Clean Freak Car Wash’s 2nd Location & Deep Roots Dental Cut Chamber Ribbons

We previously told you about the new Clean Freak Car Wash that opened its first Florida location, at 32359 Overpass Rd., behind the new Chick-fil-A, on May 1. Well, on June 5, Clean Freak opened its second Florida — and Wesley Chapel — location, at 31373 S.R. 54, adjacent to a new Circle K, also with an NTBC ribbon-cutting event. As we told you last issue, Clean Freak’s parent company was purchased by Circle K’s parent company, so the car wash locations are often paired with a Circle K gas station & convenience store. For info, call (813) 701-9884 or visit CleanFreakCarWash.com. 

Deep Roots Dental & Facial Aesthetics

Then, on June 25, Deep Roots Dental & Facial Aesthetics, the office of cosmetic & sedation dentist Marnie Bauer, D.M.D. (with scissors in photo) celebrated the Grand Opening of her second office (the other is in South Tampa) with an NTBC ribbon-cutting event.

According to DeepRootsFlorida.com, “[Deep Roots] redefines the traditional dental experience by seamlessly blending state-of-the-art dental services with the calming ambiance of a luxury wellness center.” 

The new office, located at 3013 Allegra Way, in the Cypress Bend Professional Park (off Wesley Chapel Blvd.), is definitely beautiful and calming, with several exam and treatment rooms and room to add more practitioners, in addition to Dr. Bauer, who also helps those with sleep apnea who have difficulty dealing with CPAP devices. 

For more info, call (813) 667-9300 or visit DeepRootsFlorida.com — and please tell Dr. Bauer and staff we sent you! — GN

Lexington Oaks Crossings & Patel Brothers To Start Development On WC Blvd. 

Even though I haven’t yet received an update on what is coming to The Hub at Lexington retail/restaurant development — which is coming along nicely, by the way — in front of the Sentosa Lexington Oaks apartments on Wesley Chapel Blvd., I was able to speak with the property owners/developers of two adjacent parcels to the south/west of The Hub. 

The sign closest to The Hub (top photo) proclaims that Patel Brothers Indian Grocery Store — the largest such chain in the U.S., with more than 50 stores in 20 U.S. states, including four in Florida (with a location at 1251 E. Fowler Ave. in Tampa being the closest to us) — is coming. 

The sign also says that the Patel Brothers chain — which was founded in Chicago in 1974 — is celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing authentic Indian produce, spices, beverages, snacks and South Asian sweets, as well as prepared Indian foods for the nearly 5 million Asian-Indian diaspora living in our country (nearly a quarter of a million of which live in the Sunshine State). 

I was told by a spokesperson for Patel Brothers that the store should be breaking ground “probably by the end of this year,” but wouldn’t elaborate further about the new location’s size or when it is expected to open. 

Lexington Oaks Crossings 

I was able to get some additional information about the sign a little further to the south/ west on Wesley Chapel Blvd. (above) from David Nekouee, the CEO of Capital Design & Engineering, which is actually planning two similarly-sized retail strip centers next to Patel Brothers. 

The first 15,000-sq.-ft. center, which Nekouee says could break ground as early as the week this issue arrives in your mailbox, is almost fully leased but may have at least one of the six spaces shown on the sign (above) still available. 

Although Nekouee didn’t officially confirm who those tenants will be, he said the right end cap of the plaza will be a “national coffee shop.” There also will be a pizza place (believed to be a Jets Pizza), a sandwich shop (shown on the sign as a Firehouse Subs), a smoothie shop (shown on the sign as a Tropical Smoothie CafĂ©), a pet hospital and a medical or dental office. 

For more information about Lexington Oaks Commons, call David Nekouee at (770) 833-4507. — GN

Chamber Breakfast Highlights Nonprofits! 

The North Tampa Bay Chamber continues to provide unique opportunities for its member businesses — and even the NTBC’s nonprofit business members also get their respective moments in the sun. 

At the Chamber’s Business Breakfast at Pasco Hernando State College’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch on June 2, more than 100 attendees were treated to a roundtable featuring four NTBC-member nonprofit organizations — (seated l.-r. in top photo) The Thomas Promise Foundation (TheThomasPromise.org), the PTSD Foundation of America (PTSDUSA.org), the Wesley Chapel Theater Group (WesleyChapelTheaterGroup.org) and Pepin Academies (PepinAcademies.com). 

The roundtable — which gave representatives from each nonprofit the chance to introduce themselves and their respective needs to the Chamber members — was hosted by NTBC Board member Chuck Sullivan (standing in top photo) of the law firm McFarland, Gould, Lyons, Sullivan & Hogan, P.A., and was the brainchild of NTBC Board chair Angelique Lenox, who promised that the Chamber will host more such events for nonprofits in the future. For more info, call (813) 994-8534 or visit NorthTampaBayChamber.com/Events. — GN 

Dozens Win Free Little Caesars Pizza For A Year!

Photos by Charmaine George

On June 7, Little Caesars Pizza celebrated the Grand Opening of the chain’s second Wesley Chapel location (at 5482 Post Oak Blvd.,off Wesley Chapel Blvd., in the same retail strip plaza as Jimmy John’s), with a DJ, a prize wheel attendees could spin and visits from both a stilt-walker and “Little Caesar” himself.. 

To me, Little Caesars is more about convenience and competitive pricing than it is about deliciousness, but I’ll admit that I enjoyed the new (at least to me) pepperoni “Crazy Puffs¼” and the chewy Cookie Dough Brownies made with M&MsÂź minis. 

But, the fact that there were nearly 70 people waiting on line (below right photo) before the shop opened that day to win free Little Caesars for a year does indicate to me that people do enjoy the chain’s specialty pizzas like the “3 Meat Treat¼” (bottom photo) for just $12.99 (it’s also available in a larger “Detroit-style deep dish” rectangular version for just $15.99). 

The “Hot-N-Ready¼” options are even less expensive, with the “Classic Cheese” and “Classic Pepperoni” both for just $7.29 & up, the “Extramostbestest¼” cheese or pepperoni pizzas starting at just $8.29 each, and “Stuffed Crazy Crust” pizzas start at just $$13.99. There’s also pretzel crust pizzas ($6.99 & up), breadsticks, Italian cheese bread (top left photo, with pepperoni) and more. 

And, with Little Caesars’ new “The Pizza Portal,” picking up your to-go order is as easy as grabbing an Amazon package at an apartment complex. And yes, DoorDash delivery is available, too. 

For info, call (813) 923-0715 or visit LittleCaesars.com. — GN

The Wexford Irish Pub Moving Into Former Forty Thieves Location!

For those who were sad to see Forty Thieves Irish Pub, located at 2741 E. County Line Rd. (at Livingston Blvd.) in Lutz, suddenly close, the good news is that another familiar name — The Wexford Irish Pub & Grille — is preparing to move into that former Forty Thieves location. Mark Birkin, the owner of the new Remington’s Steak & Seafood in the Palms Connection plaza at 2836 E. Bearss Ave., says that he and his crew are working hard to re-open The Wexford, which is the Irish Pub that the new Remington’s replaced, at the former Forty Thieves location. Birkin, who also owns the upscale Birkin’s Steak & Sushi at 16411 N. Florida Ave. in Lutz, says that he doesn’t know at present when The Wexford will open in its new location, but we’ll provide updates for you as soon as we have them.