French/Italian restaurant Joli has finally opened at 618 NW 65th St., with a grand opening party from 6-10 p.m. this Saturday with bubbles, passed hors d’oeuvres and special food and drink menus.

Joli offers appetizers such as roasted mussels and fennel, glazed pork belly and frites with aioli. Entrees include salmon, steak frites, house burger and ricotta cavatelli. You can check out their menu and cocktail list online.

The restaurant offers seating for all ages, plus a lounge for 21 and over. Hours are from 4-10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Coindexter’s is planning to open at 8556 Greenwood Ave. N. on Sept. 1. The bar and pinball arcade will be open daily from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., with 12 taps and plenty more bottled beers, most of it local.

The menu is still being developed, but we’re told some “unique grilled cheese sandwiches” will be on it.

They’re keeping the full lineup of pinball and other arcade machines a secret for now, but told me they will have Skee-Ball.

They’re also hoping to feature local artists, so if you’re interested, you can email your portfolio to manager@coindexters.com.

Opus Co. Restaurant is opening at 7410 Greenwood Ave. N. on Wednesday. Opus will be open for dinner from 5-10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday), cooking seasonal foods on a huge wood-fired grill.

Starting Aug. 1, you can make reservations through Open Table.

Its website is just a landing page at the moment, but there’s lots more information and photos of the inside on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

Satay Bar has opened at 8317 Greenwood Ave. N., next to Chocolati Cafe.

According to its Facebook page, it serves “Southeast-Asian cuisine with a Thai twist.” Phone is 206-679-3443.

Dining Out For Life is this Thursday with dozens of restaurants in the Puget Sound region donating 50 percent of that day’s proceeds to Lifelong’s programs that support people facing serious illness and poverty.

Phinney Ridge’s Red Mill Burgers, Phinney/Ballard’s Stock Farm to Table Cafe and The Tin Hat Bar & Grill, and Greenwood’s The Olive and Grape, Naked City Brewery and Taphouse and Razzi’s Pizzeria are participating.

Opus Co., a meat-focused restaurant, is remaking the Martino’s space at 7410 Greenwood Ave. N. in anticipation of a spring opening.

Opus Co. will feature a wood-fired grill, local meats and seasonal produce.

According to SeattleMet, Chef Mark Schroder was formerly chef de cuisine at Trove and sous chef at Revel.

Martino’s Smoked Meats & Eatery at 7410 Greenwood Ave. N. is closing, but its catering business will live on in a new location.

Co-owner Chris Navarra says they’re still looking for a new location that will allow Martino’s catering business to expand. Martino’s focuses on Santa Maria tri-tip sandwiches.

Martino’s restaurant’s last day will be Saturday, Dec. 3. Until then it will be open normal hours: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For Martino’s catering information, call Chris Martino at 206-423-9295.

A la Mode Pies in Phinney Ridge turns five years old this week with special “throwback pricing” today (Thursday) with $5 slices of pie and $25 whole pies (prices on opening day in 2011). Current pie prices are $6 per slice and $29 for a whole pie.

A La Mode recently opened a second location in West Seattle.

Both locations are now taking pre-orders for Thanksgiving pies.

Stumbling Goat owner Angie Heyer, who closed Phinney Ridge’s popular Stumbling Goat restaurant at the end of August, has reopened The Goat in its place.

The Goat serves Southern-style comfort food and craft cocktails, and has a large-screen TV and game room with seven pinball machines.

The Goat owner Angie Heyer in the pinball room. Photo by Mike Veitenhans.

The Goat is at 6722 Greenwood Ave. N. for the next year or two, until the building is demolished to make way for the Phinney Flats development.