Wubba’s BBQ Shack is a Klamath Falls-based restaurant that has just opened up a new location on Bend’s northside, at the corner of Empire and Layton in the space formerly occupied by Beach Side and La Costa Azul. In fact, today is their first opening day! I don’t know (yet) if they’ll be offering the exact same menu as their Klamath Falls restaurant, but I’m definitely curious to try them out. It’s a decent enough location … Continue reading →
My friend Shannon (who also occasionally writes up blog posts here) has been helping to implement some good things at Crossings, the Riverhouse‘s restaurant lately including a big focus on their local beer presence—they’re one of the only places in town (if not the only place) to have all local brews on tap (no macros!), for instance. And coming up in the next week and half or so this month they’ve got some things going … Continue reading →
Thursday late afternoon/early evening my wife and I found ourselves over on the westside, and it had just been posted on Facebook that day that the Blue Pine Kitchen and Bar (Facebook page) had opened for business—so we decided to stop in for a quick bite and drink and check it out. Blue Pine is in the building formerly occupied by Players Bar & Grill, at 25 SW Century Drive across the street from Cascade West. … Continue reading →
Last month Jen posted about the Blacksmith Restaurant being under new ownership; and this past weekend, they celebrated their grand re-opening after undergoing renovations and have rolled out an all new menu (apparently; I hadn’t eaten there for a long time so I can’t really say how much newer it is than the old one). It’s been kind of a strange journey for the Blacksmith since former owner Gavin McMichael filed for bankruptcy back in … Continue reading →
When I was downtown yesterday I saw a banner on the Blacksmith building, stating that they are closed for renovations. Tonight I checked their website and found the following post on their blog: We are excited to announce, that as of Friday February 1, 2013, The Blacksmith is under NEW OWNERSHIP! We will be closed for the month of February to revamp and renovate. We want to bring this Bend staple back to it’s original … Continue reading →
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