NWI Business Ins and Outs: Gaming cafe, Mr. Taco, Taco Urbano, Popeye’s and Jersey Mike’s opening
People can meet up to play Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering, Warhammer 40,000 and other role-playing games at Schmoley’s Gaming Cave Cafe in Crown Point.The business at 102 N. Main St. serves coffee, hosts game nights and sells role-playing games, cards, comics, dice and other gaming supplies. It’s both a retail shop and a gaming hangout space.”We have been dedicated to serving our community and providing a unique space for both relaxation and adventure. We’ve partnered with Smalltown Coffee Company, ensuring a delicious and ethically sourced experience,” said Miki Mitchell, one of the owners. “We offer a wide variety of gaming supplies, including Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, board games, dice, skateboards and more. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or new to the hobby, we have something for everyone.”Schmoley’s Gaming Cave Cafe is located next to Schmoley’s Skate Shop, which sells skateboards and accessories. It hosts a range of weekly games, including board game nights, homeschool meetups and Paint & Play Hobby Day.
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“There’s always something exciting happening,” Mitchell said. “In addition to our events, we offer a board game library for in-store use, and our tables are available for everyone to enjoy throughout the day.”Schmoley’s Gaming Cave Cafe is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more information, find it on Instagram.Coming soonPopeye’s is coming to Chesterton.The Louisiana-style fried chicken chain is planning to build a new location at 2940 Matson Drive in the Coffee Creek development just off Ind. 49. It serves spicy fried chicken with Cajun herbs and spices and the fried chicken sandwiches that sparked the chicken sandwich wars after it threw down the gauntlet against Chick-fil-A. It’s known for southern sides like biscuits, green beans and red beans and rice.It has locations across Northwest Indiana, including the Portage location that recently relocated a year after a fire.Mr. Taco El Sabor Poblano is serving up authentic Mexican cuisine in Dyer.The Mexican Restaurant recently opened at 1135 Joliet St. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the morning, it offers huevos rancheros, huevos ala Mexicana, huevos con chorizo, chilaquiles and steak and eggs. Lunch options include tortas, chimichangas, fajitas, flautas and enchiladas.The expansive dinner menu includes sopes, gorditas, enchiladas, tostadas, quesabirrias, quesadillas, carne asada, carnitas and chiles rellenos. It grills up a variety of steaks, including skirt steaks, breaded steaks and steaks topped with rancheros sauce. Entrees come with rice and refried beans.Mr. Taco El Sabor Poblano puts a pot of menudo on in the winter. It serves up flan and fried ice cream for dessert. And it has a selection of several burgers for anyone not in the mood for Mexican food.For more information, call 219-515-6142, email [email protected] or find the business on Facebook.Taco Urbano is offering quickly prepared Mexican fare inside the The PRIDE/BP Store at 3 p.m. Joliet Street in Dyer, right by the state line.The gas station chain has been rolling out the new restaurant concept, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.The menu includes tacos, breakfast tacos with meats like ham, tortas, burritos, quesabirria tacos, burritos, quesadillas. Meat options include carne asada, citrus-marinated pollo, chargrilled al pastor, chorizo and beer-battered pescado. Sides include guacamole, black beans, pinto beans cilantro and lime rice.Taco Urbano is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.For more information, call 219-227-8182Coming soonThe fast-growing sub shop Jersey Mike’s, known for its freshly sliced deli meats, is coming to Hobart, where it will be located near the Southlake Mall.The New Jersey beach-themed sandwich shop, which specializes in authentic East Coast subs, signed a long-term lease at 2871 U.S. 30, in a strip mall between Nothing Bundt Cakes and HassleLess Mattress.“We’ve been working with Jersey Mike’s for some time on this location and we’re excited to see it come to fruition,” said Brett McDermott of Crown Point-based Latitude Commercial, which represented the landlord. “It will be a great location for them being near all of the shopping and other retail. The construction has started and they will hopefully be open in early 2025.”Toro Nutrition is now serving nutritious shakes, bowls and other fare in Schererville.The cafe at 2121 U.S. 41 is serving Herbalife products, including protein shakes, meal replacement drinks, energy refreshers and fat-burning teas. It also has baked goods, waffles, crepes, protein bowls and acai bowls. Popular shake flavors include mango blast and banana caramel. Owner Jessica Toro said the menu consisted of health-oriented fare like detox teas with good stuff like vitamin B-12, collagen, fiber and aloe.”Customers come to maintain weight, lose weight or bulk up,” she said. “We serve people who want to do transformations and lose the weight. We serve athletes. We serve people who work out. The majority are interested in general health and nutrition but some are focused on weight loss and some of the younger guys want to bulk up with post-workout shakes. It’s a lot more nutritious than stopping for fast food. People come to manage conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.”Toro Nutrition is located near Ted’s Pet and Feed in Schererville, across the street from Anytime Fitness.”Eventually, we would like to open more than one location,” she said.Toro Nutrition is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 219-775-7883 or find the business on Facebook or Instagram.The Velvet Tiki Lounge has run its course in the former Applebee’s in Chesterton.The old school tiki bar with Polynesian cocktails and escapist island décor closed at 791 Indian Boundary Road. It served Polynesian and Irish cuisine, hosted bands like the Lounge Devils and played a throwback soundtrack that included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Squirrel Nut Zippers.The owners posted on social media that they had been in talks with an investor and could reopen at another location.Lucky China closed in Dyer.The Asian restaurant at 1135 Joliet St. specialized in Chinese cuisine like sweet and sour chicken, lo mein, mei fun, moo shu, egg fu young and pan fried noodles.”It is with a heavy heart that we announce our permanent closure,” the business posted online. “We are immensely grateful for your support and loyalty over the years. Serving you has been an honor, and we cherish every moment shared in our establishment. Our heartfelt thanks go out to our dedicated staff and wonderful patrons who made Lucky China a special place. Although this chapter ends, we look forward to new beginnings and hope our paths will cross again someday.”Coming soonH&R Block is coming to Lowell, just in time for tax season.The tax preparation service signed a long-term lease at 416 E. Commercial Ave. in downtown Lowell“We are happy to welcome H&R Block to 416 E Commercial Ave.,” said Chandler Kimmel, an associate broker at Crown Point-based Latitude Commercial, which represented the landlord. “We are thrilled to have facilitated this partnership and look forward to seeing H&R Block’s success in Lowell.”
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