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Crispy Gai is looking to open a second location in Providence, Rhode Island reports Alexa Gargosz, in her weekly Food Club newsletter for The Boston Globe,
“There’s a lot of opportunity,” said [Crispy Gai co-owner Jordan] Rubin, who said they are currently looking at Providence locations and hope to open by spring 2026. “There’s a lot of hungry chefs doing really exciting things, and a community and camaraderie of chefs gravitating toward it.”
The article goes on to report that Crispy Gai chef/co-owner Cyle Reynolds would head up the new Providence location, “Reynolds, however, is willing to relocate to Providence. And he’s planning to bring Victor Toj, who previously cooked at Oberlin and Durk’s BBQ in Providence, to be his opening sous chef.”
Reynolds, Sasha Brouillard, Rubin and Marisa Lewiecki launched the Portland Crispy Gai in June 2021.
This is the second Portland restaurant that’s recently announced plans to open a second location further south. Peaks Island pizzeria Il Leone will be opening a second location in Park Slope.