Alabama Orange Rolls
Farm-centric Alabama restaurant enters Texas with location in Prosper
Urban Cookhouse salad with orange roll on the side.
A farm-centric restaurant from Alabama is coming to Texas: Called Urban Cookhouse, it's a small chain that emphasizes wood-fired meats and fresh produce, and it's opening a location in Prosper at 1151 S. Preston Rd. #10, at the Gates of Prosper, where it will open in July.
Urban Cookhouse was founded by David and Andrea Snyder, an entrepreneurial couple who opened their first location in Homewood, Alabama in 2010. The chain now has eight other locations in Alabama and one in Tennessee.
The concept has a healthy, homey vibe with a menu of sandwiches, salads, plates, and wraps.
Entrees include wood-fired shrimp kabob with rice pilaf, and chipotle braised pork with hot cheddar pasta and broccoli salad. Prices are low, with the most expensive item being the lime-marinated steak for $14.
One quirky signature is their allegiance to cooking meats on on Big Green Egg, a unique ceramic oven that uses charcoal and live fire for cooking, that's favored by many a gourmet home cook.
Their other big signature is their orange rolls. Sometimes referred to as Alabama Orange Rolls, and made most famously by a company called Millie Ray's, they're like an orange version of a cinnamon roll, doused with an orange juice glaze. Urban Cookhouse serves a complimentary orange roll with its meal-size salads and entrees.
Sandwiches include chicken salad, a Cubano, and a BLT with pimento cheese. You can get that lunch classic: a half sandwich combo with choice of salad or cream of broccoli soup and there's a better-than-average kids menu that goes beyond the usual chicken nuggets, with items like a Grilled Peanut Butter Fluff, featuring peanut butter and marshmallow cream on old-fashioned white bread. They also serve beer and wine.
The Prosper location will carve out its own profile by adding custom menu items as well as a weekend brunch.
Bringing the concept to Prosper is Power Brands, a hospitality group that already owns two locations in Alabama. According to operating partner James Zemlock, they came to Prosper because it’s a booming area.
“We chose Prosper due to its rapid growth, strong sense of community, and proximity to local farms—perfectly aligning with our Buy Local values,” Zemlock says.
