You take a day off and fall hopelessly behind the RSS Reader, email and we don’t even want to think about what we’ve missed on Twitter.

So without further ado, our Quick Bites focusing just on upcoming and recent openings.

Stephen Starr’s beer garden concept got the approval of the neighborhood 158-11 despite a hard-of-hearing gentleman worrying about the noise. With indoor and outdoor options we’re really intrigued how this turns out.

500°, the burger place from Rouge’s Rob and Maggie Wasserman is looking to open by March 17th. [The Insider]

Delicatessen has opened at 7th and Chestnut. They feature classic Jewish deli staples and nouveau takes like Sephardic Ceviche, citrus cured salmon with red onion and capers. [Meal Ticket]

Michael Klein has a bit more on Hoof + Fin which has opened on 3rd Street in the former Gayle address. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Brown Betty Dessert Boutique is opening its third location. This one in the re-imaging itself Shops at Liberty Place. [Grub Street]

Ro-Zu will be soft opening at 7th and Bainbridge this weekend. The grand opening for the Japanese restaurant will be Monday, March 15th. [Meal Ticket]

Wishing Well is aiming for a mid-March opening. Grub Street has the details on their S.H.A.M.E. burger. [Grub Street]

Meal Ticket has more details including an early look at the menu at Cooperage, the wine bar coming this April to the Curtis Center. [Meal Ticket]

Franco’s Osteria looks to open this weekend at the Presidential on City Avenue. [The Insider]

Tomorrow,  Brown Betty Petite just off of Rittenhouse Square will be turning one. Starting at noon they will be giving away cupcakes.

Red Velvet, Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry will be offered and be available, one per customer until supplies run out.

Brown Betty Petite [Official Site]

Still hanging over from July’s mega restaurant openings? No rest for the weary! Grab the metro where the the Bite highlights more than a half-dozen openings just around the corner.
Root (1033 Spring Garden St)

• Cactus Restaurant and Bar (4245 Main St)
• Earth Bread + Brewery (7136 Germantown Ave)
• Izakaya Bar & Bistro (1420 Locust St)
• Pub & Kitchen (1946 Lombard St)
• Naked Chocolate Cafe (34th and Chestnut)
• Capogiro (39th and Walnut)
• Brown Betty Dessert Boutique (269 S 20th St)

UPDATE: Earth Bread + Brewery owner Tom Baker posted to PhillyBlog this morning regarding his likely opening date.

Greetings-
We still don’t have an opening date.  We’re still waiting on our liquor license approval.  Our construction will be completed this week and if our approvals come by the end of the month, we should be able to open in early Sept.  I have a new found awe for the bureaucracy in the Commonwealth.

We don’t think Tom is alone in his “awe” for Pennsylvania bureaucracy.

Drew Lazor who just owns news coming from the 200 block of 20th Street drops word that Liberties Walk’s Brown Betty Dessert Boutique is opening a second location this September near Rittenhouse Square at 269 S 20th Street.

Brown Betty Dessert Boutique coming to Rittenhouse [The Clog]
Brown Betty Dessert Boutique [Official Site]

Finding Philly discovers some fine cupcakes around town.

• Brown Betty Desserts
• Naked Chocolate Cafe
• Flying Monkey Patisserie

The Icing On The Cupcake [Finding Philly]

Mac & Cheese is heading out to a dinner party and stops at Brown Betty Dessert Boutique to pick up some cupcakes for the dinner. And of course she samples a few. After all, it’s research.

Grandma Betty – and all the other fabulous women in their family – doesn’t put out a single bad cake. Betty was obviously one bad ass lady, and her family is doing her – and us – right.

Brown Betty Dessert Boutique [Mac & Cheese]
Brown Betty Dessert Boutique [Official Site]

Rick Nichols takes a taste of the head-turning red velvet cupcakes at Brown Betty Dessert Boutique and gets behind the scenes of this Northern Liberties dessert parlor.

Grandma Betty’s secrets are safe [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Brown Betty Dessert Boutique [Official Site]