Love Food Central reopens as FireWater with a broader, still plant-forward menu in the Grand Central District
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After nearly a decade, a longtime spot for vegan and gluten-free dining in the Grand Central District has entered a new chapter.
Love Food Central, located at 2057 Central Avenue, recently rebranded as FireWater Cuisine & Wellness and rolled out a new menu about a week ago.
The biggest change is that FireWater, unlike its predecessor, is not strictly vegan.
The updated menu now includes vegetarian and pescatarian options, while still offering a solid lineup of vegan and gluten-free dishes.
In many ways, the shift mirrors what’s been happening recently across St. Pete’s food scene.
Over the past several years, a number of vegan restaurants have closed, including Golden Dinosaurs, Rawk Star Café, Cider Press Café, Freya’s Diner, Black Radish Grocery, Meze 119, Leafy Greens Café, and The Works by Squeeze Juice Works.
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A new Pan-Asian quick-service restaurant has opened in Pinellas Park, but this one comes with a unique feature: a drive thru.
That’s right, hungry diners can now get ramen, rice bowls, and boba straight from a drive thru window on their way home.
Ninja Ramen quietly opened about two weeks ago at 11180 66th Street North in Pinellas Park, in a space formerly home to Subway.
The menu includes six noddle dishes and eight rice bowls.
The ramen offerings include a seafood oden ramen, a roast pork ramen, a Chongqing spicy ramen, a braised beef tomato ramen, and the Sumo Teriyaki Chicken features chicken katsu with teriyaki glaze, fried rice and stir-fried noodles.