isn't that a Chinese place under construction right now? Wonder if they'll serve pizza......

Where is the Chinese place at that is under construction?  I guess I haven't paid much attention when driving around.  I am usually rushing all over the place.

Between Taco Bell/KFC and Love's on Hwy 5.
Their original location is: http://riceexpressrowlett.com/

Quote from: GC on January 27, 2012, 09:12:42 AM

Isn't that a Chinese place under construction right now? Wonder if they'll serve pizza......

It's under construction, but they got approvals to break ground like two and a half years ago.  I'm not throwing out my McK Chinese menus just yet.   

Seeing how long it has taken them to get to the point they are at now, they obviously didn't hire "Construction Express" to build the place.

I, on the other hand, am way ahead of the game.  And will now issue the 1st obligatory cat joke related to future Asian dining facility:

"Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear your cat is missing.  Did you try calling Rice Express?"

or

"Honey, I'm pretty sure they weren't offering you ketchup."  "What were they saying then?"  "Cat Soup."

Good night everyone!

Underwood Investments owns the Brookshires Corner. They also own the Celina Brookshires Property where they just built a McDonalds. I have a strong feeling they are working with McDonalds to put in their Anna location too. I know for a fact that Chicken Express (same owner as McKinney) has owned a lot next to Autozone for several years and were planning to build. I would personally invest in a Whataburger,but my credit is not near good enough for business loan for about 1.5 million !

I talked with WB corporate several times over the years before they built one in McKinney.  I was told on more than one occasion that any new locations along the N 75 cooridor between Plano and Sherman would be corporate owned.  "We only franchise in lower growth areas, the high growth areas are reserved for corporately owned stores."

Then about 3 years later the McKinney location was built.  And it's a franchise store.  Doh!!

24x7 and with three truck stops.  Anna seems like a perfect place for a Whataburger.

I was just surfin the web and came across the Tara Farms Shopping center with spaces for lease:

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16915198/2513-N-Powell-Anna-TX/

It says there is a space for a restaurant.  Make it so!

Just what we need - another Italian joint.

*sigh*