Hunter Road Country Club
Locally owned restaurant and bar owned by brothers Seth and Chase Katz and Benjie Ackerman. No membership required despite ‘country club’ name. Features pool tables, outdoor patio with bar, jukebox, and darts. Kids welcome until 7 p.m. Opening summer 2026.
Khao Soi Cowboy
James Beard Award finalist Nick Bognar’s fourth restaurant concept, an all-day casual Southeast Asian dive bar and restaurant focused on ‘purposefully inauthentic’ Northern Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. Will feature late-night dining, cocktails, to-go options, and walk-ins. Chef de cuisine Mark Silva will lead alongside Bognar. Prices expected to be the most approachable across Bognar’s […]
Outlaws
Outlaws, a steak and seafood restaurant with Italian background and New Mexico fusion dishes, is opening in Lubbock at the former El Mitote location in the Esplanade at City View shopping center. Chef/owner Johnny Robertson relocated from Hobbs, NM after being forced out of their previous location. Opening is pending inspections and permits. Plans include […]
Crust Simply Italian
Owner Michael Merendino will open a new Crust Simply Italian location in downtown Mesa this summer, along with Nightingale speakeasy and a new dessert concept called Bombolino (Italian doughnuts and gelato). The restaurant is going into the ground floor of The Grid multifamily development at 233 E. Main St. Bombolino will open first, with the […]
Hello Kitty Cafe
Hello Kitty Cafe is coming soon to Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, IL. The cafe will offer merchandise, freshly baked cookies, cakes, donuts, seasonal goodies, and handmade drinks. Exact location within the mall and opening date were not disclosed. A separate Chicago Michigan Avenue location is also opening.
Te’Amo Boba & Dessert
Te’Amo Boba & Dessert is set to debut summer 2026 in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip, serving boba teas and sweet confections. Two additional restaurants are also planned: GiroGrano Pizza Rodizio (all-you-can-eat, fall 2026) and Sourdough & Co. (fall 2026, in Miracle Eats Food Court).
Shkodra Byrek
New Albanian and Mediterranean restaurant planning to open in Dedham Square, just southwest of Boston. Menu includes traditional Albanian dishes such as tripe soup, stuffed cabbage, cheese and yogurt pie, beef and onion pie, baked meat dumplings, skillet corn bread, layered pancakes, sausage, grilled octopus, smoked trout, baked lamb, grilled kebabs, and pasta.
Shokudo Premium AYCE
New fine-dining all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant expected to open in 2026 in Gonzales, LA. Founded by the Wong family, who also operate Boru Ramen, Ichiban Sushi Bar & Grill, and Sweet Society in Baton Rouge.
Boston House
Fine dining restaurant in a historic 1909 three-story brick building in downtown Fort Pierce. Features al fresco dining on an astroturfed hill overlooking Indian River Lagoon, indoor dining, and an outdoor bar. Massachusetts-style Americana menu with seafood and gourmet dishes by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef. Owner-operator is Georgette Angelos.
Unknown ‘Big Name’ Restaurant
A leasing agent (Tim Henry of Waterford Realty) is eyeing a ‘big name’ Philadelphia restaurant looking to expand to the suburbs to take over the former Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant space at 30 E. State St. in Media, PA. The space is 9,300 sq ft at close to $29,000/month. No specific restaurant name or […]