Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.

A Green Goddess Goes Away

In my first real job out of college (RIP, Seattle Weekly), one of my colleagues figured out that if we hopped on a bus (RIP, free-ride zone), we had just enough time to get from our downtown office to Shanghai Garden (soon to RIP) in the Chinatown–International District, scarf our ropy hand-shaved barley green noodles, and get a bus back to the office within a lunch hour. I’ve eaten those noodles hundreds of times since, and I’m going to do my best to get in a few more plates before the Su family ends the restaurant’s 35-year run. The chef’s recent retirement is a big factor in the family’s decision, reports The Seattle Times. Former chef, founder, and father of the restaurant’s current owners, Hua Te Su, is returning for the final weeks and will cook his famous noodles until the May 31 closing date.

More Farewells

• Not without a fight: Virginia Inn owner Craig Perez announced the historic restaurant and bar’s impending end on April 27 with a feisty Facebook post that left people with many questions. Seattle Met contributor Meg van Huygen did a phenomenal job digging up some answers in her piece for The Stranger.
• Bittersweet: Mexican chocolate shop Rey Amargo announced this week that after five years in the US, it’s heading home. The chocolate will still be available here through distributors, but the shop will close April 27.
• No bonus round: Greenwood barcade Coindexter’s announced that May 3 will be its final day, because, as the saying goes, the rent is too damn high.
• Doughnut hole: Top Pot said nearly the same thing, in different words, about the April 27 closure of the chain’s Queen Anne location.

New Noodles and Neon Lights

Bangkok’s Chinatown is coming to Seattle’s Green Lake: The team behind Fremont fave Kin Len Thai Night Bites and mini-chain Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen plans to open Gao Lhao Noodle Shop in the former Eight Row space within the next month. The new concept brings the energy and Thai-Chinese food from Yaowarat, with hot pots, seafood, curries, and smoky stir-fries.

On a Roll

In a Chinatown(–International District) closer to home, International Lobster Rolls will open on May 3 in the former Dim Sum Square space, with seafood sandwiches inspired by cuisines around the world. Along with classic Maine and Connecticut lobster rolls, there’s masala, wasabi ponzu, Cajun mango, and six more flavors, all under $20.

Dough Show

Pizza Ritual posted that they are settling down and will soon pass Neapolitan pies out a window in Delridge one or two days a week. Previously, pizzaiolo Matt Gorman collaborated with Soma Mutsuko on Pizzakayas and sold his naturally fermented dough from pop-ups. Look for the window to open sometime in May.

Future Fodder

• Next steps: Back in January, news broke about Ballard’s Stepping Stone Pub closing. Now, My Ballard has the scoop on owner Liz Nielsen’s new venture, Schooner Street Pub, in the former Pour Decisions space at NW 80^th Street and 15^th Avenue NW. No word on opening date.
• Small slice: Ballard butcher Beast & Cleaver went to expand its operations to serve its popular monthly meat subscribers, and accidentally found itself with a new restaurant. The former Ballard Pizza Company location will be a production facility, but also Little Beast, a new English pub, complete with Scotched eggs, sausage rolls, and spotted dick, opening this summer.
• Sign me up: The former Hangry Panda location on Aurora has a new sign out front for Zax Eat ‘n’ Three, which (per Instagram) will be a Southern-style meat-and-three restaurant, starting in June.

Hotel Hype

• Luxe on the lake: When the fancy-pants 1 Hotel Seattle opens next week in South Lake Union, it brings James Beard–nominated Las Vegas chef Oscar Amador. Amador’s La Loba opens May 6 and serves “Spanish food through the lens of Northwest ingredients”—though a sample menu seems to roam further for inspiration, featuring dishes like pan-roasted ling cod with spring green kimchi.

• Green sheen: “Carbon positive” hotel Populus (previously called Hotel Westland) plans to open in Pioneer Square in late spring, bringing with it Salt Harvest, the hotel’s signature zero-waste, Pacific Northwest–inspired restaurant. Salt Harvest includes an all-day café and a nine-seat chef’s counter, while the hotel’s bar, Firn, matches that ethos and cuisine from its rooftop perch.

Go-Go-Grocery

• Big Win: It’s Win-win for North Seattle grocery shoppers as the Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Boise-based bulk-food bonanza and affordable grocer WinCo’s planned opening in the old Sam’s Club space on Aurora is still progressing.
• Small Win: After shuttering a flagship downtown market last year, PCC announced that it will return to the location with its first small-format store called PCC Corner Store, with a planned July opening. The new store will take over a portion of the same space as the larger one, but use just over a quarter of the square footage, offering a slimmed-down stock focused on prepared foods and snacks, with a smaller selection of grocery staples.

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