Category: Openings

Owners Peter and Jessica Sueltenfuss plan to open the Other Side Diner (facebook, instagram) Wednesday morning. The OSD is located at 500 Washington Ave, the space formerly occupied by Hella Good Tacos and Steve and Renee’s Diner. You can see a draft copy of the menu here.

The diner will have the same focus on using local product and in-house production as the East Deering and West End Other Side Delicatessens. Other Side will serve traditional breakfast and lunch diner fare with some Greek influences such as baklava and Greek donuts. Jessica Sueltenfuss will be managing the diner.

Hours for the diner are 7:30 – 3:00.

Maiz (website, facebook, instagram) opened their new 1,200 square foot restaurant located at 621 Forest Ave yesterday. The hours for the new location are Tuesday – Saturday 3pm-9pm and Sunday 11am – 6pm. 

Check out this set of photos by Eating Portland Alive for a look at some of the food at the Forest Ave Maiz.

Owners Martha Leonard and Niky Watler opened their original location in the Public Market House July 2, 2017.

Cheevitdee, the Thai restaurant at the corner of Fore and Market, now serves breakfast Friday through Sunday. I enjoyed the Brunch Set #1, a Thai-style sunny side egg, pork and shrimp dumplings, fried Thai donuts and toast, and a mug of coffee.

Royale Lunch Bar (website, facebook, instagram) a new 25-seat cafe at 11 Union Street is slated to open for business at 8 am on Wednesday. The draft menu included pastrami sandwiches, reubens, roast chicken sandwiches, burgers, and grilled cheese.

Royale Lunch is owned by Garrett FitzGerald along with business partners Teagan Curry, Joe Farr, and Mike Willett. FitzGerald owns the Bar Harbor Lobster Company. His last venture in Portland was the Portland & Rochester on Preble Street.

Dizzy Birds Rotisserie (website, facebook, instagram) is scheduled to officially open for business on Thursday, 11am – 8pm. They’re located in Biddeford at 65 Main Street.

The menu consists of rotisserie items like whole chicken, prime rib, turkey breasts and lamb, as well as soups, salads and sides (Brussels sprouts, herbed grains, mashed potatoes, etc). The menu includes a Prime Rib Shepherd’s Pie and daily vegan entree. Be sure to save room for dessert.

Bird & Co. (instagram), the new bar and Mexican restaurant at 539 Deering Ave in Woodfords Corner is now open. Here’s a look at their menu:

Bird & Co. (instagram), the new Mexican restaurant that’s been under construction in Woodfords Corner, has announced plans to open on Tuesday, with the Grand Opening for the restaurant scheduled for Tuesday March 19th.

Bird & Co. is located at 539 Deering Ave in the space formerly occupied by Abilene.

Oxbow Brewing has opened a new tasting room and bottle shop in Oxford. They’re also working on launching a wood-fired pizzeria in the building in future. Oxbow plans to brew beer onsite to “create special batches of beer for the upcoming restaurant”. They’re located on Route 26, and will be open noon – 7pm this weekend.

Oxbow was founded in Newcastle, and opened their Portland location in late 2014.