Our eagle-eyed readers report some activity, indicating work appears to have finally gotten underway, at Captain Hooks Fish & Chicken, 6725 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, next to Indian Hills Shopping Center. A new streetside sign has been erected, interior construction work appears to have resumed, or at least started, and one of our eagle-eyed correspondents spotted a soft-drink company service truck in the parking lot. The grounds, which provoked the city to plaster the front door with "notice of public nuisance" signs because the owners weren't properly taking care of the green space on the property, have been cleaned up and the notice removed. However, some windows, including the drive-through, still bear signs proclaiming the closure of the previous occupant, a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins hybrid.
Three Fold opens on Main Street
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Brokerage firm CBI Central Arkansas provided us last week with some flawed information on the sale of Graffiti's, 7811 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The new owners are, in fact, Armando and Sarah Bolanos, with their partners, parents/in-laws Ana Lara and Carlos Valdivieso, who also own and operate La Terraza Rum & Lounge, 3003 Kavanaugh Blvd., in Little Rock's Hillcrest district. Sarah Bolanos says they're planning no major changes for a while; they'll hold a meet-and-greet Wednesday to get feedback from regular customers and as a send-off for the previous owners, David Jones and Patrick Dayer. "We plan on keeping it Graffiti's," Bolanos says. "We're only working to improve it. It's been around for 32 years, so clearly it's doing something right." Customer feedback will enter into their planning for any menu changes, but you probably won't see any changes until at least January, and anything new will likely be introduced first as specials, she says. The family is also eyeing ways to bring in new customers and some additional uses for the 30-seat private dining room that's only being used now for private parties. Hours will remain 5-9 p.m. weekdays, 5-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The restaurant phone number is (501) 224-9079.
The people who run Three Fold Noodles and Dumpling Co. missed the target to open Monday in its new location, 611-615 Main St., Little Rock -- they were ready but the city inspectors weren't, quite. So Three Fold opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday instead. Hours are 7-10:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. for lunch/dinner, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday; there are no plans to open on Sunday. The phone number remains (501) 372-1739.
The Vault Restaurant and Grill is now open in the former Say McIntosh Restaurant and Sweet Potato Pie Factory, 2801 W. Seventh St., Little Rock. The menu offers wings, fried fish and shrimp, sandwiches and burgers, salads and McIntosh's sweet potato pie, by the slice or by the pie. Hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The phone number is (501) 353-0739.
The Fuzzy's Taco Shop chain, which has one central Arkansas location -- 140 John Harden Drive, Jacksonville, (501) 457-7953, as well as outlets in Texarkana, Fayetteville and Rogers -- is celebrating National Taco Day, Wednesday, with $1 tacos all day. The dine-in-only deal includes breakfast tacos but not their fajita, shrimp and "California Heat" tacos. Visit the website, fuzzystacoshop.com.
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In Hot Springs restaurant news:
• The website (thequarterscafe.com) bears a sign that says "Closed for the season," but it appears that the Quarters Cafe, 250 Park Ave., Hot Springs, has closed for good. One of our Spa City correspondents reports "for sale" signs in the window and the phone number, (501) 321-4990, has been disconnected.
• Mickey's BBQ Restaurant & Country Store, 1622 Park Ave., Hot Springs, reopened Sunday. Hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The phone number is (501) 624-1247; the website, mickeysbbqsauce.com.
Garvan Woodland Gardens, 550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs, hosts and co-sponsors Signature Events and Bubba Brews' "Hoptoberfest," billed as "a traditional Oktoberfest celebration," 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in the gardens' Pavilion. You must be 21 or older to buy tickets -- $55, which includes two pints of Bubba Brew's beer, traditional Bavarian food and a polka band; seating is limited to 200. Call (501) 701-7271 or visit hotspringshoptoberfest.com.
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And "CHOP the ROCK," a new cooking show concept with a casual format in which chefs cook while talking about the recipe, techniques, style and inspiration and the organization they represent, debuts Oct. 9 on the city of Little Rock's cable channel, LRTV -- Comcast Channel 11 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99. The October lineup:
• Week 1, starting Oct. 9: Kathy Webb, Arkansas Hunger Alliance, Asian peanut butter noodles and sauteed greens.
• Week 2 , starting Oct. 16: Shane Henderson, Ben E. Keith, early fall wheat-berry salad
• Week 3, starting Oct. 23: Mark Abernathy, Red Door and Loca Luna, frijoles borrachos and steak tampiquena
• Week 4, starting Oct. 30: Hollie Sanders, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Dutch oven cooking (the state cooking vessel), panhandler spaghetti.
Air times are 7 and 11 p.m. Monday, 3 a.m. and noon Tuesday, 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, 1 and 10 a.m. Saturday, 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Diana Long, director of River Market Operations, hosts the joint project of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau in partnership with LRTV, recorded in the kitchen of the River Market's Bill and Margaret Clark Room. It's also available on YouTube.
Has a restaurant opened -- or closed -- near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Call (501) 399-3667 or (501) 378-3513, or send a note to Restaurants, Weekend Section, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Send email to:
eharrison@arkansasonline.com
Weekend on 09/28/2017