New deli now open

I’ve got some restaurant stories in the works but let’s start off with one in Gulfport that’s newly approved to open by the state Health Department. Canal Grocery & Deli, inside a convenience store at 6600 28th St., is serving fried rice, egg rolls, lo mein, fried catfish, fried chicken and fried shrimp. Keep checking…

New eats: buffets & BBQ catering

All the new eats activity in the latest roundup is in Gulfport: Good Eats (formerly Slap Your Mama BBQ) at 63 Hardy Court cooks up daily buffet specials such as an assortment of chicken, pork chops (fried and smothered), fried catfish, baked tilapia with Tasso sauce and vegetables of all sorts. It’s open for lunch…

Now open: Noodles, wings & nachos

Hungry? The state Health Department has given the OK to these three new places: Kien Giang Vietnamese Restaurant at 10598 D’Iberville Blvd. in D’Iberville serves pho, noodles, assorted chow mein and chow fun, steamed rice dishes, fried rice, fire pots, seafood, pork, beef, chicken and vegetable dishes. Mau Trinh is the owner. Looking for take-out?…

Shrimp season opens next week

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2015-2016 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 3. All boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp from Mississippi waters must be licensed or permitted by the MDMR before beginning operations. Recreational and commercial shrimp season north of…