Mooncake Foods, Fatta Cuckoo, Diego, More Coming Soon

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• Sprinkles in the old Gino space via JVNY
• Diego via Lost City
• Mooncake Foods via ML
• Dee Daa via ML
• Traffic via Zagat
• Vie De France via BB
• Fatta Cuckoo via BB

1) Upper East Side: Jeremiah's Vanishing New York snaps a shot of plywood for Sprinkles, the LA cupcake transplant that gutted Italian stalwart Gino's on Lexington Ave near 61st St. [PLYWOOD]

2) Carroll Gardens: Brooks of Sheffield snaps a shot of signage at upcoming Brooklyn Mexican spot, Diego at the corner of Union and Smith Sts. [PLYWOOD]

3) Midtown West: Midtown Lunch reports that construction is underway at the new outpost of Mooncake Foods on 54th Street between 8th and 9th Aves. [PLYWOOD]
4) Midtown East: Midtown Lunch also snaps a shot of signage for dee daa, a Thai fast food operation opening on 44th St between 3rd and Lex Aves. [PLYWOOD]

5) Hell's Kitchen: Zagat Buzz reports that the midtown outpost of Traffic, a UES sports bar, is coming soon to 701 9th Ave between 48th and 49th Sts. [PLYWOOD]

6) Lower East Side: Bowery Boogie posts shots of papered windows at 96 Orchard St, soon to be the home of French cafe Vie De France, which will serve sandwiches, crepes and cheeses. [PLYWOOD]

7) Lower East Side: Grub Street and Bowery Boogie report that Fatta Cuckoo, an American restaurant with Italian influences, is under construction at 63 Clinton St. Marlow & Sons alum Brett Ackerman will be at the stoves. [PLYWOOD]
—Zachary Feldman