Noi Resurrects Lunch; KOi Debuts on N. Mississippi:
NORTHEAST: NE Prescott's mostly take-out spot Pok Pok Noi, an offshoot of the Andy Ricker empire, is bringing back the lunch service it discontinued earlier this year. Starting this weekend, Noi will resurrect lunch on Saturday and Sundays, beginning at 11:30 each morning. [EaterWire]
N. MISSISSIPPI: Ricker's not the only one expanding his Asian-food empire. As promised, yet another KOi Fusion...
Noi Ends Lunch; Nostrana's Burger Bash; Nebraska on Belmont:
NORTHEAST: Andy Ricker's NE takeout spot Pok Pok Noi will end its daily lunch service on August 1. "If you are in the restaurant business, you know that lunches can be a tough proposition and, though the neighborhood has been wonderfully welcoming, the numbers are not adding up for us," Ricker says via an email newsletter. "Noi may reopen during daytime hours at some point in the future with a...
"Nebraska" Slated for Belmont; Lutz Rising from the Ashes?:
SE BELMONT: While one half of the former Dixie Mattress space has apparently been claimed by a pizza place, it looks like the other half will soon blossom into a vegetarian-friendly spot called, unGoogleably, Nebraska. The liquor license application reveals that Liam Duffy, a co-founder of Alberta's vegan bar Bye & Bye, is behind the project, and from the looks of things, it's another bar (or...
Slappy Cakes Gets Alton's Kudos; How Andy Ricker Rolls:
SOUTHEAST: SE Belmont's make-your-own pancake spot Slappy Cakes has garnered some major national kudos, with Alton Brown giving the breakfast spot a shout-out on Food Network Magazine's list of "America's Best: Top Ten Destinations." Our guess: Slappy's Best DIY Dining nod has something to do with the Food Network cameras spotted at the restaurant earlier this year. (Minor bone to pick, though:...