WATERTOWN — A popular juice bar has relocated, a restaurant with Filipino food has landed in the city, and a family with a rich history in the local food industry has reopened a restaurant that closed at the start of pandemic.
With the three new restaurants, the city’s food scene continues to change.
On Bradley Street, co-owners Jezza Vargas and her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Kellogg, opened Flavors of the Philippines on Dec. 1, offering a sizable menu of Filipino and Asian foods.
“There’s not another Filipino restaurant in 300 miles,” Sgt. Kellogg said.
The restaurant occupies a building at 568 Bradley St., once the home of a car detailing business and a sandwich shop years ago.
The couple completed major renovations before the opening.
Ms. Vargas went to culinary school to learn to be a chef at Lyceum of Philippines University in Manila and has eight years of experience in the food industry in Colorado Springs, where she managed two restaurants. They moved to the north country this fall when he was assigned to Fort Drum.
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