This 30-seat trattoria is the latest addition to the booming G-Ho strip that already features 'hood favorites LaVa and Ants Pants. It's the first solo venture for owner Fernando Vincenti, whose dressed-down interior ensures that his food is the main attraction. The lunch and dinner menus feature dishes from all over Italy, and the fresh-daily seafood selection is excellent. Bite This: The salmone salento is a grilled salmon filet dressed with asparagus, tomato, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

Loie (yes, that French bistro) recently brought in David Gilberg as its new head chef. It's his first time on top of the back-of-the-house totem pole -- he was last an executive sous chef at Matyson BYOB. Gilberg recently rolled out a "no frills" menu that's upscale but not exorbitant. Bite This: Some of the chef's starter offerings include truffled egg tartine and lobster gnocchi.

The owner of this South Street boozehound music venue announced plans to close two Wednesdays ago. It's defunct for now, but there are a few telling details that suggest a future resurrection. Exhibit A: "It's not goodbye … it's see you later!" reads the statement announcing the shutdown. Exhibit B: I seen Tupac out front!

You might be wondering why this popular sitdown barbecue grill closed its doors last Friday. The simple answer is that there is no simple answer -- a staffer recently revealed that the reasons behind the decision include everything from long-term move-and-revamp plans to noise complaints from Academy House residents. (An unconfirmed rumor places the blame on a "rent issue," but that's just whatevs.) They're hoping to stay in Center City, but, like the Joint's signature hickory smoke, it's all up in the air.