Mendocino Farms is lining up a third Austin restaurant at 1100 S Lamar Blvd in the Lamar Union shopping complex, joining the chain’s two existing local outposts. The California-born sandwich-and-salad brand would push deeper into South Lamar’s increasingly crowded dining corridor, where bars, coffee shops and theaters are already jostling for attention. Public filings that surfaced Friday tie the planned build-out to the Mendocino Farms name, signaling another step in the chain’s Texas expansion. Locals should expect a fast-casual setup similar to the company’s other Austin locations.
Project details and timeline
According to WhatNow, documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation list the 1100 S Lamar project as an interior build-out of roughly $675,000, with construction scheduled to start at the end of April and wrap by mid-October. WhatNow reports that the filings specifically name Mendocino Farms as the tenant and describe the work as an interior renovation for a restaurant space. The paperwork does not pin down a firm opening date.
Where Mendocino Farms already is
According to the Mendocino Farms’ Austin page, the brand already serves Austin from Arbor Trails (4301 W. William Cannon) and West 38th (1106 W. 38th St.). The company touts a chef-driven menu of sandwiches, seasonal salads and rotating chef specials, and it typically pairs new openings with local promotions and hiring pushes. The Austin hub on the site also includes sign-up information for customers and job seekers, which fits with a neighborhood-focused rollout strategy.
How it would fit on South Lamar
If Mendocino Farms locks in the Lamar Union address, it would plug into a South Lamar lineup that already includes Odd Duck, Gibson Street Bar, Merit Coffee and Soto, according to WhatNow. That mix of dining and entertainment has turned the stretch into a magnet for daytime office crowds and nighttime regulars, a combo that tends to be catnip for fast-casual concepts. For neighbors, the addition would simply mean one more option for lunch runs and takeout on a corridor that already draws heavy local demand.
What’s next
Community reporting in June first highlighted Mendocino Farms’ Austin entry with filings for two locations, and the new TDLR paperwork adds a possible South Lamar address to that initial rollout, per Community Impact. The company held a preview event at Arbor Trails before its October opening, according to the city’s event listing for the restaurant. If the construction timeline in the filings holds, the Lamar Union build would likely wrap by mid-October, setting the stage for a late-fall or next-winter opening push.
