The BITE №54
Your weekly news bite of local dining in Birmingham. This week’s post features several new restaurant openings, happy hour specials, and much more! Want it emailed? Subscribe here. Brought to you by BirminghamMenus.com.
Restaurant News
This weekend we had the pleasure of going to the Sol Y Luna launch party. We’re so happy for Jorge and the rest of the Castro family! Sol Y Luna was one of the very first BirminghamMenus restaurants, over 15 years ago. I still remember when we met with Guillermo, and he agreed to have us design his website and list him on our guide. You never forget the people that believed in you when you were little more than an idea, and the Castro family definitely believed in us early on. We could not be more thrilled to have Sol Y Luna back in our Birmingham local dining community!
For Birmingham food aficionados, the wait is finally over! Hot and Hot Fish Club debuted its brand-new expanded restaurant on Jan. 23 at Pepper Place. The light-filled space is highlighted by a chef’s counter and open kitchen, large windows, exposed brick and a spacious dining area with a 17-foot upholstered banquette ideal for comfortable seating. Chef-owners Chris and Idie Hastings say the move to Pepper Place offers Hot and Hot a unique opportunity to push the culinary conversation forward with guests, while offering them both a relaxed, intimate dinner space and a more casual space to order small plates and cocktails with friends as part of an evening out in one of the most vibrant parts of the city. The new Hot and Hot Fish Club is located at 2901 Second Ave. South, at Pepper Place. For more information, call 205–933–5474 or visit hotandhotfishclub.com.
Fancy’s on 5th is excited to announce that Chef Cory Bolton, formerly sous chef at Ocean, will be joining their Fancy’s on 5th family on February 6th. A meet and greet with the chef will be announced in March. His wife, Ashley Bolton, is the chef at The Eatery at Ferus, located at the new Ferus Brewery in Trussville.
La Paz is offering some wonderful happy hour specials every Monday thru Thursday, starting at 4pm, to help with those long winter nights. Wine Down Monday: $10 off bottles of wine and $5 house glass; Texas Taco Tuesday: $5 texas margaritas and tacos starting at $3-$5; Margarita Wednesday: $4 house margaritas, frozen or rocks; Pint Night on Thursday: $3 Mexican pints.
Interesting Articles & Blog Posts
The Loft District in downtown Birmingham is about to add another local restaurant to its already stellar dining lineup. Le Fresca, an authentic Italian restaurant, is slated to open this February! BhamNow.com has the details. Link
A new local restaurant is also coming to Hoover this February. According to BhamNow.com, The Anvil Pub and Grill, a British inspired gastropub, is slated to open in the next few weeks. Link
Birmingham Magazine has a wonderful article about The Red Pearl in Homewood. After completing a major renovation in 2016, Red Pearl is the perfect mix of traditional Chinese fare served in an elegant atmosphere. Link
