Amarillo opening 2023

When I was growing up here in the Texas Panhandle there was stuff to do in Amarillo but nowhere near what we have now. The kids have it great. I am a little jealous. Oh, and I am thrilled to have a granddaughter so I have a reason to play at my age.

Check out this constantly updated running list of all the new places that have set up shop this year so far!

Amarillo loves to show off its speed. I mean like it or not take a look down I40 on any given day and you have someone showing off just that. That is probably not the best place to do that. I mean the danger of crashing into someone else.

Oh, Amarillo sometimes you try to sneak one over on me. Finding new places to eat in Amarillo brings me such joy. Really it does. I really try to find out about places before they open. Sometimes that just doesn't happen. Sometimes you find a way to surprise me. Well played.

I think I get giddy every time I find a hint of a new place coming to Amarillo. Especially when that new place is a restaurant. It also doesn't hurt when it is in my neighborhood. I am thinking this is going to be a good day.

Amarillo restaurants love to keep us on our toes.

Oh, Amarillo we love our beer. We love all kinds of beer. We like just the regular light beers. We like our fancy beers too. I would say I have never met a beer I didn't like. I mean that too.

Over the weekend I decided to check out Synchronicity. It is a Simulated Universe. Something that Amarillo has never had. So of course I was intrigued. I didn't really know what to expect. I have seen a few photos but what was I walking into?

I don't know why it seems every time we hear about a new place coming to Amarillo we end up having to wait. I mean case in point Buc-ee's. We found out about getting one almost a year ago. Here we are still waiting.

I showed up at Mochinut on Washington about fifteen minutes before they opened on Saturday. There was a line already. I walked up and said to the crowd "I can't believe we are waiting in line for donuts."

Who is ready for a new place to get donuts here in Amarillo? I remember when the idea of anything different would not be heard of. I remember when Donut Stop ran Krispy Kreme out of Amarillo. We can be that way here in Amarillo.

Westgate took a hit last year when they lost a few food places in the food court. Places that have been around for a bit. Both Sonic and Corn Dog 7 were gone. So there has been some prime real estate in the mall for some great food places to move in.