🍖 The team behind Saturday Dumpling Co. is opening a full-service Asian barbecue restaurant. Jujube will debut in the former Izzy's Ice Cream building overlooking Gold Medal Park this fall, per a release.
🔥 Signs are up for Vuka Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, a Southern African restaurant opening in the former It's Greek to Me space on Lyndale Avenue.
Expect a "fine casual" vibe with prices around $15, general manager Taz Nzara told Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. It's currently in a soft opening phase.
🍗 Tender Lovin' Chix is moving out of Uptown, owner Marques Johnson said on social media last week. The food truck will remain open, but no word yet on a new brick-and-mortar location.
🥣 A new Vietnamese cafe hasopened on Eat Street. Chè & Café serves a wide variety of chè — traditional sweet dessert soups, puddings and drinks — along with coffee, matcha and savory dishes.