In the video below, Brianna Juneau has updates on some restaurants that will be opening soon in Great Falls:
OTHER RECENT RESTAURANT NEWS
Ocean Star Seafood Co. - 1420 Market Place Drive
Ocean Star Seafood restaurant opened in Great Falls several weeks ago. Menu items include traditional rolls and sushi (California, cucumber, avocado, tempura shrimp, etc); salmon platter; Cajun flavor seafood boil; sashimi deluxe; salmon teriyaki; filet mignon teriyaki; fried fish; and more. Ocean Star is open Mondays through Fridays from 4pm to 9:30pm., and Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 10pm. Click here to visit the Facebook page. At this point, customers order directly from the menu, but Ocean Star plans to offer buffet service in the future.
Station District Bar & Eatery - 119 River Drive North
The Station District Bar & Eatery opened on Friday, January 17, 2025. The facility is next to the Milwaukee Station Tower on River Drive. Among the dining options:
- Yama - Asian Kitchen, an Asian-fusion concept with an accent on Thai cuisine
- Barrio Cantina, serving authentic Mexican cuisine
- Cascata, featuring Italian entrees
- Big Sky Grill, with American fare featuring Montana products
- Café with a variety of coffee and espresso beverages.
A social media post states: "Customers will pay and enter their phone number to receive a text when the order is ready for pickup. Craft beer, cocktails, old-school arcade games, and shuffleboard are available to top off the meal. TVs throughout the space show sports and local sporting events."
Click here to check out the menus.
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom - 1101 Seventh Street South
Old Chicago plans to open in the former Boston’s Pizza location on Seventh Street South. The new owners are currently working on an extensive remodel. Mike Malmberg, Vice President of the Johnson Restaurant Group in charge of the Great Falls location, said, “We’ll have 40 beers on tap along with pizza and taproom fare.” Malmberg says with the craft beers on tap, the restaurant will try to make sure as many of them as possible are local beers. There are currently three Old Chicago locations in Montana - Billings, Bozeman, and Missoula.
Kellergeist - 111 Central Avenue
German bar Kellergeist is expanding their building to triple the size, going from around 1,000 square feet to 3,500 square feet. The space will be utilized to better accommodate more visitors and live entertainment.
Pizza Ranch - 2515 10th Avenue South
Buffet-style restaurant Pizza Ranch will begin construction in the next few weeks at the former JoAnn Fabrics location at 2515 10th Avenue South, and will feature dozens of arcade games. They plan to open this spring.
Chick-fil-A - 711 10th Avenue South
The City of Great Falls confirmed that Chick-fil-A has submitted a preliminary traffic impact study to the city, which is an assessment of potential impacts a proposed development project might have on surrounding roads. The study will be reviewed by the City and the Montana Department of Transportation for a potential restaurant location at 711 10th Avenue South. The city provided the following statement on the situation: "Chick-fil-A hasn’t yet filed any paperwork with the City for demolition of the former paint building remaining on that block, nor has it filed any paperwork for the construction of a new restaurant. The traffic study submittal is a good sign the project is moving forward, however." The popular fast-food restaurant specializes in chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, and has more than 3,000 locations across the country, including several in Montana.
