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-Toby's of East Hartford is coming soon to Vernon! The new Peruvian restaurant will open in the former Wang’s Buffet space at 295 Hartford Turnpike, Ocean State Plaza. The restaurant will occupy over 9,000 square feet. No opening date has been announced for the new restaurant. Check out their menu and details here: https://tobysrestaurantct.com -346 Gastropub will have their grand opening on September 4th according to their website! The gastropub replaces Frankie B's Tavern at 346 Kelly Road, the former Angellino's. The pub will be managed by Chef Frank Lepri, formerly of Trattoria de Lepri and Lepri Burger Bar in Ellington. The restaurant describes itself as 'Serving delicious, high-quality food in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Of course paired with thoughtful craft cocktails, spirits, & beer from national and local breweries' -Anthony's has new owners! The longtime pizza place has been sold to the Husseini family of South Windsor! The family now operates the restaurant alongside their other restaurant, Villa of Lebanon on John Fitch Boulevard in South Windsor. The owners have added some of Villa of Lebanon's menu to Anthony's menu but have removed pork and beer from the menu. Check out their updated menu here: https://www.pizzapeoplespizza.com/ -Shah's Halal Food, a rapidly growing chain of halal restaurants, will be opening in the long-vacant KB Toys space at Tri-City Plaza. The restaurant will occupy 3,623 square feet between Shoprite and GNC. The restaurant serves gyros, falafel, burgers, chicken, fries, and baklava. The restaurant is a late night option, usually open until midnight or later. -Jersey Mike's is coming soon to Tri-City Plaza! Jersey Mike's has been added to the lease plan for Tri-City Plaza; they will be located next door to Lenscrafters in the former Weight Watchers / WW Studio space! No timeline has been announced for the opening. -BIRDCODE is now open at Tri City Plaza! The hot chicken restaurant is now open at 35 Talcottville Road, in the former Papa Gino’s at Tri City Plaza! The restaurant serves Nashville Hot Chicken, crispy & grilled chicken sandwiches, chicken bites, salads. Sandwiches come in different heat levels including Code Breaker, Hot, Medium, Mild, and Country Style (the most mild,) The menu has sides including fries, cheese fries, coleslaw, and mac & cheese. Their dessert offerings include banana pudding and cookies! -7Brew Coffee has officially submitted plans for a new Vernon location! The drive-thru coffee shop is proposed to be located at Tri-City Plaza. The chain would demolish the former Denny's building; and in its place construct a new 510 square foot building. The coffee chain would have their pre-fabricated building supplemented by a 230 square foot cooler and storage building attached by a canopy. -Paradise Pizza & Family Restaurant is coming soon to 575 Talcottville Road! The new pizza place will replace the former Xpress Pizza. Xpress Pizza closed quietly earlier this year. The pizza place will be owned by Rudy V Castaneda, Jamil A Mendita Romero, and Gall H Mendieta Vintimilla according to business filings last month; the pair owns Somers Pizza as well.
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The new Starbucks at 135 West Road in Ellington has sent their tentative opening date as October 11th!
The new Starbucks is part of a new multi-tenant building built in front of the Big Y Plaza. Hartford Healthcare/Go Health Urgent Care Center will be located in the plaza with Starbucks. A 1,500 square foot space is still available in the building. The date is still subject to change based on an last-minute items that come up in the run-up to opening. Starbucks is still hiring for this location. If you or anyone you know is interested in this great opportunity please feel free to apply at Careers.Starbucks.com or via email [email protected] Toby's of East Hartford is coming soon to Vernon! The new Peruvian restaurant will open in the former Wang’s Buffet space at 295 Hartford Turnpike, Ocean State Plaza. The restaurant will occupy over 9,000 square feet. The Peruvian restaurant is currently located in East Hartford at 798 Silver Lane, but their building will soon be demolished for a future development of the site. The restaurant also has a location in Winsted at 127 Main Street. No opening date has been announced for the new restaurant. Check out their menu and details here: https://tobysrestaurantct.com Stay tuned! 
I’ve been working on getting a definitive answer about Craig's Kitchen. Unfortunately I have not been able to get in touch with Craig. I’ve messaged, called, emailed him; and I have gotten no response. If I knew how to send a carrier pigeon I would.
Here is what I know: Yes, it appears that Craig’s Kitchen has closed their doors, we are unsure if it’s temporary or permanent. They closed earlier this summer with a note on the door saying ‘Closed Sorry for the inconvenience.’ Their last social media post was July 16th. The soul food restaurant was located at 13 West Main Street in Rockville. If he reopens here or elsewhere, we will be sure to post it so his loyal customers can continue to support him. 
Gas prices below $3 in Rockville! $2.99 a gallon at 7 Eleven at 180 Union Street ($2.92 if you have 7 Eleven Rewards.) This isn’t something I usually post on here, but I’m happy to see prices starting to go down.
What’s the lowest you’ve seen gas prices recently? Comment below! 
The longtime pizza place has been sold to the Husseini family of South Windsor! The family now operates the restaurant alongside their other restaurant, Villa of Lebanon on John Fitch Boulevard in South Windsor.
The owners have added Villa of Lebanon's menu to Anthony's menu; creating an Italian and Lebanese restaurant out of the shop at 216 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, CT. Check out their updated menu here: https://www.pizzapeoplespizza.com/ Read our previous post about Anthony's here: http://www.theconnecticutscoop.com/vernonscoop/anthonys-under-contract-to-sell-owner-to-retire Check them out in the Vernon Circle! Another restaurant is coming to Tri-City Plaza in Vernon! Shah's Halal Food, a rapidly growing chain of halal restaurants, will be opening in the long-vacant KB Toys space at Tri-City Plaza. The restaurant will occupy 3,623 square feet between Shoprite and GNC. The restaurant serves gyros, falafel, burgers, chicken, fries, and baklava. The restaurant is a late night option, usually open until midnight or later. The restaurant has locations in Middletown, Newington, Stamford, Stratford, Bridgeport, and Danbury. No timeline has been announced for their opening. Shah's is just the latest chain to plan a location in the plaza. Jersey Mike's recently filed for building permits for the old Weight Watchers space, 7Brews Coffee is planning to demolish Denny's and build a location, and BIRDCODE recently held their grand opening next to Moe's! 
Frankie B's Tavern (at 346 Kelly Road) is becoming 346 Gastropub according to a freshly launched website.
The restaurant describes itself as 'Serving delicious, high-quality food in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Of course paired with thoughtful craft cocktails, spirits, & beer from national and local breweries' The website notes the head chef and general manager is Frank Lepri, formerly of Trattoria de Lepri and Lepri Burger Bar in Ellington. The website is still not complete, no menu has been added. No timeline has been announced for the opening; once more information is released we will repost! Check out the website here: https://346gastropub.com/ |
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