As construction is ongoing inside the former Rose Pistola restaurant space at 532 Columbus Avenue, Flour + Water's Mission District restaurant (2401 Harrison Street) has the tell-tale signs of a union protest, including a big grim reaper outside its front door.

In its latest remodel, the Castro Starbucks (4094 18th St.), commonly called Bearbucks in the neighborhood, has removed all of its seating in a switch to a grab-and-go format.

Point Richmond's beloved Hotel Mac will have an operating restaurant again soon. The local restaurateurs behind Richmond's Mi Casa Grill confirmed to Hoodline that they'll be opening a new Italian eatery in the hotel space.

If you love pasta, you’ll be elated over a new shop coming to Inner Richmond that will eventually become a mini pasta factory, a retail pasta and pasta-making supply shop, and a restaurant.

The owners of the three-Michelin-star splurge restaurant Quince are on to yet another North Beach venture, taking over the third-level upstairs area of the Vesuvio Cafe building.

There are pizza options galore in Berkeley, and there is about to be one more option that is sure to become a hit.

The Castro's new Salvadoran restaurant Los Amigos on Castro is now open in the long-vacant storefront at 2295 Market St. (at Noe and 16th). Los Amigos quietly opened on Sunday for brunch.

There’s a new Mexican restaurant in the Marina that features breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes traditional to the Yucatan Peninsula. Las Mestizas has taken over the space formerly occupied by Sushi In at 2280 Chestnut Street.

They say no one stays out late anymore, but Beep’s Burgers is creating a buzz by extending their hours until 2 a.m., every night of the week.

Xica, open as of Monday at Levi's Plaza, is a counter-service-style eatery that offers a brunch menu as well as traditional Mexican lunch items like tacos, quesadillas, and Xica Bowls.

New ownership is reopening and revitalizing Cafe Flore, with hopes of opening the new concept Fisch & Flore in time for the restaurant’s 50th anniversary in August.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition: an American and Asian-Indian fusion restaurant changes concepts, a barbershop opens, and a sushi restaurant shutters.

Take the popular Napolitan-style pizzas of Il Casaro, add steak and ribs cooked in a wood-burning oven, and you’ve got the new Casaro Osteria, which just opened at Union and Fillmore Streets.