OPENINGS: Dim Dim Sum, a dim sum (duh) restaurant by former Chan’s Chinese Cuisine head chef Tony Yeung, has opened in the Grove shopping plaza in Windermere on South Apopka Vineland Road … Taste of Chengdu has reopened its Baldwin Park location for takeout orders only. No word yet on when the original location on West Colonial Drive will reopen … Cafe-Boutique Piano will open across the street from Chez Vincent in Hannibal Square next year. According to their Instagram page, they’ll offer hyper-focused cuisine “from the East to the West” … Crumbl Cookies, serving “the world’s best cookies,” has opened at the Center of Winter Park at 501 N. Orlando Ave. … Hungry Crab Juicy Seafood & Bar has opened in the UCF corridor at 11726 E. Colonial Drive … Low-cal restaurant Clean Eatz has opened in SoDo at 2205 S. Orange Ave. … Bubble tea shop Rare Tea has opened its doors next to Jinya Ramen Bar at 12 N. Summerlin Ave. in Thornton Park.
CLOSINGS: Bubbalou’s Bodacious Bar-B-Que has closed its Winter Park location after 35 years, blaming the closure on the pandemic and the “political machine” for making it “more appealing to not work” — despite Florida’s punitive unemployment assistance program and expanded federal unemployment benefits having ended months ago in Florida.
NEWS + EVENTS: Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month has been extended through Oct. 17 … Grande Lakes Resort’s Fall on the Farm Weekends goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every weekend in October at Whisper Creek Farm, featuring family-friendly events as well as food and beverage options from the resort’s lineup of restaurants. Cost is $60 ($40 for overnight guests).
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