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Ox Burger — the Taurus Ox spin-off — has started a residency at Fair Isle Brewing in Ballard, serving its Lao Burger on Sundays and Mondays.
Orlando’s adults-only dessert spot Better Than Sex will close on June 14 after a 10-year run. The restaurant asked patrons to stop by during its final week.
Stoya Bread & Co.'s tiny Hyde Park bread shed reopens this Friday as founders shift from students to full-time bakers and roll out a summer cookie.
The Wheat & Rye near Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus is temporarily closed for a planned remodel, owner says he hopes to reopen before football season.
State inspectors flagged ants, unwashed tongs and hot‑case temperature failures at a 7‑Eleven on NW Seventh Street, prompting stop‑sale orders and discarded croquetas and pastelitos.
Shoji, chef Ingi “Shota” Son’s cafe-turned-cocktail bar at 140 New Montgomery, pairs viral matcha with izakaya-style plates and theatrical cocktails. Expect lines by day and reservations at night.
Raising Cane's will open a new Kissimmee location at 1200 W Osceola Parkway on June 29, marking the chain's 10th Central Florida outpost. Fans should expect opening-day crowds and typical grand-opening giveaways.
Oliver Properties is converting 1122 Washington into a 10,000‑sqft Wash Ave Food Hall with eight vendors, two bars and a retractable‑roof patio aimed for October 2026.
First Watch opened a large new outpost on Agua Fria Freeway with seating for more than 190 and an opening‑week unlimited coffee promotion.
The Blue Monkey announced it will close its Midtown Madison Avenue location after 27 years; the downtown branch will remain open. The Midtown spot’s last day is set for June 19.
Rollcraft, a 24-seat counter-only handroll bar, is slated to open June 9 at 77 E 10th St with Edomae-style, lightly cured fish and premium sake by the glass.
A chef-driven Tex-Mex cantina on Leander’s 183 corridor, Conejos mixes al pastor tacos and short-rib quesa-birrias with rotating, scratch-made specials.
The Carlyle Club is coming to the Reid Murdoch Building at 316 N. Clark Street with riverwalk seating and a late‑summer target, adding to River North's riverfront refresh.
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