Category: Openings

New Food Carts: BP’s Shuck Shack, Brûlée Bike, LemonCycle

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BpsshuckshackA new food cart called BP’s Shuck Shack(facebook, instagram, twitter) has launched. BP’s serves fresh shucked oysters, singly or by the half dozen. Yesterday they were serving Wiley Points and were located down on Commercial Street in front of the Custom House.

A second new food cart, the Brûlée Bike(faccebook, instagram, twitter), will be launching tonight at Flea Bites in West Bayside. Owner Charlie Compton successfully completed a kickstarter campaign earlier this year, exceeding his goal of $1,500 goal to fund the cart.

A third new food cart, LemonCycle(facebook, twitter), which had its own successful Kickstarter, is in the final stages of development and should launch later in July.

Terlingua Now Open

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The new Texas BBQ restaurant on Washington Ave called Terlingua(website, instagram, facebook) is now open.

The Blueberry Files has published a first look at Terlingua,

Everything was fantastic – the pork belly that hard-to-achieve combo of tender, but cooked enough to render the fat palatable, then topped with the crunchy pork skin. The whitefish was very smoky and flecked with crunchy bits of onions and peppers. The accompanying habanero dip added a nice slow burn. 

Now Open: Abilene & Joy’s Crepe Cafe

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Two new businesses are now open on Forest Ave:

  • Abilene is located in Woodfords Corner next to Bayou Kitchen. They opened on Friday serving lunch, dinner and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Today’s brunch menu includes options like Spicy Sausage and Sweet Potato Hash, a Roasted Vegetable Benedict, and a Pork Belly LT sandwich. The entrance is at 539 Deering Ave across from Big Sky.
  • Joy’s Crepe Cafe(facebook) opened a couple weeks ago. They’re located at 849 Forest Ave in the former Haggarty’s space. They serve a wide range of sweet crepes, as well as some savory options with lobster, crab, and one with capicola, Canadian ham, pastrami and buffalo turkey.

Tempo Dulu Opens Tonight

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tempoduluTempo Dulu(facebook, website, open table) held a friends and family-ish dinner dry run last night and opens to the public tonight. The Indonesian restaurant is located in the Danforth Inn at 163 Danforth Street in the West End. Chef Lawrence Klang leads the kitchen and Trevin Hutchins is the creative talent behind the bar.

For more information and photos of the space see this article from Maine magazine.

Pictured on the right is a quail egg amuse bouche from last night’s dinner.

Portland Patisserie Now Open

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patisserie_logoPortland Patisserie(website, facebook, instagram, twitter) is now open. The French bakery and “grand cafe” is located at the corner of Milk and Market Streets. The pastry chef is Catherine Coté-Eliot, who’s resume includes time at Standard Baking and at Financier in in New York City.

You can find a full menu for Portland Patisserie on their website. The pain au chocolat I had was exceptional.