Five Guys comes to Gainesville

Five Guys Burgers and Fries will be coming to Gainesville! The first location will be in the Century Shoppes center, which is the location of Subway and the new Asian Wok and Grill. Talks are underway for a second location in the Millhopper area. Read more: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100517/articles/5171003

Maui Teriyaki to open 3rd location

Maui Teriyaki will be opening a third location in Gainesville on May 8th. The new location is in the center on the southeast corner of Archer and 34th, next to Hungry Howie's. It will occupy the space where Italian Quarter previously was. While Maui Teriyaki used to have 4 locations (Tower Road, 13th Street, Ocala, and Alachua), the original Tower Road location is the only one still open. The new Archer Road location will therefore be their second location.

http://mauiteriyaki.com/
Maui Teriyaki - New location opening May 8th
3105 Southwest 34th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 264-0262

Cafe Gardens closing

Recently, I heard heard a rumor that the Gainesville institution Cafe Gardens (http://www.cafegardens.net, 1643 N.W. 1st Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32603) would be shutting down. A phone call to the restaurant confirmed that they would be closing their doors "in early May."

Marco's Pizza coming to Gainesville

Marco's Pizza, an expanding pizza chain, will soon be opening in Gainesville. It will be on the corner of 20th and 43rd, in the center with Tailgate Beverages, Classy Nails, El Rancho Viejo and Call-A-Mattress (next to Canopy Apartments). The exact location is 4370 SW 20th Ave and opening date is not yet known. Check them out at www.marcos.com.

Have you ever had Marco's Pizza? Let us know how you like it!

Tent on 13th Street

Well, I did it. After months of seeing signs in front of a big tent on 13th and 16th (across from where Guthrie's used to be, in front of where Mochanow used to be, next to Citgo) telling me they sell hot dogs and hamburgers 24 hours a day, I called the phone number found on the car reading "Delton's Auto Detailing" that is frequently parked outside the tent. The man on the phone told me that they were a (and this is a direct quote) "food and auto detailing establishment" and that they serve breakfast and lunch 24 hours a day, telling me that "there is no cutoff." I didn't have the cojones to ask WHY they were in a tent or why an auto detailing service would be open 24 hours or why an auto detailing service would serve food, but I'll leave that to someone else.

Sababa

Word on the street, sadly, is that Sababa Kosher Food and More will be closing by the end of this week. Hope for them to reopen somewhere in the future.

Nero's Pizza and Pasta: Closed

Loyal reader Grahamuscript has pointed out that Nero's Pizza and Pasta (5240 NW 34th St) has closed. Calls to the phone number have turned up a busy signal consistently.