6 new restaurants open, 3 restaurants close
In case you missed any of the stories for subscribers about new and closed restaurants that TCPalm previously posted throughout this month, here's a roundup with links.
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NEW RESTAURANTS
Authentic Cuban food cafe opens
A new Cuban cafe, whose owners came from Cuba, serves traditional Cuban food, Cuban coffee and Cuban pastries for breakfast and lunch. They created a mural of Havana that covers an entire wall because they wanted to feel like they're drinking a cup of coffee in Cuba. Read the full story.
Menu fuses Latin food and Southern food
The owner of 2nd Street Bistro has opened another restaurant that combines Latin food and Southern food in a unique menu. Tacos include Korean fried cauliflower, Dixie fried shrimp, Far East fish, Memphis barbecue pork and Bayou blackened shrimp. Read the full story.
Miller's Ale House
Miller’s Ale House opened in December at 1775 St. Lucie West Blvd. in the former TGI Fridays. It's the third Treasure Coast location, in addition to Tradition and Jensen Beach, and the second Port St. Lucie location. The first opened in Jupiter in 1988 and has expanded to 114 U.S. locations.
Ichiddo Ramen
Ichiddo Ramen opened its first Florida location in December at 5970 20th St. in Vero Beach, near the corner of State Road 60 and 58th Avenue. Most of the Minnesota-based Japanese ramen noodle restaurants are in the Midwest and West Coast. This location is locally owned and operated.
East Coast Boba Company
East Coast Boba Company is a small boba tea shop that opened Jan. 13 at 1418 16th St. in Vero Beach, near Vero Beach High School’s Citrus Bowl. Boba tea, also known as bubble tea or pearl milk tea, is a beverage that originated in Taiwan.
Ketchup’s Hotdogz
Streetside Market of White City added Ketchup’s Hotdogz, which opened Jan. 9, at 4931 Oleander Ave. in Fort Pierce, near the corner of Midway Road. It added Chimpy’s Coffee in November.
CLOSED RESTAURANTS
Burger King closes three locations
McDonald's fast-food rival has closed three locations in St. Lucie County. TCPalm doesn't know exactly when the Burger King locations closed or why because the company didn't respond to media requests.
4891 S. U.S. 1, Fort Pierce (near Midway Road)
6598 S. U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie (near Kitterman Road)
2007 S. U.S. 1, Fort Pierce (near Virginia Avenue)
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: New restaurants in Sebastian, Stuart, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, PSL