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  <title>The Orlando Changelog: Restaurants and bars</title>
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  <updated>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>AB Support LLC</name></author>
  <entry>
    <title>Pacchioni's plans to open in Pizza Bruno's College Park space in early December; Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day there</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pacchionis-takes-over-pizza-bruno-college-park-2429-edgewater-early-december-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pacchionis-takes-over-pizza-bruno-college-park-2429-edgewater-early-december-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks &amp; Pizza is set to open in the former Pizza Bruno space at 2429 Edgewater Drive in early December 2026, with no exact day announced; Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day there, and Pizza Bruno on Curry Ford Road continues, its owner says. Before: Pizza Bruno's College Park restaurant at 2429 Edgewater Drive, serving Jersey-style pizzas. Now: Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks &amp; Pizza, planned to open at this address in early December 2026, with cheesesteaks and pizza that Pacchioni says will not be Jersey-style.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Saucy! by KFC is open at Flamingo Crossings Town Center in Winter Garden; grand-opening celebration was set for Nov. 7</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/saucy-by-kfc-open-flamingo-crossings-winter-garden-grand-opening-nov-7-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/saucy-by-kfc-open-flamingo-crossings-winter-garden-grand-opening-nov-7-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-11-03T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Saucy! by KFC is open at 2224 Western Way, Suite A, in Flamingo Crossings Town Center, Winter Garden, and GottaGoOrlando reports it opened Oct. 12. A grand-opening celebration was scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Local reports and Saucy's own site give different closing times. Before: The space where PDQ previously resided, per the Orange Observer. Now: Saucy! by KFC is open daily; it opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando, and a grand-opening celebration was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oh Que Bueno plans an Altamonte Springs location in the former Bubbalou's at 1049 E. Altamonte Drive, Orlando Weekly reports</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/oh-que-bueno-altamonte-springs-1049-e-altamonte-drive-former-bubbalous/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/oh-que-bueno-altamonte-springs-1049-e-altamonte-drive-former-bubbalous/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-11-02T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Orlando Weekly reported on Oct. 23, 2026 that Oh Que Bueno, the Colombian restaurant on South Semoran and South Orange Blossom Trail, will open in Altamonte Springs before the end of the year at 1049 E. Altamonte Drive, the old Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ space; no opening date has been given. Before: Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que at 1049 E. Altamonte Dr. is listed as closed on Restaurantji. Now: Orlando Weekly reports Oh Que Bueno will open there before the end of the year; no opening date has been given.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hayashi Tarō, a sushi-box house, is in a soft opening at 714 N. Mills Ave. in Mills 50</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hayashi-taro-sushi-box-house-set-to-open-oct-29-2026-714-n-mills-ave-mills-50/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hayashi-taro-sushi-box-house-set-to-open-oct-29-2026-714-n-mills-ave-mills-50/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-30T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Hayashi Tarō, which sells sushi in wooden takeout boxes, is in a soft opening in the Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site. It had set its opening for Oct. 29; the state licence file lists it at that address, and its… Before: The Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., per Orlando Weekly. Now: Hayashi Tarō, a sushi-box (orizume) house, in a soft opening, with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Altamonte Springs Bahama Breeze is scheduled to become a Yard House, with reopening expected Nov. 18</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/altamonte-springs-bahama-breeze-to-become-yard-house-nov-18/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/altamonte-springs-bahama-breeze-to-become-yard-house-nov-18/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Darden's schedule converts the Bahama Breeze at 499 E. Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs into a Yard House: an effective close date of Oct. 17, 2026 and an expected reopening on Nov. 18, 2026, as Darden told USA TODAY on Aug. 27. Before: A Bahama Breeze restaurant at 499 E. Altamonte Drive, still licensed by the state as Bahama Breeze #3002. Now: A Yard House, expected to reopen at the site on Nov. 18, 2026, per Darden's schedule.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Papa Bees moves to 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Longwood on Oct. 29</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-bees-moves-to-190-s-ronald-reagan-blvd-longwood-oct-29/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-bees-moves-to-190-s-ronald-reagan-blvd-longwood-oct-29/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-25T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Longwood wing restaurant Papa Bees is moving from 480 to 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space; Orlando Weekly reports the new location opens at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, after which the current one stops serving. Before: Papa Bees at 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Suite 1036, Longwood. Now: Papa Bees at 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space, from 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29, per Orlando Weekly.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pinstripes Orlando reopens at Vineland Pointe on Wednesday, Nov. 11, under new ownership</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pinstripes-orlando-reopens-vineland-pointe-nov-11-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pinstripes-orlando-reopens-vineland-pointe-nov-11-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Pinstripes Orlando, at 11643 Daryl Carter Pkwy. in Vineland Pointe, closed in September 2025 and reopens on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as a new business under new owners. The new owners say gift cards and deposits from before the bankruptcy can't be redeemed or returned. Before: Closed since September 2025, when Pinstripes Holdings Inc. closed 10 of its 18 locations, the Vineland Pointe one among them. Now: Reopening Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as "a new business with new ownership": a chef-driven menu and bowling, with new activities and expanded private event options.