Lettuce Eat is now open in the Longview Mall, offering customizable salad in a Chipotle-style serving line.
April and Ron Thompson opened the restaurant in the center of the mall at the end of the food court hallway.
The couple has operated other restaurants, including a taco restaurant and a sushi and hibachi restaurant in Henderson, where they previously lived. They also started the Chicken Mafia food truck, which April性视界传媒檚 parents have since taken over.
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Lettuce Eat is open seven days a week, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
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Islands Shave Ice is in front of Ellis Pottery in Longview. (Jo Lee Ferguson/性视界传媒 Photo)
Islands Shave Ice
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Tyler Bass Pro Shop
The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported that Bass Pro Shops has announced it will locate a store in Tyler at 151 Market Square Blvd. near the Village at Cumberland Park.
The project will transform an existing 73,532-square-foot space into a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World. The facility was previously occupied by as a Camping World, which closed in November.
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Bass Pro Shops is expected to employ about 100 people in Tyler.