Open For Business: T.H.E Spot

T.H.E Spot
After a couple years operating a food truck, the owners of The Hibachi Experience LLC have added a brick-and-mortar restaurant, dubbed T.H.E Spot, in central Springfield. Co-owners Ricardo “Ricky” Ubaldo and Jorge Chan opened the roughly 2,100-square-foot eatery at 533 S. Kimbrough Ave. in space formerly occupied by Mimi’s Soulfood LLC. Ubaldo and Chan said customer demand for their food on a more regular basis than what the food truck could provide was a motivation to launch the restaurant, which employs nine. They declined to disclose startup costs or terms of their three-year lease. The owners say they also hope to add a bar in the venue in addition to the venture’s menu of made-to-order hibachi. The menu is the same for the eatery and food truck, which the duo said will travel more frequently outside Springfield. Food served includes choices of protein, such as steak, chicken, shrimp and pork bulgogi, mixed with rice, veggies, noodles and sauce. Meal prices range $16-$25.
Phone: 417-413-9511 
Web: TheHibachiExperience.site

Youth Resiliency Campus
An April 9 grand opening was held for Centerstone’s Youth Resiliency Campus in north Springfield. The 27,858-square-foot behavioral health crisis center at 2748 N. National Ave. is intended to serve youth between the ages of 12 and 18 at risk of harming themselves or others. The $13 million project was funded by $5.3 million in an American Recovery Plan Act allocation from Greene County and $1 million from the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Funding also included $5 million that was part of the state’s 2026 fiscal year budget. Storee Construction Co. was general contractor for the project, designed by architect Hood-Rich Inc. Landscape architect was frankZdesign LLC. The 7-acre campus includes a center offering 24/7 clinical and community-based outpatient services, an intensive outpatient program with partial hospitalization, and a 20-bed youth residential treatment center. The campus also features a gym, an art room, a music room and an outdoor recreation space, according to Centerstone officials.
Phone: 417-761-5000
Web: BurrellCenter.com

7 Brew Coffee
A March 30 ribbon-cutting ceremony welcomed the first 7 Brew Coffee shop to Nixa at 413 N. McCroskey St. The 510-square-foot coffee stand near Missouri Route 13 employs around 65 and marks the 10th Springfield-area shop for Brew Crew LLC, said Joe Rafferty, chief operating officer with the company franchisee. Officials said startup costs were approximately $1 million for the shop in which Brew Crew served as general contractor and Kinetic Design and Development LLC was the project architect. The Arkansas-based franchisee, which has local 7 Brew locations in Springfield, Ozark and Republic, operates over 120 shops in 10 states, he said. Rafferty said Brew Crew has plans to add another Queen City location later this year near the intersection of Kansas Expressway and Interstate 44. The shop has dual drive-thru lanes with a menu including iced and hot coffee, shakes, smoothies, energy drinks, teas, Italian sodas and lemonades. Prices range $3-$9. According to its website, 7 Brew now has 724 shops in 38 states.
Web: 7Brew.com