At the student-run Barr Street Café, the taste of fall includes spaghetti-squash lasagna and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich with Granny Smith apples.
The café, in Anthis Career Center at Barr and Lewis streets, opens for the semester at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The menu also features roasted red snapper with fennel, potatoes and tomatoes; chicken pot pie; grilled balsamic chicken sandwich with caramelized onions and fig-walnut cream cheese; and steamed cod with ginger, soy and rice wine served over couscous.
The salads are pear with blue cheese, toasted pecans and avocado with cranberry vinaigrette; and a chef’s version with turkey, cheddar, garbanzo beans and hardboiled egg with red wine vinaigrette.
Each entrée comes with a cup of soup or the vegetable of the day.
Most prices are $6.95 or $7.95; the snapper is $10.95.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.
The café, which follows the Fort Wayne Community Schools calendar, will be closed Oct. 19 and Nov. 8.
Reservations are recommended; call 467-1032 and leave a message.
Chinese buffet among newly opened shops
•Tasty Pizza has reopened at 2729 E. State Blvd. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sundays. To order, call 483-2273.
•Century Chinese Buffet has opened at 2932 E. Dupont Road. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For reservations, call 492-7887.
•Gimme’s Diner and Mike’s Donuts has opened at 4382 Bluffton Road. Hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. For information, call 755-1652.
Sunday brunch on Vince’s menu
Feast on malted Belgian waffles and beignets every Sunday at Vince’s, 10460 Maysville Road.
Brunch is available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The buffet also includes frittatas, scrambled eggs, french toast casserole, biscuits with sausage gravy, seafood gumbo, beef Stroganoff, chicken with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, green beans and fruit.
It’s $12.99 for adults, $6.99 for kids age 6 to 10, $1.99 for children age 3 to 5 and free for those 2 and younger. Prices include coffee, tea or soft drink.
For reservations, call 748-0390.
Moosewood offers October specials
Moosewood BBQ in the Marketplace of Canterbury has new $5 lunch specials that are available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in October.
They include blackened or breaded catfish, pulled pork, pulled chicken sandwich, fish tacos and a mini Moose burger, which is a half-pound.
There are $8 dinner specials (or two for $14.99) Mondays to Thursdays. They are pecan chicken, a half chicken, pulled pork, catfish and tilapia.
Casa locations offer anniversary specials
To celebrate its 34 years in business, the locally owned Casa chain is offering daily specials of popular dishes at all locations in October.
Sunday, spaghetti with meatballs; Monday, Mostaccioli; Tuesday, chicken Palermo; Wednesday, lasagna; Thursday, spaghetti parmesan; and Friday, fried sole.
All are served with a Casaburo side salad.
Prices are $6.99 to $8.79.
On Saturdays, enjoy toasted ravioli for $3.99.
Booker’s serves wine dinner
Booker’s at Coyote Creek Golf Club, 4935 Hillegas Road, will have a beer and wine tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The six-course meal includes jambalaya, bacon-wrapped chicken, ahi tuna and mini beef Wellington. It’s $35 or $60 per couple.
For reservations, call 755-2639.
Tickets also will be available at the door.
After 8 p.m., the restaurant will be open to the public for drinks and dancing.
Tidbits
•Anastasia’s Café, 7121 W. Jefferson Blvd., has this October special: barbecued pulled pork on a Kaiser roll with coleslaw, pickle and house beverage for $8.99.
•Ceruti’s at Citizen Square, 200 Berry St., has daily $5 entrée features that change each week. Today, portabella ravioli; Thursday, pork chop with apples; and Friday, fish and chips.
