October 31, 2024

Taco bell relives the past with the limited return of five of the most requested nostalgic menu items from the first five decades. As of today, the 60’s Tostada, 70’s Green Sauce Burrito, 80’s Meximelt, and 90’s Gordita Supreme have been released. The 2000s Caramel Apple Empanada will be on the menu on November 21st. Each item costs less than $3. The 1960s Tostada is an original item, one of six that were on the menu in 1962 at Taco Bell’s first walkup location in Southern California.

If Umami Café & Catering continues to shift focus to catering, with café opening hours reduced from Saturday 10am to 2pm with a limited menu. It will continue to stock its grab-and-go refrigerator at the cafe, which is located inside Signature Flight Support at 3501 N. Aviation Ave., north of the airport terminal. Family meals are also returning as the weather cools. They can be picked up on Friday and Saturday. Orders must be placed before 5:00 PM on Thursday. This week’s offering included goulash, chicken pot pie and langostino lobster mac and cheese. They typically cost $30 to $35 and serve four to six people. Find the menu and ordering information each week on Umami’s Facebook page.

Rudy M. Navarrete’s Tex-Mexican catering is hosting its seventh annual shoe drive for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire. Navarrete will serve his Taco bus menu at the first event and a $10 taco bar at the other locations. The proceeds and additional donations go towards the purchase of new sneakers. These are the dates: Saturday at The Blind Butcher Brewing Co. near Inwood, Iowa; November 9 at Windy city bites; November 16 at Severance Brewing Co.; Nov. 22 at the VFW in Brandon; and Nov. 23 at the Masonic Center, 520 S. First Ave. Opening hours are from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Since the start of the fundraising campaign, more than 1,000 pairs of branded shoes have been donated.

The rush has made some changes to the weekly specials menu. New offerings include meatloaf on Wednesdays and a turkey dinner on Fridays. Sloppy Joes on Tuesdays are a returning favorite.

Check out the new breakfast specials for November at Crack’d Pot restaurant. Although breakfast is available all day, the discounts are good from 8am to 11am

Shenanigans Sports Bar & Grill has a new Wednesday Wings special. Get an order of traditional wings or boneless fries for $8 all day.

Here is the three-course dinner menu for November Chef Lance is at Phillips. The regular menu is also available.

If you are taking GLP-1 medications to lose and maintain weight, Smoothie king has created a new line of smoothies to support your efforts. The drinks are created by a team of registered dietitians at Ochsner Health. View the menu and nutritional information at smoothieking.com.

Glacial Lakes Distillery and Brewery will be organizing Dungeons & Dragons games every Sunday starting this weekend. The sessions start at 5 p.m. New players and seasoned veterans are welcome. Enjoy craft beer and specialty drinks while you play.

We couldn’t tell you about the winning designs yet Oh my cupcakes’ annual Halloween contest so you can purchase them early, but we still wanted to give a shoutout to the winners. These adorable pumpkin and mummy cupcakes were designed by Kensi and Everly, who each received a dozen cupcakes with their winning look.

Changes in hours, service

• Falls Landing Bar & Grill at the Country Inn & Suites downtown has temporarily closed due to a management change, according to a note on the restaurant’s door and on Facebook. The operator, who leases the space, closed the restaurant on Monday.
• Severance Brewing Co.’s winter hours begin Friday: Tuesday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
• The Taco Vault in Worthing has updated its opening hours since opening on October 15. It is open Monday to Thursday from 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 11pm and Sunday from 9am to 9pm.
• Now that the season is over for the Falls Park Farmers Market, Songbird Kombucha The store is open again on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Here are more food and drink headlines from the past week.

Opening of the steakhouse in The Steel District has been postponed by a week

Canopy by Hilton is putting the finishing touches on the opening in sight

Fall features at Grille 26 include returning favorites and new dishes

Dakota Craft Links opens downtown