Over the last few days we've had news of Black Bark BBQ coming to the Fillmore, more Sonic Drive-Ins on the way to the East Bay, Hapa Ramen doing a late-night pop-up, and acclaimed New York chef Matthew Lightner decamping to Napa to remake Fagiani's/The Thomas into Ninebark. Also we reported on the soft opening of Black Sands, and learned that Le Charm is closing this summer, but will reopen as a similar French bistro called Mathilde. Now let's run down what else has been happening.

The Hilton near Union Square is reopening its 46th-floor Cityscape Bar and Restaurant, at least temporarily, during the renovation of its street-level Urban Tavern, as Hoodline reports. The space, with its amazing 360-degree views, has been open only for private functions for years, and will now play host to breakfast and dinner buffets. You can make reservations here for dinner, under the Urban Tavern name, starting Monday, July 13.

Hoodline reports that the original location of oh-so-90s crepe joint Squat & Gobble, at 237 Fillmore Street, is closing its doors after 21 years. In its place will be a new ramen spot, Iza Ramen, which has been doing pop-ups at Blowfish Sushi in the Mission. Earlier this year, Tablehopper had reported that Iza Ramen was opening on Castro Street, but that deal appears to have fallen through. Details should be forthcoming.

Two weeks ago we talked about something called Little Gem headed to Hayes Valley, at Gough and Hayes, and now Eater has the low-down: It will be catering to gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free diets. It's a project from former Thomas Keller Group sommelier and manager Eric Lilavois, along with former Ad Hoc chef Dave Cruz, and in addition to healthful smoothies, there will be a menu of brothy soups, salads and wraps catering to all of the above dietary needs. It's slated for a fall opening.

And there are some more details, via Eater, about The Keystone, the restaurant we previously learned was taking the Annabelle's space on 4th Street, with chef Zack Freitas at the helm. Freitas is promising "a contemporary 'Bay Area-inspired"'menu, with plays on American classics," and the bar program promises to feature tons of whisky and rye. Also, as SF Weekly notes, it will have two happy hours nightly, with a late-night one after 10. It's slated to open next month.

Crafty Fox, the alehouse that's taken over the former Woodward's Garden, has just opened. As Inside Scoop reports, it's the pet project of two Irish cousins, Barry Smyth and Micheal McCloskey, with Smyth having worked next door managing Brick and Mortar for years. There's currently 36 working taps, and some picnic tables, and a big roll-up door that opens onto the freeway viaduct.

Barbecue-loving chef Wes Shaw, who previously worked in the kitchen at Presidio Social Club alongside chef Ray Tang, has come back as executive chef, so you can expect some menu changes there, as Inside Scoop reports.

Weird Fish, which has somehow survived MANY iterations and temporary closures via the love of neighborhood vegans and those damn "Buffalo girls," has once again skirted near death after new owner Irfan Yalçin had promised he'd be closing it and opening a French bistro there. It's now become something called Urban Fish, which looks a lot like Weird Fish, only now they serve mussels and fries and fish sandwiches along with some of the old stuff, as Capp Street Crap shows us. And yep, the Buffalo girls are still there.

And in other Mission news, The Creme Brûlée Cart has closed its 24th Street brick-and-mortar location indefinitely, as Mission Local reports. Has everyone finally lost the taste for those beloved, foil-contained creme brûlées that were the darlings of the SF street food scene?

This Week in Reviews

Michael Bauer checks in on the changes at the former Epic Roasthouse, now renamed Epic Steak. He gives the thumbs up to chef Parke Ulrich's decision to switch the steak cooking from a wood oven to a mesquite grill, and he gushes about the extraordinary flavor of the 54-dollar, 20-ounce bone-in New York steak. He's a little disappointed with dessert, though, and was totally put off by some poor treatment from the host upon arrival — that is until he was recognized and ushered to a prime table. All told: two and a half stars.

For his Sunday review, he heads to Evangeline up in Calistoga, where he finds "a polished restaurant that seems to indicate the direction this often-bypassed area is heading." He loves some of the New Orleans-inspired starters and the oyster stew, which he calls "the purest rendition I’ve had since Hog Island Oysters’ version." But the main courses disappoint, and once again: two and a half stars.

And over at SF Weekly, Pete Kane files the first review of Belga, the new Belgian spot in the Marina from restaurateur Adriano Paganini. Beer-wise, with the great work of ciccerone Ryan Murphy, he says it's "easily the peer of the Monk's Kettle," and he says that "After two tipsy meals... it's all about the beer." The steak frites disappoints, but he's a fan of the tender duck confit.