Category: Under Construction

699 Forest Ave, the former Thurston’s/KFC in Woodfords Corner, has been purchased by the Nguyen family where John Doyon from Malone reports “[t]hey will serve an Asian infused cuisine and operate a bakery”.

Kind Stack (instagram) owner Parker Auger has announced he’ll be launching his new food cart on Saturday August 12th.

A new food cart called Mainely Hot Dogs (facebook, instagram, twitter) has launched is under construction. According to the press release, the cart are serving Snap Dog from New York and are located on the corner of Silver and Commercial Streets.

Big Fin Poké (website, facebook, twitter, instagram) has signed a lease for 2700 sq ft of space at 29 Western Ave in South Portland where they’ll be opening a second location.

Here’s a look at the Toast Bar that Scratch Baking has under construction on Broadway.

We’ll be toasting up our amazing bread and famous bagels and offering an array of toppings including Casco Bay butter, homemade jams & jellies, our delicious plain and herbed cream cheese, Myrt’s pimento cheese, as well as many other intriguing options and combinations. We’ll be pouring Coffee By Design, Speckled Ax and Rwanda Bean Co. coffee as well as making our fantastic espresso drinks.

Parker Auger is developing a new food cart, the Kind Stack Sandwich Company (instagram).

Kind Stack’s menu will “focus on Italian grinder style sandwiches” like a classic Italian (capocollo, mortadella, slami, sopressata, prosciutto, pepperoni), and a Muffuletta (sopressata, mortadella, capocollo, olive relish). Auger plans to locate on Commercial Street and make the brewery circuit.

Auger has been on the bakery staff at Scratch Baking Company, and prior to that worked as the pastry chef at Local 188.

Bolster Snow & Company (instagram), the new 40-seat under construction at 747 Congress Street, has applied for a liquor license application.

The restaurant and bar will be located on the first floor of The Francis hotel:

Here’s a look at chef Nick Verdisco‘s draft menu (page 76) for the restaurant (click to enlarge):

The Forecaster has published an update on second bakery Union Bagel has under construction on Veranda Street.

“We’re opening a second location primarily to accommodate growing demand from wholesale customers,” Farrell said. “The shop on Cumberland Avenue is too small to handle that and our increased retail business.”

Farrell said the Veranda Street shop, near Washington Avenue, would be “very similar” to the Cumberland Avenue operation and the hope is that it will be open by late August.

Union Bagel is also in the process of rebuilding their patio on Cumberland Ave.

Scratch Baking has released some photos of the Toast Bar they have under construction on Broadway.