Inside Purloo, Mizado's New Happy Hour Specials, More

CENTRAL CITY: Todd Price gets a look inside Ryan Hughes' upcoming Southern gem Purloo, inside the brand new SoFAB location this week: "Thirty seats wrap around the kitchen on three sides. Except for a walk-in refrigerator and dishwashing station, everything will be on full view." SoFAB celebrates its ribbon cutting on September 29, and Purloo's opening shouldn't be that far behind. [NOLA.com]

NOLA: Shreveport's Great Raft Brewing will debut in New Orleans this November. [NOLA.com]

NOLA: This week Ian McNulty digs into Sylvain's pork Milanese, Fury's fried chicken, and Waffles on Maple's Better Than Feta waffle, noting: "The waffles here serve double duty as savory snacks or light lunch, as well as breakfast and dessert. The shop's Better Than Feta ($7.99) demonstrates this with the red of sun-dried tomatoes, the white of ricotta and feta and the green of fresh basil." [Advocate]

MID CITY/OLD METAIRIE: Mizado Cocina has added new drink specials to their happy hour for fall, including $4 mojitos on Mondays, $5 Sangria on Wednesdays, $3 Frozen Margaritas on Fridays, and more. Plus $3 Mexican Imports. $4 margs and $5 wines by the glass every Monday to Friday, 2 to 6 p.m. [Eaterwire]