Sudwerk brewery opens beer garden

Sudwerk’s patio is complete, and it passed its health inspection on Wednesday. It started taking walk-in customers for seating in that area at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

The beer garden is a total renovation of the former restaurant back patio. That patio now serves as the entryway to the remodeled restaurant, which reopened on April 6. The outdoor seating area features fire pits, sunshades and plenty of new seating. There’s a stage area for music. Later this month, misters will be added, Sudwerk officials said.

To celebrate, the restaurant/ brewery plans plenty of live music, including Brotherly Mud from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Big Sticky Mess from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Check its social media for others scheduled performances.

It appears that Davis Shoe Shop will not return. Owner Jason Velebit told a reporter for The California Aggie that he’s taking a step back from the business, and isn’t putting in any effort into actively running it. The reporter shared this with me after she opted not to pursue a story about the shop.

I still get messages from customers who have not been able to retrieve their shoes and other items that were left there for prepaid repairs. “I just want my old Birkenstocks back!” one customer wrote me in an email last week.

Signs are up for a restaurant that’s filling the space left by Shanghai Town in Westlake Plaza.

Essential Hotpot is the name.

Before Shanghai Town closed, the manager said the business looking to take over the lease was a group of UC Davis students that would offer Asian foods and hot pots.

That’s all I know. The space is vacant inside. Only the signs are up at 1260 Lake Blvd., Suite 111.

A reminder that after 12 years, Aggie Ace is closing at the end of this month. It’s at 606 W. Covell Blvd. in Anderson Plaza.

Still no word on when the much-anticipated Mamma or Bull ’N Mouth restaurants will open downtown, though they’re apparently just weeks away. They fill the former Bistro 33 and de Vere’s spots, respectively.

I also left a message for an update on Yolo Beer Ranch, which is set to fill the former Satiety Winery space between Davis and Woodland. The call was not returned.

Before messaging me about the status of an ongoing project, please review my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. The most active tabs are Restaurants Open, Restaurants Closed and Coming Soon.

— Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, email news tips to wendyedit@ gmail.com.