Friday Meals Bites: Soiled Frank’s and Blackened Espresso becoming a member of Ace of Cups; Los Potosinos, El Carajillo, Dive Baar open

There’s all the time loads taking place within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• This week Ace of Cups within the Previous North introduced a brand new partnership with Soiled Frank’s Scorching Canine and Blackened Espresso Co. The 2 distributors will probably be becoming a member of the music venue this summer time, with Blackened Espresso providing vegan breakfast and low, and Soiled Frank’s slinging scorching canines and tots. The prevailing Ray Ray’s meals truck will sustain operations, too.
• In case you missed the information final week, Los Potosinos opened its new storefront at 695 E. Lengthy St. in King-Lincoln. Get a have a look at their first brick and mortar, and its menu, right here!
• Additionally over the weekend, the house owners of the Buying and selling & Espresso meals trailer, which presently pops-up on the German Village Farmers Market, opened El Carajillo Mexican Cafe & Bar at 851 N. Fourth St. in Italian Village. The nook cafe was previously Woodhouse Vegan, which consolidated its cafe with the shared bakery house within the Brief North with Park Service Espresso.
• Aardvark Wine & Beer’s new bar, dubbed the Dive Baar, opened on the rear of its house this week. Get a have a look at Dive Baar and its choices right here.
• The house owners of Agave & Rye introduced a brand new restaurant referred to as Loco Social coming to 1295 Grandview Ave. Debuting later this month, the eatery will function rum cocktails and an all-day brunch menu.
• Pam’s Market Popcorn & Windy Metropolis Eats introduced that it is going to be closing on June 22 of this 12 months. Proprietor Pam Tylka cited well being considerations as the rationale. Pam’s first began at North Market downtown in 2005 earlier than shifting to 955 E. Johnstown Rd. in Gahanna in 2017.
• Over the weekend, Homestead Beer Co. closed their authentic taproom in Heath. They’re shifting the taproom and manufacturing facility to Gahanna, the place they bought Coronary heart State Brewing at 750 Cross Pointe Rd. They’ll be renovating the ability to develop into a full bar and restaurant. (Get a have a look at Homestead’s authentic taproom in our 2019 itinerary Let’s Go To Licking County.)
• This Saturday, Might 11, Bubbly Corridor in New Albany welcomes its latest vendor, Crunchick. The Korean fried rooster stall takes the place of Simply Hen, which closed earlier this 12 months.
• This week Manner Down Yonder New Orleans Most interesting Restaurant launched their very own meals truck! Search for it making the rounds throughout Columbus.
• Combustion Brewery hosts the Clintonville Lager Fest this weekend, Might 10-12, that includes particular beer tappings and different occasions!

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