The fast-casual pizza restaurant will be located near Starbucks on Payne Road.
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The Wrap: Dizzy Birds Rotisserie to close, new bakery opens in Windham
Also, luncheonette coming to Portland and Allagash named to 2024 Fast Co. list of honorees.
Casual restaurant bankruptcies accelerate as customers retreat
Casual restaurants have seen more pronounced difficulties because they depend on customers with lower incomes and have to compete with fast food chains employing the same tactics.
The Wrap: Nosh Taco to close; Big Tree Hospitality to take over former Local 188 space
Also, new Sicilian restaurant coming to Brunswick; Beaujolais Nouveau tasting; and more local food news.
Big Tree Hospitality to use former Local 188 for catering, events
Former Local 188 owner Jay Villani will serve as a consultant for the venue.
Sicilian restaurant coming to Brunswick
Pomelia will be located in the former Scarlet Begonias space on Station Avenue.
Nosh Taco closes after costly first year
The restaurant opened in Portland in the space of the former Copper Branch in December 2023.
The Wrap: Roast beef shop opens in Portland; Brunswick ‘hobbit-core’ restaurant delayed
Also, Second Rodeo coffee opens in South Portland, a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant for North Yarmouth and more local food news.
Deering Center’s Noble Pizzeria and Barbecue to launch within the week
Soft openings, for practice, are already in progress.
The Wrap: Sissle & Daughters and Two Fat Cats open in Portland
Plus, Gritty McDuff’s in Freeport and Elsmere BBQ announce closures; Fork Food Lab wins prize for its broccoli initiative; new owners for Saco’s Pacifico; and more food news