restaurant changes

we went for a drive saturday and couldn't believe all the new restaurants going in to north park. as we headed down 30th, we noticed the new ritual tavern, which i heard good things about from someone at work. the place looks great from the outside, and the old world pub thing they have going on is fairly unique for san diego.

on the ground floor of la boheme, there's a big sign proclaiming the soon-to-open arrivederci. this seems like the perfect fit for that location - except for the presence of apertivo across the street.

after crossing university, heading south, we noticed the new urban solace restaurant next door to shooters, with its french-quarter style exterior. however, according to the chowhound thread, the fare won't be cajun or french, but rather "new american comfort food". and it sounds like the interior is as well-polished as the exterior.

further south, commonwealth cafe is finally open! we would have stopped in but it was a few minutes before their noon opening time...

there's a new restaurant going in next door to zensei sushi where 30th zigzags at upas, but the name escapes me now. and it looks like something's going in just south of alexander's across from zensei. speaking of sushi, north park scene says north park sushi will be opening soon on university, and we saw the new sign as we headed down university to hillcrest.

over in hillcrest, is that pinkberry in the old pb home and garden ever going to open? it's still fenced off...

at university and third, say goodbye to brazil on the hill (which won't be missed) and hello to seasons 142. not much up on yelp yet, but apparently it's a seasonal concept, where even the interior walls will change with the seasons. just keep the heat turned on in the winter please...