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rye Row by Olde Hearth soft-opens at 1231 N. Orange Ave. in Ivanhoe Village</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/rye-row-by-olde-hearth-soft-opens-ivanhoe-village/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/rye-row-by-olde-hearth-soft-opens-ivanhoe-village/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s new storefront, Rye Row by Olde Hearth, soft-opened in late September in the former House of Sploot space on Ivanhoe Row. It sells breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but hours may be sporadic during the soft opening. Before: The former House of Sploot pet shop space at 1231 N. Orange Ave.; Olde Hearth Bread Co. had planned to open a shop there in mid-May. Now: Rye Row by Olde Hearth, Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s storefront, soft open: fresh breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours may be sporadic.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café &amp; Bar are scheduled to open in Orlando International Airport's North Terminal Complex later this year</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/brewdog-jam-eng-zaza-orlando-international-airport-north-terminal-later-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/brewdog-jam-eng-zaza-orlando-international-airport-north-terminal-later-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>SSP America, an airport concession operator, announced on Oct. 14, 2026 that BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café &amp; Bar are scheduled to open at Orlando International Airport (MCO) later this year, in the North Terminal Complex; no opening day has been given. Before: No BrewDog or Jam-Eng at the airport; one Zaza already there. Now: BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café &amp; Bar scheduled to open in the North Terminal Complex later in 2026.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tako Cheena is moving back to its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., no opening date yet</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/tako-cheena-moving-back-to-932-n-mills-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/tako-cheena-moving-back-to-932-n-mills-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Tako Cheena said on Instagram on Oct. 15, 2026 that it has begun moving from 948 N. Mills Ave. back to its original storefront a few doors down at 932 N. Mills Ave.; it says it will open there soon, and no opening date has been announced. Before: Tako Cheena at 948 N. Mills Ave., across from Wally's Tavern, per Bungalower. Now: Tako Cheena back at its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., a few doors down; the restaurant says soon, with no date.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Udon Fifty is in soft opening at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. in Mills 50; it had set Thursday, Oct. 22</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/udon-fifty-soft-opens-mills-50-october-22-2026/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/udon-fifty-soft-opens-mills-50-october-22-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-13T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant from Domu chef Sonny Nguyen, planned to soft-open on Oct. 22, 2026, in the former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. Its site lists soft-opening hours Thursday through Sunday, first come, first served, and cashless. On November 3 Orlando Weekly wrote that it… Before: The former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. Now: Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant, in soft opening: Thursday and Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-2:30pm and 4pm-9pm; no reservations; cashless.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bojangles is back in St. Cloud, licensed and listed open at 4490 13th Street</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/bojangles-back-in-st-cloud-4490-13th-street/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/bojangles-back-in-st-cloud-4490-13th-street/</id>
    <updated>2026-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Florida issued Bojangles a restaurant licence for 4490 13th Street in St. Cloud on September 28, 2026, after a licensing inspection, and the chain's own store page lists the store with online ordering; a 2025 report called it a return to St. Cloud. No public opening day is stated in the sources… Before: Announced in spring 2025 as coming to 4490 13th St; GottaGoOrlando reported the chain had a restaurant before at 4100 13th St, St Cloud. Now: Licensed by the state on September 28, 2026 (active, expires April 1, 2027) and listed on Bojangles' store page with online ordering.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hurly-Burly, a lounge with live music, opens in the former Jellyrolls building at Disney's BoardWalk on Oct. 1</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hurly-burly-opens-disney-boardwalk-former-jellyrolls-oct-1/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hurly-burly-opens-disney-boardwalk-former-jellyrolls-oct-1/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Hurly-Burly opened at Disney's BoardWalk on October 1, 2026, in the building that was Jellyrolls. It is open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM, families until 9:00 PM and 21 and older after. There are no reservations, but an app waitlist can fill at busy times. Before: Jellyrolls, the BoardWalk's dueling piano bar, closed; its building stood empty. Now: Hurly-Burly, a lounge with family trivia and games until 9:00 PM and live music for guests 21 and older after, open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Reeves Sports Bar soft-opens at 50 E. Central Blvd. in downtown Orlando</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/reeves-sports-bar-soft-opens-downtown-orlando-sept-24/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/reeves-sports-bar-soft-opens-downtown-orlando-sept-24/</id>
    <updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Reeves Sports Bar soft-opened on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 50 E. Central Blvd. in downtown Orlando, in the former Swiggs space next to Casey's on Central; a grand opening date has not been announced. Before: The former Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Blvd. Now: Reeves Sports Bar, soft-opened; grand opening date not announced; hours per its website (October 15): Sunday 12 p.m. to midnight, Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Five Guys opens at Universal CityWalk Orlando on Sept. 25</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/five-guys-opens-at-universal-citywalk-sept-25/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/five-guys-opens-at-universal-citywalk-sept-25/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Five Guys opened at Universal CityWalk Orlando on September 25, 2026, as the chain's 2,000th store, in the upper-level space the Burger King Whopper Bar left; breakfast is served until 11 a.m. Before: The former Burger King Whopper Bar space, closed in April. Now: Five Guys Burgers &amp; Fries, open, with breakfast until 11 a.m.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Papa Llama on Curry Ford Road has closed</title>
    <link href="https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-llama-on-curry-ford-road-has-closed/"/>
    <id>https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-llama-on-curry-ford-road-has-closed/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-26T00:00:00Z</published>
    <category term="food_drink" label="Restaurants and bars"/>
    <summary>Papa Llama, the Peruvian restaurant at 2840 Curry Ford Road that held a Michelin star in 2024 and 2025, has closed, its owners said on September 4. Before: Papa Llama, a Peruvian restaurant, served at 2840 Curry Ford Road. Now: Closed. The owners gave no reason and announced no new location.</summary>
  </entry>
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