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Restaurant & Retail Updates
Nicole Buntgen, Contributing Writer
We have a grand opening date for Mochinut, the Hawaiian donut shop from Los Angeles. The dessert crossover shop will debut its first Nebraska or Iowa store on September 10th at 3605 North 147th Street in The Shoppes at Grayhawk. In addition to its Japanese mochi and American donut fusion, the shop will also serve Korean corn dogs and boba tea.
Sammy’s Sub Shop will host a soft opening at the Inner Rail Food Hall in Aksarben on September 5th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first 100 guests will receive a free sandwich. Occupying the former Noname Café + Market space, the locally-owned eatery will operate daily and also offer catering.
Construction is now underway in the former Charleston’s building at 138th & West Dodge Road. That means renovations have started that will convert the building into Terra Gaucha, an upscale Brazilian steakhouse with current locations in Florida and Connecticut.
Capitol Arcade is now open at 1002 Dodge Street. From the same owners as Fat Putter across the street, Capitol Arcade is an 8,000 sq. ft. bar and video arcade concept.
Workers installed exterior signage yesterday for The Salty Dog Bar & Grill’s future Omaha location in MH Landing northeast of 72nd & Grover Street. Salty Dog’s original location is in Council Bluffs. The new building will also be home to the first Nebraska location of Weinerschnitzel, a popular California hotdog chain.
Williamsburg Pizza plans to open a second Omaha-area location in a to-be-constructed, 6-story building southeast of 72nd & Farnam Street. But it won’t happen for quite a while, because construction has not yet started. Williamsburg is small chain of pizzerias with locations in New York City and one in Omaha at 168th & Harrison Street.
Colombia Para Todos, a Colombian restaurant previously open only once a week, will now operate daily at its new food court location in Oakview Mall. A grand opening and anniversary celebration are set for September 8th. The restaurant, which opened last year, was formerly located near 50th and Saddle Creek Road.
NetPar plans to open a second metro area location in Gretna in a newly constructed retail building at 178th & Highway 370. NetPar is an upscale, indoor simulated golf business that also serves beer, co*cktails, wine and a limited menu of elevated bar food. The first Omaha location opened in the Capitol District downtown back in December. Before coming to Omaha, all the other NetPar locations were in Indiana.
Golden Palace Express, a Chinese restaurant at 7633 Cass Street, has closed after seven years in business. The owners have announced that a new restaurant, Universal Thai, will take over the space. No opening date for the new restaurant has been shared.
Shahen Afghan Restaurant has officially reopened at 1115 South 119th Street, near 120th and Pacific. Now open daily, the restaurant is known for its authentic Afghani cuisine and also operates Shahen Supermarket, a neighboring grocery store.
Burning Bridges Food Truck announced plans for a brick-and-mortar location in the near future, including new menu items and weekday specials to accompany its gluten-free offerings. Although an address and opening date have not been announced, the food truck will still operate its regular schedule and remain operational once the location opens.
Spirit Halloween will open September 4th at 2609 South 132nd Street in Orchard Plaza, just off 132nd & Center in a former CVS Pharmacy space. Spirit Halloween is the nation’s largest Halloween retailer with more than 1,500 stores. Another Omaha location is in Sorensen Park Plaza at 6336 North 73rd Plaza.
Papillion’s Texas Roadhouse, located at 7302 Olson Drive in Shadow Lake Towne Center, has added Fridays to its lunch schedule. New weekend hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Currently, no changes have been announced for lunch hours at the restaurant’s other area locations.
Wendy’s is rumored to release a SpongeBob-themed Krabby Patty starting October 8th. The leak, which surfaced on Reddit, reportedly shows an internal memo referencing the “Krabby Patty Kollab” with Paramount. The limited-time offer would include a Krabby Patty and a “Pineapple Under the Sea” Frosty in honor of the show’s 25th anniversary. Wendy’s has seven Omaha metro area locations.
“Where shall we go?” – Grow Omaha has partnered with local marketing expert Cam Vacek to bring a new restaurant resource to our readers. Before you go out, check our lists of Daily Restaurant Specials, Happy Hours, Party Rooms and local Coffee Shops. We even have a list of birthday party ideas!
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