OPENING ALERT

Healthy bistro Bellagreen returns to San Antonio after one year hiatus

Bellagreen is days away from its San Antonio return.

After a year’s hiatus, fast-casual bistro Bellagreen is finally reopening its sole San Antonio location at 1900 Broadway near downtown. The Richardson-based chain says it will re-emerge on June 16.

“San Antonio, we’ve missed you," wrote the restaurant on social media. “Come enjoy your favorites, say hello to the team, and help us kick off this new chapter.”

Bellagreen’s first run in the Alamo City was short-lived. The restaurant debuted in November 2024, operating for six months before ongoing construction prompted a temporary closure in May 2025.

"Bellagreen made the decision to temporarily close our location because construction limited our ability to deliver the full experience to our guests,” explained Brand President Beth Collins at the time.

The facade work had been ongoing since summer 2024, when a manufacturing error caused masonry debris to fall from the building. Due to safety concerns, a tangle of scaffolding was erected around Jefferson Bank's headquarters, allowing workers to begin painstakingly replacing the stone.

Although Bellagreen opened while the scaffolding was on the building, the original 2025 construction timeline was delayed. Temporary vinyl signage was erected for the restaurant and neighbors, The Newstand and Nineteen Hyaku, but the restaurant's full branding was never fully on view.

Bellagreen's menu focuses on veggies and lean proteins.Bellagreen/ Facebook

The Texas-born concept is known for its better-for-you approach to quick dining. It's menu features lean proteins and vegetables in dishes like spaghetti squash Bolognese, brick chicken, and grilled salmon served with fingerling potatoes and carrots.

"We believe in living a balanced life, and our menu reflects that with delicious and abundant options,” the company said in a previous statement. “With made-for-you dishes, quick and friendly service, and charitable ties, our guests can feel good about their dining choice.”

To celebrate the reopening, Bellagreen is having a little fun with San Antonio’s area code. The first 210 guests who purchase an entrée will get a discounted $2.10 dessert.

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BURGER NEWS

P. Terry's launches employee ownership for 1,800 Texas workers

P. Terry's Burger Stand/ Facebook

P. Terry's now have a stake in the company through an Employer Ownership Trust.

Starting June 9, employees at P. Terry's Burger Stand won’t just be working the fryer. 1,800 workers across 38 Texas locations— including seven in the San Antonio metro — will have a stake in the company as it transitions to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

The cooks, cashiers, and shift leads will not be direct owners of the company. Instead, an independent trust holds company shares on behalf of the employees while preserving cofounders Kathy and Patrick Terry’s original mission.

The model will be coupled with a profit-sharing program for staff with at least two years of tenure under their aprons. Immediately, P. Terry’s will distribute five percent of the operating income among its eligible workers, gradually scaling up to 20 percent.

EOTs are rare among large restaurant chains, which tend to rely on profits from private equity or franchise expansion. But since opening their first 527-square-foot Austin burger stand in 2005, the Terrys have never taken the obvious path to growth.

Inspired by Eric Schlosser’s quick-service restaurant exposé Fast Food Nation, the Terrys sought to create a better restaurant model through careful sourcing, HR programs like interest-free hardship loans, and above-market wages. Its work culture has been much-cited in the industry. Staff bakers make a custom cake for every employee on their birthday.

The company has also baked a community commitment since its founding. Four times a year, all locations host a Giving Back Day, sharing 100 percent of the profits from a peak Saturday service.

"From the beginning, we believed that taking care of people and building a great business weren't competing ideas," said Kathy Terry in a release. "This transition is the most honest expression of that belief we've ever made. P. Terry's has always belonged to the people who show up every day."

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