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.
There’s a new cookie shop coming to Lawrence, and it aims to do more than sate your sweet tooth.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Balhar Choong, owner of India Palace, is excited to open Lawrence’s only Indian-style pizza restaurant: Pizza Palace.
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La Parrilla has closed permanently, but Italian restaurant Genovese is reopening in its place.
“They wanted us to reopen, and we heard them loud and clear,” the co-owner said.
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Taco-loving Lawrencians have a new place to satisfy their cravings. El Jimador, a family-owned Mexican restaurant and bar, is now open seven days a week.
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Jordan Beber, 31, opened JB’s Tacos, a food truck, almost seven years ago. He recently made the jump into a brick and mortar venture in downtown Lawrence, preparing eclectic dishes that combine flavors from around the world.
A new family-owned café and market is set to open in Lawrence this summer, serving treats from all over South America — specifically Río de la Plata cuisine, based in Uruguay and Argentina.
