The popular loaded‑fries truck Street Fries has opened a South Side storefront and will mark the move with a July 18 grand‑opening. Expect the same piled‑high, global‑flavored fry plates.

Rockaway Pizzeria in Regent Square is closed while owner Josh Sickels treats herniated discs. Reopening date is uncertain.

Caliente returned from Naples’ Caputo Cup with multiple podium finishes — and what the company calls its 10th world championship. Matt Hickey and Perry Bogacz were among the top finishers.

The Outback on Washington Road shut on June 22 after 20 years. Employees were offered transition bonuses and customers are being directed to nearby locations.

Leon's Caribbean has closed its Allentown restaurant after 11 years amid thefts and a 2023 fire, owner Leon Rose says. The future of the Warrington Avenue spot is unclear.

Figaretti’s and Alma Bea put West Virginia on the James Beard map — one as an America’s Classics winner, the other as a regional finalist. Both honors highlight the state’s growing culinary profile.

Extreme Japanese opens in Sandy Plaza in DuBois this Tuesday with made-in-house sushi, hibachi and more than 50 roll options. Seating will be first-come, first-served.

A Greensburg student-entrepreneur opened Cafe Zara, a Middle Eastern coffee camper parked by Dairy Queen, serving spiced lattes and mini pancakes on weekends.

Lautrec has reopened at Nemacolin after a yearlong closure, returning with a redesigned dining room and a new executive chef.

A family-run food truck turned corner cafe is packing McKees Rocks with a Cuban sandwich built on tender pork, bright pickles and snap‑crispy pressed bread.

Dynamic Coffee Roasters opened a new East Liberty shop at 6101 Penn Ave, expanding from its Highline cafe. The Penn Avenue space leans into the roaster’s focus on farmers and training.

Twin Boro Bar & Grill opened June 7 on Allegheny River Boulevard, serving smashburgers, milkshakes and boozy slushies.

El Colibri opened a Garfield storefront at 5331 Penn Ave., bringing birria tacos, huaraches and vegan twists off the market and into a Penn Avenue storefront.