The N&O recently published a story that - Nan Xiang Express (soup dumplings), Tsao-Cha (a bubble tea and fried chicken bar), Ebisu Life Store (assorted Japanese merchandise), and Chex Grill & Wings - would all be opening in the ground level of Uncommon.Tbh - not certain if any of those seem like long term tenants with much staying power. Feel like every “new” bit of retail that has opened up on the NCSU adjacent stretch of Hillsborough in recent years has been a revolving door of boba tea shops.
On the Bloc 83 side - the first time I went to Incendiary last year, one of the bartenders told me that a Mexican restaurant would be opening up in one of the larger spaces at Bloc 83 on the Hillsborough St side. Haven’t seen anything public about that though and it’s probably been close to a year since I was told that.