ASHEVILLE – A downtown food hall vendor popular for its empanadas closes; a new downtown restaurant with a wide-ranging whiskey program sets a reopening date; a fast food chicken chain shutters one of its locations after more than 40 years; and another chicken eatery set to reopen after renovations in West Asheville. Mikasa Criolla closes at S&W Market Mikasa Criolla, a Peruvian and Spanish-fusion eatery, has closed at S&W Market food hall, 56 Patton Ave. downtown. Owners Ana Austin and Santiago Vargas opened the brick-and-mortar location in December 2022 as an extension of their catering company. The food hall…..