Port Richey welcomed Spice Asian Fusion, a new Vietnamese restaurant, not too long ago. With a stylish bar and white tablecloths, there's an elegant feel to the space at 5811 Richey Drive.
The restaurant, which held its soft opening back in November, features a sushi bar, headed by chef Jimmy Kubota, seafood and Black Angus steaks, as well as other items like pho, broken rice dishes and create-your-own spring rolls.
• BackDraughts, the stationary concept from Blazin 28 food truck owner Dillon Walts, is getting closer to launching at 101 E. Tarpon Ave. The Tarpon Springs restaurant plans to offer up "wood-fired pizza done the right way," plus craft brews, wine and live entertainment.
• The test kitchen food photos from the soon-to-open O Cocina are dreamy-looking enough to make Facebook visitors' mouths water (keep 'em coming). The restaurant's sophisticated Mexican fare, billed as farm-to-table and "accompanied by a refined and upbeat surrounding," is set to debut soon in Tampa's Palma Ceia neighborhood at 4110 Henderson Blvd.
• Another Mexican newcomer has opened in Land O' Lakes. At 7804 Land O' Lakes Blvd., San José Mexican Restaurant is serving up a well-rounded menu, ranging from steak ranchero and 10 burrito options to potato taquitos and pollo fundido (grilled chicken smothered in cheese sauce).
Tuesdays and Wednesdays mean $1 tacos, while happy hour drinks are highlighted 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
• Dunedin's Broadway Deli Cafe has transformed into the Downtown Dunedin Deli & Grill at 730 Broadway. Now under different ownership, the deli's grand reopening took place Jan. 15 and featured a new menu.
The bill of fare, which categories most of the dishes by the state they're influenced by ("California: Huevos Rancheros; North Carolina: Pulled Pork"), still carries several Broadway breakfast and lunch items. Patrons will also find fresh offerings like the Muffuletta Burger, and beer and wine are on hand as well.
This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2016.