This week in Springfield-area food news: A bar arcade opens downtown, a cookie shop gives a tentative opening date, and a Mediterranean food spot announces its grand opening. Also, an Italian restaurant announces it won’t reopen after a burst pipe.
Bigg Time Arcade opens in downtown Springfield
Bigg Time Arcade, 301 Park Central East, is now open. The bar, which includes arcade games and golf, features menu items from Springfield pizza restaurant The Big Slice.
According to previous News-Leader reporting, the bar-arcade differs from 1984 at 400 Jefferson Ave. in that Bigg Time focuses on modern arcade games rather than vintage ones.
Bigg Time Arcade is open 11 a.m. to midnight, with the bar closing at 1:30.
Don’t want to miss out?Stay in the loop with the News-Leader’s Restaurant Roundup newsletter
Dirty Dough Cookies looks to open at end of March
Dirty Dough Cookies, a gourmet cookie shop, is looking at a tentative March 31 opening for its 2515 S. Campbell Ave. location, according to Dirty Dough founder Bennett Maxwell.