A new burrito shop called Ocho(website, twitter, instagram) is in the final stages of construction at 654 Congress Street, the space leased by the owners of Otto Pizza back in January.
Category: Under Construction
Under Construction: Fore River Brewing
The Forecaster has published an article about Fore River Brewing(twitter, facebook, instagram) and the new brewery they’re building in South Portland.
Anastasoff, the former landscape contractor, owns the property and used to store up to 1,600 tons of salt during the winter. After selling his business and repurposing the space, the garage will eventually serve as the brewing area, which will be fronted by a large sliding barn door, in keeping with the “rustic, industrial look,” he said.
According to the article, Fore River hopes to open in October.
New Food Carts: BP’s Shuck Shack, Brûlée Bike, LemonCycle
A 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.
Under Construction: Abilene
A new restaurant called Abilene is under construction at 539 Deering Ave at the former location of Tipico in Woodfords Corner. According to the sign in the window they plan to serve lunch and dinner, and hope to open on Friday.
Under Construction: Pockets
A new sandwich shop called Pockets is under construction at 363 Fore Street, on the corner of Market Street in the space formerly occupied by Orange Leaf and Dunkin Donuts. The tag line on the temporary sign reads “natural tastes better”.
Under Construction: Forq Food Lab
Maine a la Carte has posted an update on Forq Food Lab.
Forq Food Lab, a Portland-based business now in the fundraising stage, hopes to give small food producers all the tools they need to make, package and market their products. Launched by Neil Spillane — CEO of Portland’s Urban Farm Fermentory (UFF) — in partnership with restaurant consultant Eric Holstein, Forq will have a fully equipped commercial kitchen and a tasting room open to the public when it opens early next year.
Under Construction: The Drink Exchange
A new bar called The Drink Exchange is under development at 43 Wharf Street in the former Merry Table space. Owner Tanner Herget is planning a “Stock Market themed establishment for the enjoyment of both locals and visitors”. Herget is also the owner of two other bars on Wharf Street: Bonfire and 51 Wharf.
A draft drinks menu can be found on page 209 of the City Council materials for Monday night’s meeting.
Under Construction: Black Dinah
Black Dinah Chocolatiers(website, facebook, twitter) will be holding an opening event at their new Westbrook production facility on June 20th, according a report in today’s Press Herald. Owners Kate and Steve Shaffer will be giving guided tours and have samples of their products to try.
Black Dinah is the latest in a spate of openings in Westbrook following Rosen’s Deli and the new Catbird Creamery.
Under Construction: Taco Trio in Riverton
Taco Trio(website, twitter, facebook) has a 2nd location under construction in Riverton. They’ve leased 1706 Forest Ave, the former home of India Bazaar (and Nina’s Variety and Papa’s Place.
Owners Manuel Pena and Karen Rasmussen tell me that they hope to open in July with a slightly expanded menu and that they’ll be adding outdoor seating once some landscaping can be completed.
Under Construction: Fore River Brewing
Fore River Brewing(twitter, facebook, instagram) has started construction on their brewery. Their building is located in the Cash Corner section of South Portland across Veteran’s Memorial Bridge.