There are dozens of ways of measuring the health of a city’s downtown. And let’s face it; Little Rock may miss the mark by certain metrics. One department in which we’re thriving, though, is the accessibility of quality breakfast sandwiches.
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Scoop: New ice cream shop on Broadway is open
The new Scoops Homemade Ice Cream shop at Third and Broadway is now open. The menu features about 25 ice cream flavors, milkshakes, sundaes, baked goods and an ice cream coffee menu, and they open at 6 a.m.!
The Buttered Biscuit opening soon at the Promenade at Chenal
Bentonville-based breakfast restaurant The Buttered Biscuit is now hiring for its new Chenal Parkway location, slated to open in late May or early June.
Beef-a-Roo reopens, now serves breakfast
Beef-a-Roo held a grand reopening last weekend at its Shackleford Road location following a fire in the kitchen that occurred just a few months after the restaurant made its Little Rock debut last October.
Park Plaza’s weekend food truck festival to benefit Arkansas Food Bank
Trucks, Taps & Tunes will bring several food trucks, local craft beer and live music to Park Plaza from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
Korean fried chicken franchise bb.q Chicken now open in West Little Rock
Korean fried chicken franchise bb.q Chicken opened its first Arkansas location on Tuesday in the former David’s Burgers space at 101 S. Bowman Road. The restaurant also features two private karaoke rooms guests can rent by the hour.
Eclipse menus inspired by the cosmos: Park Grill at AMFA
The chefs and bartenders at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ restaurant, Park Grill, understood the assignment. The restaurant’s new eclipse-themed menu features artfully designed food and drink specials inspired by the cosmos.
BCW continues to impress with new spring menu
BCW (Bread Cheese Wine), chef Nathan Miller’s restaurant in downtown’s SoMa neighborhood, is making a few tweaks to its menu about six months after opening as one of the buzziest restaurants in Central Arkansas.
Korean fried chicken franchise bb.q Chicken opening in West Little Rock in April
Korean fried chicken franchise bb.q Chicken will be opening its first Arkansas location in April in the former David’s Burgers space at 101 S. Bowman Road.
Give blood, eat lunch at the Pulaski County admin building today
Several food trucks and the Bloodmobile donation center will be on site today at the Pulaski County Government’s first Food Truck Thursday of 2024.