All you Snack Shackers had better take note: The guru of the wrap on Allen, Mark Bauer, has moved his act down the street to a new venue. Snack Shack has melded with Quaker Bonnet Eatery, offering patrons the best of both worlds.
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"We have a whole new menu," Bauer says. "We have Liz's sandwiches, my wraps, some Mexicali, Snack Shack green salads, early dinner and appetizers four nights a week, Sunday brunch...and wifi! Oh, yeah, and Quaker Bonnet has a beer and wine license, so we've got that too." Sounds like a nice marriage of efforts.
Bauer says it was hard to leave "my little ball of bliss" down the street, but he sees great opportunities for his Snack Shack fare and his younger demographic in conjunction with Liz Kolken's long-established Quaker Bonnet.
The new menu isn't up on the QBE site yet, but it goes into full swing tomorrow, along with the later hours Bauer brought with him (but nothing like the crazy 5AM closing he used to do).
We'll be sending BR reporter Chao Li in soon to do a review and fill you in on the menu, but in the meanwhile, the hours, 7 days per week, are as follows: Sunday brunch, 8AM - 4PM; Mon - Tues, 8AM - 4PM; Wed - Sat w/early dinner seating, 8AM to 8PM.
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I'm thinking that neither can make it alone, so they are joining forces in order to survive. Yes?
I'm thinking Liz has her hands full with a multitude of things (catering, retail, the restaurant) and Mark would rather be welcomed into an established restaurant where he doesn't pay rent, but adds to the greater good with a revved up menu, longer hours, and a more diverse customer base.
Would chocolate and peanut butter each have survived without the advent of the peanutbutter cup? Probably.
Having dealt with Her Royal Abrasion over the past 20 years, and knowing her personality (such as it is), I'd say that Bauer will be kicked back into the street within a year.
Run, Mark, run !! :)