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A well-known shuttered restaurant in the Capital Region is getting a fresh start with a new restaurant concept.

Johnny Rockets announced it was permanently closing its location outside of Six Flags Great Escape Lodge in January and promised new and exciting plans for the space. We now know which restaurant will be moving in.

Set to open its doors on March 12 in Schenectady, Vice & Virtue is the latest venture to grace the former Pinhead Susan's location. Owners Tim Rankins and Julie Moscheo have diligently revamped the space, introducing a fresh interior with a new bar and contemporary decor.

Another hibachi restaurant has opened in Saratoga County and even though the name is different it is steeped in rich history in the Capital Region. It's, in essence, a second location and a lifelong dream for the owner.

A new restaurant is moving into Latham and is taking over a once-popular all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. This eatery suddenly closed in August.

The old Friendly's which closed in 2011 and became Crispy Basil Artisan Pizza which also shuttered in 2016 is now a new coffee and cocktails concept on Western Avenue in Guilderland. The Scene Coffee & Cocktails is now open.

There is a major overhaul happening along the Hudson River in Watervliet. Hudson Shores Park will be revamped and there will be a new restaurant built near where the old Rusty Anchor Bar once was.

A popular Italian restaurant that has been on Central Avenue in Albany for fifty years has decided to relocate. This will allow the restaurant to expand to almost double in size as the same family who started it continues to grow.

A busy section of Colonie will be getting a popular barbeque restaurant that is replacing a national pet supply company.

Hear the heartfelt story of how two college sweethearts are opening up a new Tex Mex Restaurant and Barbecue Joint right here in Upstate NY!

When Max410 vacated the Van Schaick Island Country Club in Cohoes, the following December, Cohoes restaurant owners said they would bring in a new eatery to take over the space. Now the new restaurant has officially opened.

The study of this Fulton County location for the newest chicken fast-food franchise began last year. Now the site plans to build were recently submitted. This new fast-food restaurant could be built by late this year or early next.