A Spherical Rock ice cream retailer staple has completely closed, leaving prospects saddened by the lack of a household gathering spot.
Entrance Porch Frozen Desserts, at 3107 Interstate 35 South, Suite 770, served its final prospects on Sept. 26 after opening its doorways in 2013.
Entrance Porch supervisor Daniel Hoxmeier stated the closure got here after a lack of prospects for the reason that begin of the coronavirus pandemic and a household well being problem this yr.
“We now have been holding out and hoping that somebody would purchase the store in order that Entrance Porch may proceed to function, however that hasn’t occurred and at this level our household is unable to maintain operating the enterprise any longer,” Hoxmeier wrote in a Fb publish on Sept. 21. “In a single day in March 2020, we misplaced greater than half our enterprise, and issues haven’t improved this yr.”
On its last day, the frozen dessert shop served cups 50% off as its way of saying thank you to customers.
“My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed coming to their establishment for years,” said Round Rock resident Mollie Fohn. “It was always a sweet treat and irreplaceable time spent with them. I thank them for being a part of our family memories.”
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The family-owned frozen dessert store featured ice cream, yogurt, gelato, custard and non-dairy choices with 21 flavors and over 70 toppings.
“We had no expertise operating a restaurant and it had been my mother or father’s dream to open a ebook retailer for the longest time, however in some way they landed on a frozen dessert store,” Hoxmeier stated. “This has actually been a family-run affair beginning nearly a yr earlier than we even opened. My sister Christine labored as an assistant supervisor from opening day till 2018. Our complete household spent months planning, designing, shopping for supplies, cleansing off the filth on the wooden that now traces the wall, selecting brick, asking buddies to color customized art work and make all of our picket tables by hand, sourcing the handfuls of toppings and distributors, and on and on and on.”
Spherical Rock residents took the time to share their love and reminiscences of the restaurant.
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“I used to be saddened to listen to the store closing,” Linda Pena stated. “My household celebrated many milestones of their store and located ourselves having to return in after faculty a number of occasions or after church on Sundays. We even hosted a couple of Woman Scout conferences of their store. We at all times had an incredible expertise of their store and they are going to be missed.”
“It is so unhappy to see them go,” Lance Luevanos stated. “I took my girlfriend right here for the primary time we ever had a date and it made it memorable. It was such an incredible surroundings and nice treats.”
“Up till COVID-19, we’d take our children to Entrance Porch after the primary day of faculty,” Cathy Porras stated. “We visited many different occasions however after the primary day of faculty, that was the place they at all times needed to go. It was such a particular place.”
