Spicewood at Balcones Village offers convenient access to shopping, dining and entertainment at several nearby shopping districts. A local favorite and about 5 minutes from the neighborhood, Lakeline Mall, has over 150 stores and restaurants and is anchored by Macy’s, Dillard’s, Sears and JCPenney. Other popular stores include American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, Express, Foot Locker, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Gap, Image, Lakeline Day Spa, Lane Bryant, The Limited, Office Max, Old Navy, PetSmart, Ross, Brookstone, New York and Company, Yankee Candle, and many, many more.
With Lakeline Village and Lakeline Plaza, sister properties to the mall nearby, there are a variety of favorite restaurants to choose from: Applebee’s, Chili’s, Frullati Café, Little Tokyo, Los Canarios Fine Mexican Cuisine, Phil’s Philly Grill, Simon’s Sushi, and much more.
A favorite for pizza is Mangia’s Chicago Stuffed Pizza. Dine-in or delivery, their pizza is the real deal. Mangia’s wraps, cheese steak subs and fried pickle chips are popular items, but their fries are what locals rave about: hand-cut, dipped in seasoned batter, then golden fried and served with a special sauce for dipping.
Tons of Shopping in Less than 10 Minutes
The expansive 1890 Ranch shopping center is less than 10 minutes away, and offers more than 70 stores and restaurants for an easy choice for shopping or a night out. Some of the most popular retailers include Super Target, Bealls, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Famous Footwear, Natural Grocers, Ross Dress for Less, Bikram Yoga, Claire’s Boutique, Hemispheres, Mardels and Hobby Lobby.
Local parents often drop off the kids at the mall to have fun at Adventure Kids Playcare, and then enjoy a movie at the Cinemark Movie Theater, followed by a family dinner at one of the several locally owned or popular restaurants such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Longhorn Steakhouse, Which Wich sandwich shop, Naanfull Indian Grill, Mighty Fine Burgers, Takara Sushi or Rosie’s Pho Asian Noodles. For dessert, there are plenty of choices to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth at Baskin-Robbins, YoYo’s Frozen Yogurt, Nothing Bundt Cake or Gigi’s Cupcakes.
Even More Convenient Stores and Restaurants
Also less than 10 minutes from Spicewood at Balcones Village is the Arboretum at Great Hills, an open-air mall featuring more than 40 specialty shops and restaurants, as well as a park, water feature and picnic area. Favorite stores include Barnes and Noble, Chico’s, Gap For Kids, Jos. A. Bank, Pottery Barn, Z Gallerie, Coldwater Creek, GameStop, SAS Shoes, and AZIZ Salon and Day Spa, to name a few.
And there are three more large retail centers within a 15- to 20-minute drive: The Domain, The Village at Westlake, and the Round Rock Premium Outlets. Together, these shopping malls offer over 250 stores and restaurants for any discerning shopper.
Live Music and Spicewood’s Best Happy Hour
Wednesday nights, Spicewood Tavern features live music and special events. Spicewood area residents come early to enjoy happy hour drink and appetizer specials and then stay for the music and a bite to eat.Many cap off the evening with the Tavern’s fresh fried beignets with powdered sugar and café au lait ice cream.
“Spicewood strives to create a warm, open and inviting place for all to eat and celebrate right in their own backyard,” says James Rusk, General Manager of Spicewood Tavern. “We appreciate the support of our local community and want to connect with them to become the ’go to’ place for local homeowners who live nearby.”