Food!!
Looking for our list of free meals in Lawrence? Click here.
LatesT from the LFK food scene
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rusty-taco-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Rusty Taco closing its doors in Lawrence
Rusty Taco, a downtown Lawrence taco franchise, is set to close its doors “indefinitely” Sunday evening.
More, please
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230621-F-Mart-Mural-200.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
F-Mart Asian Market to celebrate new mural
F-Mart Asian Market will celebrate the completion of a new mural on the side of its building, called “Cloudy With A Chance of Boba,” with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221019-Downtown-and-City-Hall-1.jpg?fit=683%2C438&ssl=1)
Mid Summer Night on Mass to feature block party, restaurant specials and more
Specific details about Lawrence’s first annual Mid Summer Night on Mass are solidifying: face painting by Purple Palette, a street juggling show called Dingus’ Showcase, and a block party outside the Bourgeois Pig are some highlights.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230615-Pizza-Shuttle-3.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Pizza Shuttle moving from its longtime Lawrence home
Pizza Shuttle is officially relocating this week from the space it’s called home for nearly four decades.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/202306-Picnic-1-2.jpg?fit=667%2C438&ssl=1)
Friends to open Picnic, a shop made for outdoor eating, in East Lawrence
Lou Wilson and Ryan Bowersox want to elevate your next picnic. The longtime friends and foodies have launched a picnic-inspired snack shop opening this Sunday in East Lawrence.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RPG-2.jpg?fit=657%2C438&ssl=1)
RPG to close its doors at the end of the month
It’s game over for RPG. The game-themed restaurant on Massachusetts Street is closing June 30 after four years of offering food, drinks, social events and providing a space for people to gather and play games.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Reeses-Reverse-Slice-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Dirty Dough soon to bring ‘perfectly imperfect’ cookies, positive message to Lawrence
There’s a new cookie shop coming to Lawrence, and it aims to do more than sate your sweet tooth.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/202305-King-buffet-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
King Buffet to close after 23 years in Lawrence
Linda Lin and Jun Zhang had hoped to keep serving stir-fried green beans, General Tso’s chicken and baked mussels at King Buffet for another decade, but they are closing their Chinese buffet after losing their lease.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230524-Nostalgia-Room-reboot-8.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
The barista’s back: Townie helps expand offerings, hours at new Nostalgia Room space
Increased seating, accessibility and lighting are part of a new expanded lounge at Nostalgia Room, Lawrence’s nonalcoholic bar. Morning coffee and brunch cocktails are available, too, with the addition of barista Becca Dreyfus.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/braums.jpeg?fit=584%2C438&ssl=1)
Plans filed to bring Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store to northwest Lawrence
There are more than 300 Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, but none closer to Lawrence than Emporia, more than an hour drive away. That could soon change.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230509-Fresh-Mediterranean-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Fresh Mediterranean owner plans to nix gas station, expand restaurant
The gas pumps at the Cenex station on 23rd Street are going away. But the falafel and kebabs that draw customers for much more than a fill-up are staying.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230506-Farm-day-2.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Douglas County Spring Farm Day: See where our foods and fibers come from
Douglas County Spring Farm Day allowed people to get up close and personal Saturday with the farmers who grow food for the farmers markets, supply meats to local restaurants, process all-natural yarn from animal fur and more.
This episode of Lawrence Times TV gives a glimpse into some of the farms from the event and how local farms are working together to succeed.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230507-Pizza-Palace-3.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence will soon have an Indian-style pizza restaurant
Balhar Choong, owner of India Palace, is excited to open Lawrence’s only Indian-style pizza restaurant: Pizza Palace.