Restaurants

The national fast-casual restaurant chain, which serves salads and grain bowls, opened last week in the Publix-anchored Carytown Exchange.  

C&P Baking Co. will open today at 1717 E. Franklin St., specializing in French patisserie and Haitian cuisine from Lynchburg transplant Sherwin Pilley.

The owners of the Penalty Box Group, which runs the food operations at two local hockey rinks, is taking over Rams House from Lindsey Food Group.

Dean Giavos said they’re drawing inspiration from taverns in New York and beyond. It’ll offer “refined takes on enduring American fare in a space designed to feel like it’s been around forever,” he said. 

“We’re not trying to take over and do so much. Everything fell on this year, for whatever reason,” said Chris Tsui, whose EAT Restaurant Partners recently reopened Boulevard Burger & Brew and has more restaurants in the pipeline.

The space has hosted a number of other restaurants over the past decade, including American Tap Room, Hattie Mae’s Southern Kitchen and Legends Grille.

Signage for the long-running vegetarian restaurant at 917 W. Grace St. has been taken down and the business has not been open during its posted hours in recent days. 

The upcoming Sweet Spot Creamery is the latest concept from 19-year-old Omar Elshami, who in addition to being a part-owner of Lakeside Barbeque also owns Narwhals Rolled Ice Cream in Carytown.

“You might’ve gone to get something to eat, but you’re not quite ready to go home yet, so you want to stop over at Nouveau Provisions, get a glass of wine and share dessert and hear some really nice music,” owner Trevor Ferguson said.

Known as Ballast, the transformed former Blue Bee Cidery will feature a Yellow Umbrella location, a restaurant called Slack Tide Fish Co. and tasting room for Cirrus Vodka.