(Tyler, Texas) We are so fortune living here in the beautiful state of Texas, obviously my favorite part is East Texas because that is our backyard. It’s the piney woods, it’s beautiful and there is a lot to enjoy.

We are talking about wonderful restaurants and genuine people. But it seems like whenever you talk to someone from East Texas or Tyler specifically, there are always a few things they would love to see added to the Tyler area.

It’s just human nature to want what you don’t have which is why there are always restaurants that are mentioned when it comes to what we would love to see open a location here. But it’s not just restaurants, when you talk to parents specifically, they always want more family-friendly activities to take their kids to have fun.

While I don’t have kids myself, I can understand the desire for more family friendly things in the area. Especially after the mini golf course recently shut down in Tyler.


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We Could Actually See Some of These Businesses Open in Tyler

While we love to dream about having one or all of these businesses opening locations here in East Texas. I wouldn’t be shocked to see it happening at some point. We all know that East Texas is continuing to grow a lot, we already know that Dave and Buster’s is on the way. So, right now we just need to be patient because we have cool new things already planned for East Texas.

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