RBNL Caribbean & Takeout, 2820 Maplecrest Road, is now open in the Georgetown North Shopping Center. 

Along with being an American-Haitian fusion restaurant, it also features authentic flavors unique to the Caribbean with a hint of African heritage. 

The spot will also pretty much be three stores in one: a Caribbean grocery, a Haitian restaurant, and a fusion restaurant. The grocery includes meat, produce, frozen food, drinks, canned goods, and packaged items. The goods are sourced and chosen to reflect the region’s diversity with traditional staples and some unique twists. The store is an authentic reflection of a Caribbean market experience. 

RBNL is open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Powers Hamburgers returning home

Powers Hamburgers, 1402 S. Harrison St., will celebrate their grand re-opening Wednesday, Oct. 16. 

In late June, a fire damaged the historic downtown restaurant famous for onion-stacked sliders. The damage was minor; smoke caused moderate loss.

While restoration was going on at the corner restaurant Powers began operating from a food truck and a temporary store at Electric Works. 

According to their Facebook page, their last day at Electric Works is Saturday, Oct. 5.

Nab some Maine lobster at Fortlandia

Fortlandia Brewing, 1010 Spring St., will host the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck Thursday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Orders are placed at the truck that day via debit or credit cards. Find the menu and download their mobile app at cousinsmainelobster.com or on the App Store or Google Play. Be sure to set the location to Chicago to find the Fort Wayne event. 

Cousins Maine Lobster gained notoriety and support after appearing on Shark Tank in 2016. Their trucks operate in 20 states.

Upload Skyline Chili photo to help set record

Here’s your chance to be a world record holder … kinda. 

From 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, Skyline Chili will celebrate their 75th anniversary by  working to set a Guinness World Record for most Coney photos uploaded to Instagram in one hour. 

Photos must be uploaded to your Instagram feed and must have the tag #SkylineChiliWorldRecord. 

The first 250 posts will receive a $15 Skyline gift card, and everyone who enters has a chance at one of 500 free cheese Coneys. 

Fort Wayne’s store is at 4037 Ice Way Dr., just west of Lima Road.

Pontiac Street Market accepts online orders

Pontiac Street Market, 918 E. Pontiac St., is offering online ordering through PontiacStreetMarket.com. 

Orders may be picked up or delivered, with free delivery available for a limited time. Orders placed by noon will be available on the same day. 

The market opened in November in an effort through Fort Wayne’s Community Development and Parkview Regional Medical Center to provide  grocery store in a “food desert.” With the store, the south side area now has affordable, locally sourced groceries and products. 

The grocery is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Aldi opens north-side grocery store

Aldi will open their fifth Fort Wayne store on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 10511 Dupont Oaks Blvd., just off Dupont Road next to First Source Bank and near Meijer. 

The store is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. 

To celebrate the opening, the company has made a $1,000 donation to Community Harvest Food Bank.

Italian Connection closes for remodeling

As they undergo renovations, The Italian Connection, 2725 Taylor St., will be closed through October. 

If you’d like to make a reservation for a future date, you can still call (260) 432-9702.

Off the Eaten Path is the Whatzup weekly column that covers Northeast Indiana’s restaurant and food news. Send your news items to info@whatzup.com.