Plan‑review paperwork shows a proposed IHOP at 37051 U.S. 27 in Haines City near Bates Road. The filing names Sunshine Restaurant Partners as the franchisee.

A Korean katsu chain has opened at 5075 Edgewater Drive, serving plate‑sized cutlets and teishoku sets in Northgate Plaza.

White Castle opened a new Kissimmee Castle and has Daytona and St. Augustine plans — but the chain hasn’t announced a Tampa Bay site yet.

A New York‑trained chef has opened Sushi Izuki in O‑Town West, offering a seasonal 18‑course omakase that highlights dry‑aged fish and Hokkaido rice. Limited seats; reservations required.

São Paulo's SEO Basilico is opening a Winter Garden outpost at Stoneybrook Exchange, serving made‑in‑house 12‑inch Neapolitan pies and an open kitchen.

Barakah Beans, the cart-turned coffee brand run by Shams Khazil, plans a Kissimmee storefront at 3262 Vineland Road with Middle Eastern coffee and a summer opening.

Eric Jiang's Jiang's Kitchen is headed to Mills 50 at 1111 E. Colonial Drive, promising hand-ripped biang biang noodles, soup dumplings and an open kitchen.

Clermont's Cosa Nostra filed plans to open a second deli at 32 W Plant St in Winter Garden; filings show a tenant but no opening date yet.

Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe opened in Lake Buena Vista, bringing slushies, milkshakes, waffles and crepes to 11955 S. Apopka Vineland Road with late-night hours.

Plan-review filings show 4 Rivers Smokehouse is planning a location at Orlando International Airport. The move is part of MCO's concessions refresh and targets local restaurants.

Eggdose has filed plan-review paperwork for a Winter Garden storefront at 12615 W Colonial Drive, aiming to join a small dining cluster at Westside Station. No opening date has been announced.

Moon Wok brings Cantonese barbecue, dim sum and pronounced wok hei to International Drive, led by veteran cooks from Kai Kai. The review praises the cooking and flags a few service kinks.

The Ocoee Hungry Howie’s at 207 N. Clarke Road has closed after 12 years; Stoner’s Pizza Joint is slated to open in the space this summer.