Texas de Brazil is headed to Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall, bringing its tableside churrasco experience to the center. Exact timing is unclear: corporate and mall timelines differ.

Oliver and Nicolas Poilevey are opening Chez Poulet, a rotisserie chicken counter at 2234 N. Western Ave in Bucktown. The mid‑June spot will sell whole birds, seasonal sides and include a small wine shop.

Marrow is centralizing its restaurant and meat‑processing operations at its Eastern Market location, centralizing dining, butchery and packaged‑goods production.

Thirty Bales on Mainstreet in downtown Hopkins closed over the weekend, leaving a longtime Mainstreet dining spot dark as redevelopment continues. The restaurant's website still lists hours.

Naked Brewing announced it will shutter its Mill Street taproom on June 28, blaming rising costs and a shifting craft‑beer market. The Huntingdon Valley site will remain open on weekends through the end of the year.

Four Five Guys restaurants across California — including two in Los Angeles County — are slated to close in coming weeks, affecting roughly 55 workers. The moves underscore pressure on mid‑tier burger chains amid higher wages and costs.

A new sandwich shop will occupy the Salesforce Tower street-level storefront left empty since Yolk closed in 2024.

Mack McDonald's Mack Allen's will take about 15,858–16,000 sq ft at 5POP in Uptown, with private dining, an oyster-forward menu and a bakery-to-go.

Fresh Kitchen will reopen in Hyde Park on June 9 at a larger Kennedy Boulevard flagship, replacing the SoHo spot lost to a 2024 fire. Pre-opening events will benefit disaster relief.

Nancy Silverton added a Larchmont diner and a Palisades steakhouse to her Mozza portfolio and landed on the LA500 for 2026.

Bonchon is seeking a local franchise partner to bring its crunchy, double‑fried Korean chicken to San Antonio as part of a broader U.S. expansion push.

Wasai BBQ, an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue from chef Dafu Wei, is coming to Chinatown and has filed for a liquor license.

A new lakefront spot on Chicago’s South Shore will open May 25 with DJs, fitness classes and line-dancing nights. The beach house will run a seasonal evening schedule.