{"id":667782,"date":"2026-03-19T22:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/667782\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:41:15","slug":"milkshake-factory-to-open-on-san-antonios-northwest-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/667782\/","title":{"rendered":"MilkShake Factory to open on San Antonio&#8217;s Northwest Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkshakefactory.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MilkShake Factory<\/a> hasn\u2019t yet opened a planned Stone Oak location, but it\u2019s already planning a San Antonio sequel. The gourmet ice cream parlor is working on a new outpost in the Landmark North shopping center at 5518 N. Loop 1604 W.<\/p>\n<p>The new shop will be the third Texas outpost of the small Mid-Atlantic chain. The brand debuted in the state in late 2024 with an outpost in Grapevine. According to recent state filings, renovations of the 1,688-square-foot storefront will begin in early May.<\/p>\n<p>Founder Dana Edwards Manatos launched MilkShake Factory in 2023, but the company\u2019s roots span four generations. Greek immigrants Charlie and Orania Sarandou, Manato\u2019s great-grandparents, first got into the confectionery business in 1914, opening a small soda fountain and chocolate shop in Pittsburgh\u2019s historic Lawrenceville neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The shop remained a modest family-run business until Manatos envisioned a new chapter as part of a business class project at Palm Beach Atlantic University. <\/p>\n<p>MilkShake Factory soon became widely known in Pennsylvania for offering innovative takes on its namesake treat.The shop serves dozens of flavors, including classics like vanilla, strawberry, and cookies and cream. However, it\u2019s more famous for its decadent creations like chocolate raspberry truffle, confetti frosted cupcake, and peanut butter brownie.<\/p>\n<p>Manatos, a passionate chocolate maker, continues her family\u2019s tradition by selling chocolates at each location, including chocolate-covered strawberries, stroopwafels, s\u2019mores, almond bark, and pecan caramel terrapins (us Texans may know them as \u201cturtles\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records say the buildout of the new store will be completed by July, but it\u2019s worth noting that actual timelines do not always reflect estimates. The Stone Oak shop, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanantonio.culturemap.com\/news\/restaurants-bars\/milkshake-factory-opens-first-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">originally set to debut<\/a> in late 2025, is still listed as \u201ccoming soon\u201d on the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh\u2019s beloved MilkShake Factory hasn\u2019t yet opened a planned Stone Oak location, but it\u2019s already planning a San&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":667783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,20494,10320,119503,18477,10084,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-667782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-america","tag-chains","tag-ice-cream","tag-milkshakes","tag-northwest-side","tag-openings","tag-san-antonio","tag-sanantonio","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116258255927207739","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}