Chicken strip restaurant opens 2nd Springfield location; Dutch Bros eyes Ozarks location
This week in 417 food news, a chicken chain opens its second location, a coffee drive-thru with a cult following looks toward a Springfield location, and an area restaurant begins offering meal prep. Also, a favorite flavor returns to a Springfield bakery.
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders' second Springfield location is now open at 1382 E. Battlefield Road.
The restaurant is known for its chicken tenders and serves what it calls "the filet mignon of chicken." Folks can order chicken tenders grilled, breaded or sauced, as well as on sandwiches, wraps or salads.
Huey Magoo's opened its first Springfield location in April 2023 at 3352 E. Sunshine St.
Dutch Bros, an Oregon-based coffee shop with a cult following, could come to Springfield.
According to building and signage permits filed with the City of Springfield, Dutch Bros is aiming to set up shop on the city's southwest side at 3840 W. Sunshine St. The location would be among other developments that have popped up in the past few years and across from the Springfield Plaza strip mall.
A spokesperson with Dutch Bros said over email that they're "in the very early stages" and "don't have anything to share at this time."
Dutch Bros started in 1992 as a pushcart in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, according to its website. The brand then expanded across the country and recently opened its 1,000th store in Orlando, Florida.
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Love the food at Split Social Kitchen? Feel like you could eat it all the time? Now you can — the restaurant at 3027 E. Sunshine St. is now offering a meal prep service with the menu rotating weekly.
You can view the week's menu online at their Facebook page, facebook.com/splitspringfield. According to posts, new menus are released each Thursday for the following week, and folks can place orders through Sunday by emailing splitfitmealprep@gmail.com. Pickup is on Tuesdays.
Offerings include salads, meat and vegetable dishes, entrees like spaghetti and meatballs and more. Each item is $15. In the menu for April 1 pickup, Split Social Kitchen has added breakfast items.
Nothing Bundt Cakes, 2906 S. Glenstone Ave., is bringing back a "fan-favorite Pop-Up flavor" as well as a new twist on that flavor. The Churro Dulce de Leche and Churro de Chocolate bundts are available for while supplies last.
Churro Dulce de Leche is a cinnamon spice cake topped with cinnamon sugar and filled with dulce de leche, while Churro de Chocolate is a cinnamon spice cake topped with cinnamon sugar and filled with chocolate. Prices start at $6.50 for a single Bundtlet.
'Our Churro Dulce de Leche has a special place in our guests' hearts, and when it returns, it sells out fast,' said Claire Jessen, vice president of culinary innovation for Nothing Bundt Cakes. 'Dulce de Leche and chocolate are both classic churro dipping sauces, so our new Churro de Chocolate gives churro lovers even more authentic deliciousness to love.'
Nothing Bundt Cakes got its start in Las Vegas in 1997, according to its website. Since then, the bakery chain has expanded to over 600 locations in the United States.
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