Olive Garden and Chick-fil-A a No-Go This Year, But New Rib Joint is Coming

If you love food and exploring new places to eat, or want to find out what eateries are coming and going, we have latest restaurant and other "foodie" news from throughout the Milwaukee area. 

Here's a look at what's new new on the local food scene.

Greendale Chick-fil-A Opening Delayed Until 2014

If you've been waiting for a Chick-fil-A restaurant to open up in the Milwaukee area, you're going to have to wait until at least next year, the company says. Plans for a Chick-fil-A were approved by Greendale officials in 2012 and the chain was supposed to open a new store on South 76th Street near Southridge this summer. But a company official now says the store won't open until sometime in 2014. That leaves just one Chick-fil-A in Wisconsin — at Regency Mall in Racine. Read more on Greendale Patch.

Plans to build an Olive Garden restaurant on the border of Menomonee Falls and Germantown have fallen through for unknown reasons. A Menomonee Falls developer announced plans in December to build an Olive Garden and a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant side by side in what is now the parking lot of Riversbend Golf Club on County Line Road in Germantown. But an Olive Garden spokeswoman says the company has no plans to open in the Washington County community. There is no word on the fate of the Buffalo Wild Wings. Read more on Menomonee Falls Patch.

A full-time fruit and vegetable produce outdoor market is scheduled to open this summer in downtown Port Washington. The market will be located in a tent in the drive-through lane for the former M&I Bank until the owners finds a permanent location. The market will run from mid-May through September from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. It will offer fruits, vegetables, deli sandwiches, cheese trays, beverages, and maybe fresh bakery. More from Port Washington-Saukville Patch.

Twisted Willow to Open in Mid-May

And speaking of downtown Port Washington, Twisted Willow, a restaurant that will be infusing a local focus with its menu, is expected to open in that city in mid-May. The restaurant, which will feature grass-fed beef from Wisconsin and self-grown produce from a nearby farm, is opening at the site of the former Wind Rose Wine & Martini Bar. More from Port Washington-Saukville Patch.

Carson's Ribs Coming to Milwaukee

Carson's, a popular Chicago-area rib restaurant and steakhouse, will open a location in downtown Milwaukee around June 1, the Journal Sentinel reports. Carson's, which has has been in business since 1977, will open on the first floor of the Moderne high-rise, at N. Old World 3rd St. and W. Juneau Ave. Urban Milwaukee reports that the restaurant will be on the first floor of the Moderne and that its owners have signed a 20-year lease. See more from  the Journal Sentinel and Urban Milwaukee.