LARRY CARIUS
Three new restaurants â The Original Pinsaria, Pokeworks and Pizza Payaa â have opened in Bloomington in the last month, and two more â Pueblo Grande and Pho Bowl Vietnamese Cuisine â are planned to open before the end of the year.
I find it very interesting, maybe even amazing, that five new Bloomington-Normal restaurants will have opened in two months in what is the apparent height of the COVID-19 crisis, the most difficult time for the restaurant business that I have seen.
And, two opened on the same Saturday!
Letâs take a look at all five:
The Original Pinsaria: The husband/wife owners describe their pizza as âpinsa,â a Rome, Italy, style of pizza. Their tagline is âItâs all about the dough.â