At The Crossing at Stonegate, the King Soopers center at Lincoln Avenue and Jordan Road, one 2,400-square-foot unit now carries two labels on the landlord's site plan: "Available" and "Former Restaurant." That space at 17051 Lincoln Avenue was the Noodles & Company, which closed around July 2026. No new restaurant has been named for it.
Farther east, the year went the other way. Shake Shack opened in August, then Salady about ten days later. GQue BBQ remodeled a former Freddy's on Cottonwood Drive and scheduled its opening party for Nov. 14. Taken together, these changes moved the closest weeknight takeout for Stonegate households. It used to sit in the neighborhood's own shopping center. Now it's clustered around Lincoln Avenue and Parker Road.
The restaurant pad at Lincoln and Jordan went quiet
According to Kimco Realty, The Crossing at Stonegate is anchored by King Soopers at the Lincoln and Jordan intersection, and its current site plan shows the former restaurant unit open for lease. Search Parker's November 2026 Business Beat confirmed that the Lincoln Avenue Noodles has closed. The roundup also noted that Parker's other Noodles & Company, at 11153 S. Parker Road, is still open.
So noodles are still close, just on Parker Road now. That's the pattern for most of this fall's changes. The food is still nearby, at a new address.
Three new tenants, all toward Parker Road and Cottonwood Drive
The new restaurants landed in quick succession, and each one moved into or replaced a space in an existing center.
Shake Shack opened Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at 9185 Crown Crest Blvd. That building was a Wendy's, which had closed by June 2026. DougCo Social reported that it's the chain's first restaurant in Parker and its second in Douglas County, after Shake Shack Park Meadows in Lone Tree.
Salady opened Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at 9700 S. Parker Road, Suite 700, in Parker Gateway Marketplace. It shares that center with Starbucks, Einstein Bros Bagels and Car Toys. The project's architect places the center at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and South Parker Road. DougCo Social describes Salady as South Korea's largest salad franchise, with more than 400 stores. Citing Salady's own U.S. locations page, it reports that the Parker store is one of only two in the country. The other is in Westminster. The menu covers salads, grain bowls and soba noodles.
GQue BBQ is the third, at 18424 Cottonwood Drive in Crown Point Center. The restaurant scheduled an opening party there for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
| Stop | Address | What was there before | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shake Shack | 9185 Crown Crest Blvd. | Wendy's | Opened Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Salady | 9700 S. Parker Rd., Suite 700, Parker Gateway Marketplace | New tenant in an existing center | Opened Aug. 22, 2026 |
| GQue BBQ | 18424 Cottonwood Dr., Crown Point Center | Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers | Opening party scheduled for Nov. 14, 2026 |
| Former restaurant unit | 17051 Lincoln Ave., The Crossing at Stonegate | Noodles & Company | Listed as available |
Late nights now run through Crown Crest Boulevard
The three newcomers post very different hours, so the right stop depends on when dinner happens.
Shake Shack's location page lists 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Salady is a daytime and early-evening stop. It's open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. GQue's Parker page promises lunch and dinner seven days a week.
In practice:
- After an 8 p.m. practice or a late flight into DIA, Shake Shack is the one on this list still serving, until midnight on weeknights and 1 a.m. on weekends.
- For a Monday lunch, Salady's short 11-to-3 window works. By Monday dinner it has closed.
- For a family dinner from the car, GQue's page lists a drive-through it calls the Que-Thru, along with online ordering for takeout and delivery.
Salady's Monday hours are the ones most likely to catch someone off guard. A 4 p.m. bowl that's easy on a Tuesday isn't possible on a Monday.
Where the frozen custard went
The Freddy's at Crown Point Center was a custard stop as much as a burger stop, and it has closed for good. Parker's other Freddy's, at 11140 South Twenty Mile Road, is still open.
Near Stonegate, two of the new tenants serve dessert. Shake Shack is known for shakes and concretes made with frozen custard. GQue's Parker page says it serves Ice Cream Farm treats alongside the barbecue. Under GQue, the old Freddy's building will still have ice cream on the menu.
The Freddy's building gets smokers
The Town of Parker permit for 18424 Cottonwood Drive explains why the building looks familiar. As quoted by DougCo Social, the scope of work reads:
"Remodel of existing Freddy's restaurant to a new GQue BBQ restaurant. Exterior scope will include new finishes, exterior building lighting, and a new security fence and gate to enclose new smokers on the south."
The building itself stayed. The work was new finishes, plus a fenced smoker area on the south side for the barbecue pits. In late October, GQue posted on Facebook that the paint was done and new signs were going up. DougCo Social carried the post: "Okay Parker, she's looking GOOD!!!!" Earlier in October, the chain held three hiring events at the Douglas County Library in Parker to staff the opening team.
On the menu, GQue's Parker page lists hickory-smoked Black Angus brisket, pork spare ribs, pulled pork, smoked turkey, sausage and chicken wings, plus small-batch sides, rotating weekly specials and a full bar. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m., when the first Coors, Coors Light or PBR is $1. The page also advertises catering, from boxed office lunches to staffed events. That could come in handy for the small-gathering season between Thanksgiving and New Year's.
Until now, the closest GQue for Stonegate was inside Park Meadows in Lone Tree. The chain also has locations in Westminster, Lakewood, Thornton and at McGregor Square downtown. The Cottonwood Drive location brings brisket within reach of a weeknight.
What's still at Lincoln and Jordan
The Crossing at Stonegate still covers the errands. King Soopers anchors the center, and Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is now operating at 17021 Lincoln Avenue, Suite B. Its Parker location page lists regular store and grooming hours and online booking. That makes the center a handy stop for groceries and the dog's grooming appointment on the same trip.
The sit-down or grab-and-go dinner that used to be part of that trip has moved east. Within this small area, a Stonegate weeknight now looks like this:
- Groceries and the dog: The Crossing at Stonegate, Lincoln Avenue and Jordan Road
- Noodles: Noodles & Company, 11153 S. Parker Road
- Bowls and salads before 8 p.m.: Salady, Parker Gateway Marketplace
- Burgers and custard late: Shake Shack, 9185 Crown Crest Blvd.
- Barbecue, takeout or drive-through: GQue BBQ, 18424 Cottonwood Drive
The former restaurant space at 17051 Lincoln is still listed as available. Until a new tenant arrives, Stonegate's go-to quick-dinner stops sit along Parker Road and Cottonwood Drive.
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