Retail Roundup: Creekview – Cedar Park Area Shopping, Dining and Entertainment

Creekview homeowners enjoy abundant shopping, dining and entertainment in Cedar Park, as well as in Austin and the nearby communities that neighbor Cedar Park. One of the most popular and convenient retail hotspots, 1890 Ranch offers a Cinemark Movie Theater and over 70 stores and restaurants, including SuperTarget, Bealls, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Famous Footwear, Natural Grocers, PetSmart, Office Max, Ross Dress for Less, Bikram Yoga, Claire’s Boutique, Hemispheres, Mardels and Hobby Lobby, to name a few.

Also home to some wonderful restaurants, locals looking for delicious Indian cuisine love Naanfull Restaurant’s Samosa Chaat (chickpeas, whipped yogurt, chutney, chopped onions and spices) and other superbly prepared Indian dishes. Rosa’s Café serves up Tex-Mex classics like enchiladas, fajitas, and burritos in a festive, multi-colored atmosphere.  After a delicious meal, many diners head over to Gigi’s Cupcakes for dessert and select one of their special gourmet flavors such as Bananas Foster or Kentucky Bourbon Pie.

Hundreds of Stores and Restaurants Within Minutes

For extensive shopping, nearby Lakeline Mall hosts more than 150 upscale and mainstream retailers including Macy’s, Dillard’s and hundreds of other stores, as well as a 9-screen Cinemark multiplex with IMAX. A farmers’ market is also held outdoors in their parking lot every Saturday, close to a huge HEB plus! that provides groceries and many extras.

In fact, Creekview’s enviable location puts residents only 15 minutes or less from eight major retail shopping centers. Altogether, these eight malls represent almost 650 fine department stores, local and national merchants, casual and fine dining, and more.

Fresh Sushi, Spicy Thai Dishes and Flavorful Indian Cuisine

Locals enjoy a dazzling assortment of restaurants and world cuisines. Cedar Park offers a wealth of notable restaurants with foods from around the world. Locals love the choice of affordable but exceedingly good Muangthai Thai Cuisine, Leander’s excellently reviewed Taste of Ethiopia, Vietnamese food at PhoNatic, delicious dishes from the subcontinent at Naanful Indian Restaurant, or Shandeez Grill Persian restaurant — and there are many others to explore.

Cedar Park is also home to a number of well-respected and top-quality sushi restaurants. The menu at contemporary Japanese restaurant Soto brims with delicious and elegantly plated soups, maki rolls, sashimi and more. Many diners recommend specialties of the house such as the impossibly tender and flavorful Kobe beef carpaccio with fried shallots, and micro greens, garnished with jalapeño chips, or the seared salmon and tuna with truffle, white truffle oil and mache.

Mesquite Grilled Porterhouse and Peach Glazed Pork Chops

When nothing but a really great all-American steak will satisfy, diners make plans to eat at Texas Land and Cattle, located just minutes from the neighborhood. The steaks are high quality, hand-cut and mesquite grilled to perfection. The Texas-Sized Porterhouse is large enough to satisfy even the biggest appetite, with a 20 oz. cut of meat served with a baked potato and all of the fixings.

For a fine dining option with a twist, residents make the 20-minute trip to Urban American Grille, located at The Domain. The menu features classic American bistro food such as the Fredericksburg peach  glazed pork chop, with honeycrisp apple, a ricotta empanada and braised greens; a truly delectable dish with no rival in the city.

Disney on Ice, Country Music Superstars and Professional Sports

And for an exciting night out close to home, Creekview residents love the state-of-the-art, 8000-seat Cedar Park Center, only about 5 minutes away. The center hosts a wide variety of entertainment all year-round. Whether it’s a concert by country superstars such as George Strait or Luke Bryan, or family-friendly fare such as Disney on Ice, Cirque du Soleil, or the “So You Think You Can Dance Tour,” the Center hosts events for just about everyone. Plus, the center is home to the American Hockey League’s Texas Stars and the NBA Development League’s Austin Toros.