PortlandTown has published a set of photos from the construction site of Havana South on Wharf Street. The restaurant is currently scheduled to open in June.
Photo Credit: Michael Barriault
Category: Under Construction
Under Construction: Venue
Freeport-based Venue Music Bar and Grille is opening a Portland location on Forest Ave at the former home of Mexico Lindo.
VENUE Music Bar and Bistro will keep it’s current spot in Freeport, but come mid-June, VENUE Music Bar and Grille will be opening a second door on Forest Ave. in Portland! VENUE in Portland will feature even more great music and food and drinks!
Mr Sandwich, Mama's, Bayside Bowl
Today’s Press Herald includes a review of Mr. Sandwich & Mrs. Muffin,
I thought the roll was fresh and tasted fine, but I was disappointed not to have the crunchy baguette. I also couldn’t tell if there was jalapeno and mayo dressing (it seemed to be just mayo), but that may have been because of the strong taste of the pepperjack cheese. I really liked the kick of the cheese, because it jazzed up what amounted to a standard ham sandwich. I got chips, but no pickle.
a bar review of Mama’s Crow Bar,
At Mama’s, like any good neighborhood bar- you never know what you are going to get and there is something for everyone. That’s why you go. Well, that and the fine drink and good company, because that never changes.
and an update on Bayside Bowl which is slated to open next month.
There’s also focaccia bread pizza, grilled ribeye, mini chicken chimichangas and double cheeseburgers. The veggie stir-fry and garden burger mean the meat-free won’t have to brown-bag it.
Mr Sandwich, Mama’s, Bayside Bowl
Today’s Press Herald includes a review of Mr. Sandwich & Mrs. Muffin,
I thought the roll was fresh and tasted fine, but I was disappointed not to have the crunchy baguette. I also couldn’t tell if there was jalapeno and mayo dressing (it seemed to be just mayo), but that may have been because of the strong taste of the pepperjack cheese. I really liked the kick of the cheese, because it jazzed up what amounted to a standard ham sandwich. I got chips, but no pickle.
a bar review of Mama’s Crow Bar,
At Mama’s, like any good neighborhood bar- you never know what you are going to get and there is something for everyone. That’s why you go. Well, that and the fine drink and good company, because that never changes.
and an update on Bayside Bowl which is slated to open next month.
There’s also focaccia bread pizza, grilled ribeye, mini chicken chimichangas and double cheeseburgers. The veggie stir-fry and garden burger mean the meat-free won’t have to brown-bag it.
Trader Joe's Update
The Press Herald has published an update on Trader Joe’s efforts to open a store in Portland.
The specialty food chain on Monday applied for city licenses to provide food service and sell beer and wine in the former Wild Oats store in Portland, according to City Clerk Linda Cohen.
That doesn’t mean that Trader Joe’s fanatics can finally exhale.
See The Forecaster for additional news coverage.
Trader Joe’s Update
The Press Herald has published an update on Trader Joe’s efforts to open a store in Portland.
The specialty food chain on Monday applied for city licenses to provide food service and sell beer and wine in the former Wild Oats store in Portland, according to City Clerk Linda Cohen.
That doesn’t mean that Trader Joe’s fanatics can finally exhale.
See The Forecaster for additional news coverage.
Rising Tide Brewing
A new brewery, Rising Tide Brewing, is under development in Portland. (via a post on Original Portland)
According to their Facebook profile, they are “a small-scale start-up brewery with a focus on handcrafted artisanal ales that draw on traditions from around the world” and plan on producing two beers, Ishmael and Spindrift.
Under Construction: Mt Desert Island Ice Cream
Mt Desert Island Ice Cream is going to open a shop at 51 Exchange Street. According to their Facebook wall their targeting an opening date in May.
Under Construction: The Cookie Jar
The Cookie Jar bakery, a well loved fixture on Shore Rd in Cape Elizabeth, is rebuilding the damage from a 2006 storm and, according to an article in today’s Press Herald, plans on opening on Memorial Day weekend.
At the Irving service station next door, Ray Clark and his employees field questions about the bakery every day. “I have heard from all the customers, ‘What’s happening with The Cookie Jar?'” Clark said. “They even come from out of state.”
Donna Piscopo said all of the old favorites will be back when The Cookie Jar reopens, as will the soup and sandwiches she had introduced before the storm. The business will likely open with 12 employees, and have more than 15 once it’s been running for awhile.
Under Construction Local Sprouts/Bomb Diggity
The Portland Daily Sun has published a report on the upcoming openings of Local Sprouts CSK and Bomb Diggity at 645 Congress Street, the old USM Portland Hall.
Local Sprouts Cafe will be Portland’s first “community-supported cafe”, according to the its website (www.localsproutscooperative.com), and will be operated by a worker-owned business — Local Sprouts Cooperative — which acquires its food from urban gardens in Portland and local farms in Maine.