Olive or Twist begins expansion into neighboring space
The craft cocktail bar Olive or Twist has begun construction to expand its footprint within the Perkins Palms shopping center. Co-owner Scott Gremillion tells 225 Dine the bar has recently started renovating and updating its current space—including a revamped bar top—and is remodeling the neighboring space formerly occupied by Painting and Pinot.
The expansion will allow the bar to offer a full-service restaurant experience across the connected spaces, under the guidance of executive chef Richard Markert.
Gremillion says it’s too early to set a timeline on when the expansion will be complete, but it is not expected to disrupt normal operating hours. Painting and Pinot, meanwhile, has relocated to another location within Perkins Palms.
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The Overpass Merchant hosts grand opening
Though it’s been dishing out food and drinks since March, the new kid on the Perkins overpass block hasn’t been firing on all cylinders until now. With this weekend’s grand opening, The Overpass Merchant will now have full service Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-midnight, Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. This Sunday marks the new spot’s first official brunch service.
The grand opening kicks off Saturday, June 11, at noon with live music on the patio, full kitchen service, brewery giveaways, a screening of the LSU baseball game and specials on the restaurant’s signature Merchant Mule.
The gastropub will also partner with New Belgium Brewery for the day to celebrate 25 years of Fat Tire with all five of the label’s Fat Tire & Friends collaboration brews on tap.
Serop’s Express reopened for business
A new 2,300-square-foot freestanding Serop’s Express has opened in its the same location on Jefferson Highway at Capital Heights. The restaurant was closed for several months so its original building could be demolished and rebuilt. The restaurant is the seventh Serop’s in the local market and one of two with a drive-thru.
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Brew Ha-Ha begins daily breakfast and brunch
Brew Ha-Ha Inc has started serving its breakfast and brunch menu daily from 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
The menu:
• Hot Skillet: eggs, cheese, customer’s choice of ham or bacon, customer’s choice of vegetables and biscuit or toast
• Biscuits & Gravy: biscuits covered in milk gravy with sausage
• Fruit & Yogurt Parfait: fresh fruit, granola and yogurt
• Cinnamon French Toast: French toast topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream or maple syrup
• Breakfast Sandwich or Wrap: two eggs any way, meat and cheese of customer’s choice, and customer’s choice of vegetables in bread or a wrap
Walk-On’s and Bistro Byronz expand in Zachary
Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar hosted a special groundbreaking ceremony for its newest restaurant in Zachary’s Americana development Tuesday, June 8. Representatives of Walk-On’s Enterprises and The Shane Morrison Companies joined local officials in turning over earth to mark the occasion of the 6,100-square-foot sports bar’s future opening, followed by a reception.
The bar is tentatively scheduled to open in February 2017 and will feature more than 70 high-definition flat-screen TVs, nearly 50 beers on tap, custom pour-your-own table taps, a VIP room and banquet facilities and a beer garden on a large outdoor patio.
During the event, Bistro Byronz also announced that it will open in the Americana development. This will be Bistro Byronz’s third location in the Capital Region.
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Dearman’s plans reopening later this year
Dearman’s, which has been closed since early March after a late-night fire damaged the restaurant, has reached an agreement on a new lease with the Bocage Village Shopping Center. This ends the three months of uncertainty over the future of the beloved diner.
The agreement is a new five-year lease that allows the restaurant to reopen once renovations and repairs are completed. While it is too soon to say exactly when the restaurant will reopen, Dearman’s owner David Van Gelder aims for it to be ready by September.
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