The Pantry Crest, 722 N. Palm St., Little Rock, a Hillcrest sibling of The Pantry, 11401 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, may actually open its doors with a soft opening as early as today. Owner/Food Evangelist Tomas Bohm says the kitchen in the the century-old house (which originally housed Sufficient Grounds and was most recently The House) he has been rebuilding from the ground up will be serving from 4 p.m.-midnight Monday-Saturday. The Pantry Crest Facebook page still lists the phone number for the west Little Rock restaurant, (501) 353-1875; the website, littlerockpantry.com.
Pizzeria Santa Lucia, on the south side of Terry's Finer Foods, 5018 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock's Pulaski Heights, was scheduled to open Tuesday with a limited menu but with a full bar; as of tonight, when the place opens at 5 p.m. for Industry and Friends night, it will have a full menu -- the pizza station closes at 10, the bar at 11. Friday is, as scheduled, the grand opening night, serving pizza from 5-11 p.m. and the bar open until midnight or whenever somebody sounds last call. Same hours for Saturday. Visit the Facebook page (facebook.com/pizzeriasantaluciaLR) or call (501) 666-1885.
Graffiti's Italian Restaurant, 7811 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, is celebrating its 30th anniversary Wednesday and will mark the occasion with daily food and drink specials all next week. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The phone number is (501) 224-9079.
Andre's Coffee Shop -- Honduran Style has moved from 3300 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, to McCain Mall, McCain Boulevard and U.S. 67/167, North Little Rock. Hours are, best we can determine, 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily. Though we only got a voicemail message, the phone number apparently has remained the same: (501) 246-4586.
Three Fold, offering noodles, dumplings and steamed buns with a Sichuan Chinese accent, has an early November target opening in the former Your Mama's Good Food space, 215 Center St., Little Rock. The quick-service, order-at-the-counter, family-owned restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner, with possible plans to add delivery.
And speaking of pending downtown Asian restaurants, owner Justin Patterson says he's still hoping for mid-November opening for the 219 W. Capitol Ave., brick-and-mortar location for his Southern Gourmasian, currently operating as a food truck, the number for which is (501) 954-0888; the website is thesoutherngourmasian.com.
And while we're downtown, Bart Barlogie Jr. of The Fold, with business partners Josh Neidhardt, Eric Nelson and Jamie Moses are looking at an opening sometime in November for Piro Pizza, 1318 S. Main St., Little Rock, serving Neapolitan-style pizzas, salads, Italian appetizers and with a full bar. Check the Facebook page, facebook.com/piropizzalr, and we'll keep you posted.
And we need to make a small correction to last week's report on the five-course Merry Edwards wine tasting dinner, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Cache, President Clinton and River Market avenues, Little Rock: Attending and helping Chef Payne Harding pair wines and dishes will be, not the winemaker, Merry Edwards, but Joe Gambrelli, the Russian River Valley winery's national sales rep. Cost is still $150; availability is limited and reservations are required. Call (501) 850-0265 or email events@cachelittlerock.com.
Has a restaurant opened -- or closed -- near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Call (501) 399-3667 or (501) 378-3513, or send a note to Restaurants, Weekend Section, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Send email to:
eharrison@arkansasonline.com
Weekend on 10/09/2014