Springs food news: Pizza, po'boys and plot twists

The local food scene is abuzz with changes.

🍽️ Let's dig in and catch up quick:

🦐 Cajun cuisine fans, you're in luck: two new spots are bringing the heat.

• Stix and Soul opened March 10 in the old Hooters location at The Citadel mall.
• Local chef Perry Sanders is set to open Perriteaux in the former Greek restaurant space on the southeast side of Prospect Lake.

🍕 The Gazette's annual March Madness food bracket is all about pizza this year — and the current round of voting wraps up today at 5pm, so cast your vote while you still can.

🍔 Not all food news is good news: Wendy's closed three more area locations last week, according to KRDO.

• The chain's website now lists just 13 area restaurants.

🍷 The Old Chicago building at Woodmen Road and I-25 is turning into an Angelo's Taverna, with a Carboy Winery on the second story.

• An employee at the Denver location told me the Springs spot is expected to open in mid-June.

🔷 The former Blue Star restaurant on Tejon Street could get a second life — plans show a $1.7 million commercial renovation that may pave the way for a reopening, per the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department.