OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:
June, the contemporary Mexican kitchen specializing in wood-fired eats of the Yucatán with Asian flourishes, has opened at 700 E. Washington St. in Thornton Park. The former Graffiti Junktion space has been given an extreme makeover courtesy of Team Market Group, who own and operate the restaurant … Sushi Izuki, billed as “modern meets traditional omakase,” has opened at 8685 Fenton St. near South Apopka-Vineland Road in O-Town West. The restaurant will be led by chef Leo Chen, who was previously at Neta Shari in Brooklyn, an omakase restaurant that earned inclusion in the NYC Michelin Guide from 2022-24. Izuki, no surprise, is striving to obtain a Michelin star … Flavors of Jamaica, with locations in Kissimmee and Ocoee, will open its third location in the former Aardvark space at 2610 S. Ferncreek Ave. in SoDo …
PopStroke, the Tiger Woods-backed putt-putt and dining venue, will open a location at 5487 Hamlin Groves Trail in Winter Garden this August. The Hamlin location will feature a new “chef-driven food and drink experience” along with some “big tech upgrades” … Zaza Cuban Comfort Food has opened its seventh location, this one at 191 State Road 436 in Fern Park … Dough Boyz Pizzeria, the Oviedo joint that makes a mean grandma pie, has opened a second location at 201 W. State Road 434 in Longwood … After its much-ballyhooed 2021 opening in Winter Park, Chicken Guy! has been cock-blocked on the Orlando Avenue chicken strip.
NEWS & EVENTS:
Hikiniku to Sumi, Lewis Lin’s lunchtime hambugu concept, will stage its next round of meals July 4, July 10 and July 11 at the counter inside Juju. Hikiniku offers Japanese wagyu hamburger steaks served with koshihikari rice, egg and a host of sides. The meal includes two hambugu as well as a fish soup and ice cream for $45 … Noriaki Numamoto, the master butcher behind Takamori “drunken wagyu” (and former personal butcher to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe), will be at Palm Beach Meats July 16 for a live butchery demo. A multicourse dinner spotlighting the wagyu will follow. Visit palmbeachmeats.com for more …
Domu’s 7th annual Wieners & Wine Down event goes from 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at East End Market. In addition to El Perrero’s Venezuelan-style hot dogs, guests can enjoy light bites, unlimited sangria, wine and bubbles, and summer jams by DJ Coast. Cost is only $20 … Paddlefish executive chef Steven Richard, chef Justice Placeres (Otto’s High Dive) and chef Michael Collantes (Soseki, Sushi Saint) will collaborate on a five-course meal Thursday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Paddlefish. Cost is $125 plus taxes and fees. Visit paddlefishrestaurant.com for more.
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This article appears in Jul 2-8, 2025.