Crumbl Cookies will open a Richmond Heights shop next week, bringing the chain's rotating weekly menu and signature pink boxes to the St. Louis suburbs.

Carrot Express will open a second Brickell outpost at 1057 Brickell Plaza this fall, adding indoor and outdoor seating to Paseo Brickell.

Chick‑fil‑A will open five new Minnesota restaurants through 2028, starting with a Mankato location this summer and promising more than 500 jobs statewide.

Michigan’s Dairy Queen restaurants are still open for now while closures elsewhere have been driven by franchisee decisions. Local status varies by town.

A two-level saloon has opened in Shaw, reviving the Passenger space with late‑night cocktails and comfort-forward dishes from chef Courtney Evans. The spot leans into approachable prices and an upstairs dining room.

Fortune House is opening its third Dallas‑area location at Preston Hollow Village on September 26, bringing its famous soup dumplings and Shanghai plates north. The new shop will open daily at 11 a.m.

The Bagelry will open a third Cincinnati location on Montgomery Road this fall, expanding beyond its Over‑the‑Rhine and Oakley shops.

Giotto’s mother-and-son owners Giovanni and Silvia Moretti opened a second location at 75 NE 16th St, bringing their Neapolitan pies and house lasagna downtown.

Shaq’s Big Chicken is joining Elev8’s Citrus Park entertainment center this summer, bringing the celebrity-backed chicken chain into the mall’s food lineup. Trade reporting says the Tampa spot is expected in July.

Flips Patio Grill will close July 19 for a six- to eight-week renovation that redoes the bar and shifts the Grapevine spot to non‑smoking, with plans to reopen later in 2026.

Long Island Cafe is expanding to Marshall, opening beside Johnny's Markets at I‑94 Exit 110 and keeping its popular breakfast menu with a hoped‑for mid‑September debut.

Denver-born Birdcall is courting Northeast Ohio franchisees and aims to open in Cleveland within about 12 months. Company materials map a multi-city Ohio plan while asking for franchise partners.

Longtime Bern’s executive chef Chad Johnson has died; he was a major figure in Tampa’s fine‑dining scene and led new restaurant projects.