OPENINGS
Athena’s
West Seatte blog reports Nick Parisi, owner of the mural-ified Athena’s food truck, has finally opened his brick-and mortar on 16th and Holden in West Seattle. Athena’s is open daily from 11 to 8, serving Greek cuisine.

Crumble and Flake
Overheard at the desk adjacent to mine, Crumble and Flake is selling out of pastries by noon. You’ll have to rise early, like a baker, to enjoy Neil Robertson’s pastry creations. Hours are Tuesday thru Friday 7 to 5 and Saturday and Sunday 9 to 4– closed on Mondays.

COMING SOON
Shanik
Meeru Dhalwala, wife of chef Vikram Vij and overseer of the kitchens at their insanely popular Vancouver restaurants, has signed a lease on a space at Terry and Republican. The long-awaited Indian-inspired destination is in its early stages, but Dhalwala hopes to open in November.

Total Wine and More
The Delaware-based chain is opening a superstore in Bellevue. The 30,000-square-foot space will be selling to Eastsiders in late June.

Volterra
Don Curtiss and Michelle Quisenberry of Ballard Ave Volterra are planting a second restaurant on the Eastside. Volterra 2.0 will debut at 121 Kirkland Avenue in early fall.

Elliott’s Seafood Cafe
Seattle Weekly‘s Hanna Raskin reports the opening of a sidewalk oyster bar on Alaskan Way. In addition to the walk-up oyster bar, the Elliott’s Oyster House offshoot will have patio seating near the boat dock and an indoor dining room. Elliott’s Oyster House’s Robert Spaulding will helm the cafe kitchen, while maintaining his current post.

Fogon Cuisine of Mexico
According to Capitol Hill Seattle blog, the people behind a popular set of Eastside Mexican restaurants are stepping into the shuttered Kiki to give Capitol Hill a go. The proprietors are aiming to open in June.

Rumba
The former Capitol Hill fashion dealer space will turn into a rum bar, reports CHS. The new project, an offshoot of Tango will feature tons of rums and rum cocktails paired with Caribbean-style food like empanadas. It will open in “late summer” 2012.