Two new venues are holding their official openings today:
Lois’ Natural Marketplace has announced they’ll be opening their new store in Portland on May 19th.
Figgy’s Takeout is expecting to open their shop on Walker Street by the end of May.
Bite into Maine has announced they’re opening their food truck in Fort Williams Park for season on May 9th.
Wing Lee II has opened on Saint John Street in the space formerly occupied by Jan Mae. The original Wing Lee is located in Scarborough.
Tawakal Halal and the Arabian Days coffee shop have cleared out of 3 Deering Ave in Bramhall Square freeing up some retail space in an increasingly popular stretch of Congress Street.
Earlier this month Discount Halal closed their shop on Washington Ave. The space is now for rent.
Taqueria Tequila has gone out of business. The space at 249 Saint John Street is for rent.
MK Kitchen(website, facebook) have announced they’ll be opening this coming Sunday. MK is the creation of Mitchell Kaldrovich, former chef at the Inn by the Sea, and his wife Lisa who has worked the past 8 years at Fore Street. MK Kitchen will serve a menu of contemporary American cuisine which Kaldrovich described earlier this year as “simple handmade food, all from scratch from desserts to pastas”.
The Honey Paw(instagram, twitter, facebook) is scheduled to open today at noon. The “non-denominational noodle restaurant” has been launched the owners of Hugo’s and Eventide: Arlin Smith, Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley.
The Honey Paw menu is organized into 5 unnamed, numerically designated sections: 001 – 005. Essentially breaking down into: bar snacks, appetizers, noodle-based dishes, entrees and dessert.
When you go be sure to try the Wok Fried Wide Rice Noodles with squid, mussels, Chinese sausage and scallions.
Update: The Blueberry Files has posted some photos from her first meal at The Honey Paw.
Home Catering Company (website, instagram, facebook) is now open.
Owners Matt Chamberlain and Brian Kowtko have transformed the former Miyake Diner space at 129 Spring Street into a small neighborhood market be selling prepared foods and sandwiches along with a selection of beer and wine.
Chef David Mallari has announced plans to open The Sinful Kitchen(facebook, website) this Sunday, 8-2.
The last inspection passed!
We are going to do a soft opening for the general public this coming Sunday 3/29 from 8-2pm.
We will then start our regular business hours on Wednesday, April 1st.
The restaurant will be serving brunch menu 5 days a week, Wednesday through Sunday.
Isa(facebook, website) is opening for business tonight. Owners Suzie St. Pierre and Isaul Perez have a number of years experience working in restaurants in New York City. It’s billed as a “cozy neighborhood bistro serving an eclectic yet seasonally driven menu“.
The restaurant is located at 79 Portland Street just a couple doors down from Back Bay Grill. Isa will be open 6 days a week Wednesday through Monday. They’ll initially be serving just dinner but plan to eventually be open daily 11am – close.
Update: The Golden Dish has published a first look post on Isa.
