Beauty Bar Is Making a Comeback

The Mission’s Beauty Bar closed suddenly in April after 25 years in the Mission, but now there’s news of an eventual return of the space at 19th and Mission streets. Bar vet Jahaziel Garay of Harper & Rye and Peacekeeper has taken on the mantle as the newest owner, Mission Local reports, with his sights set on reopening at the end of the year.

It won’t be the exact same Beauty Bar as longtime patrons may know it, as Garay already has some plans in store for the new bar. Garay says his main priority is improving safety at the bar and that corner of the Mission and he expects to be hiring more security for the business. Dancing on the weekends will continue, per Mission Local, but the bar will see improvements such as a fresh coat of paint, changing things like the bar’s DJ booth, ensuring a clean bathroom, and an approachable price point for the neighborhood.

Hotville Chicken comes to Oakland

Get ready for some Nashville heat, by way of Los Angeles: Kim Prince of Los Angeles’s Hotville Chicken brings her Nashville hot chicken sandwiches to Oakland this week. Prince announced in a press release that her Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches will be available at Oakland’s Kowbird at 1733 Peralta Street, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting Wednesday, September 11 through Saturday, September 14.

Are you ready for some football (food options)?

Members of the Niners Faithful will have a berth of new food options at Levi’s Stadium this year, the Mercury News reports, as the 49ers season kicks into gear. Among the latest vendors are Toto’s Pizzeria, slinging personal-sized, Neapolitan-style pizzas and cannoli; IB’s, with cheesesteaks and honey garlic wings; Kabob Trolley, featuring “Afghan-fusion street food” of gyros, falafel, and hummus plates that are all halal; and Crumbl, serving five kinds of cookie flavors on a rotating basis.

ICYMI: New Violet’s ownership

Violet’s at 2301 Clement Street took a two-week pause, and now the restaurant is back as of Sunday, September 1, with some news: The business is now under worker-ownership, per Broke-Ass Stuart, with some new menu and drink options for diners. It’s a partnership with the Cantina Los Mayas team, with four staffers taking ownership, and the menu is shifting toward Californian cuisine “with a Latin/Peruvian twist,” BAS reports.