Might be a brewery in one of the spots? I know of one opening “near Sam Jones”. It was supposed to open this month but is now opening in May, tentatively.
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Cold Off the Press is also remaining, just closed for in-store shoppers until construction is done. That place is a GEM y’all, some of the best nitro cold brew in the city, and their almond milk and coconut smoothie is to die for.
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Has anyone heard if there is going to be a tenant soon at the former Beasley’s Chicken location?
We used to get a delivery from COTP weekly! LOVE their juices!
Apparently they won’t deliver to us now. 
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I just had lunch at Saigon Kitchen in Downtown Raleigh. It is in the old Mofu Shoppe space and I think it opened late last year.
I thought it was tasty. Prices were reasonable. It is not cheap, but no more expensive than most places downtown for lunch, and the portion was a good size. I’m going to put it in my downtown rotation.
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Oh, I’ve had it. It’s super tasty. Service was a bit slow the couple of times I went, but the food is great.
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So far this place is the closest you will get to authentic Vietnamese food in Raleigh from what I’ve seen. Vietnamese cuisine means a lot of herbs and vegetables and I love that they are trying here. Anise Pho on Glenwood sucked but I haven’t been there in ages since I tried the food there. But I do warn that bahn mi I had at Saigon Kitchen wasn’t great but the rest of the meals were great. I mean no pâté? Come on, that’s crazy.
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While they’re closed, maybe they could correct the misspelling on their wieners sign.
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LOL.
Frankly, with this temporarily closed and Flex gone across the street, there’s nowhere to get wieners in the immediate neighborhood. 
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Do you have a recommendation for good bahn mi? With good baguette and pâté and not a hoagie roll with sliced ham?
I do. Crispy Bahn Mi in Charlotte. Bit of a drive but ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT, oh my god.
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I’ve enjoyed Midtown Pho and Bee BanhMi in Cary. Those both felt pretty authentic IMO.
I haven’t been to either in probably 10 years, so I don’t know if they’re still as good as I remember it, but I always liked the sandwiches from Pho Vietnam on Buck Jones Rd near Crossroads, and Taste Vietnamese in Morrisville. I can say that I do not care for the Banh Mi from Pho Far East, which is otherwise my favorite Vietnamese place in the area