
Longtime Italian restaurant Chicago Pasta House has closed in Moreno Valley.
The eatery that occupied 24667 Sunnymead Blvd. for decades closed last week.
I ? Chicken and Waffles has closed in San Bernardino.
Signage is up at 1170 E. Highland Ave., indicating Freddy’s Fish Fry y Taqueria is coming soon.
Vegan Fresh has closed in Loma Linda.
Signage is up at 24950 Redlands Blvd., Suite K, indicating Borahae Cafe, which offers rice bowls and ube drinks, is coming soon.
The Blaze Pizza location on Pepper Avenue in Colton that we thought might be temporarily closed is permanently closed.
Signage has been removed from the building and the location has been scrubbed from the chain’s website.
Our cousin Mark let us know that the former Rally’s at 300 S. Riverside Ave, Rialto, has closed.
In other Rally’s news, the reopening of the ’80s-era location at 996 W. Highland Ave. in San Bernardino appears to be no longer happening. Fencing has been removed from around the property and signage has been taken down from the building.Now open in Riverside
Madres Brunch has expanded to Riverside.
The restaurant is at 1805 University Ave., replacing Placita, which closed in May.
Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The chain also has a location in Rancho Cucamonga.
Now open in Redlands
Four Corners Eatery & Coffee Bar is open at 505 New Jersey St., Redlands.
The restaurant offers a variety of sandwiches, soups and salads along with a selection of coffee drinks, teas and smoothies.
Breakfast is offered from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and açaí bowls are also available.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
New in Jurupa Valley
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s first Jurupa Valley location opened last week at 4152 Pyrite St., Jurupa Valley.
The new site includes a Chipotlane for quick pickup of digital orders.
The restaurant is open 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Brewery anniversary
Details on the festivities are scant at the time of this writing, but we do know it will take place Saturday and there will be beer involved.
The brewery is open from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. that day.
First anniversary glassware, a gold-rimmed 13-ounce glass, is already available for sale in the taproom.
Mars is at 9728 Sixth St., Rancho Cucamonga.
Coffee and pastry pop-up
Redlands-based Slow Bloom Coffee Co-op is busy working on its new joint eatery with the Hayet Albi Bakery Co-op at 3796 10th St. in downtown Riverside.
They’re previewing the new shop with a series of pop-ups from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Urge Palette, 3635 Ninth St., Riverside.
The inaugural pop-up takes place this Saturday.
In addition to its usual coffee menu, Slow Bloom will have two signature drinks at this Saturday’s pop-up.
The Orange Mocha Latte features orange syrup and Parliament mocha and has a vanilla cream top and candied orange.
The Salted Coconut Hojicha Latte is made with smoked sea salt, coconut cream and cinnamon and has a vanilla cream top.
The money raised during the pop-ups will help fund the opening of the Riverside location.


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