The Patio @Rudy’s is well and duly open at 412 Emerson next to Evvia. It’s related to Rudy’s Pub on University but with a more pleasant setting, especially the delightful hidden garden in the back. Still, it’s Rudy’s: sports bar, nightspot.

When Krung Siam (on University between Kipling and Waverley) locked their doors and put up a “closed for remodeling sign” I wondered what the real story was. I then noticed that their sister restaurant, King of Krung Siam on Castro Street in Mountain View, was also closed, which led me to believe that the business had died. Sure enough, it’s gone, and Krung Siam is now Cafe Taxim (or, informally, Istanbul Street Food). You order at the counter but I don’t know any more than that. I’ll stop in one of these days to get the details.

Lytton Roasting Company, the coffee shop at Kipling and Lytton that no one except the litigator ever went to, has gone under. Construction is going on inside but it is not yet clear if its replacement will involve food, retail, or office space.