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Zali Mongolian Grill (676-4425, 676-4430) has opened at 4929 W. Market St., Suite 2108 in Greensboro.

The restaurant is in the space formerly occupied by Khan Mongolian Grill and Hibachi in a strip center next to FantaCity International Mall and G-Mart.

Zali’s concept is pretty much the same as the former grill. It offers a buffet of Asian specialties with more than 50 items and a wide variety of seafood, meat and vegetables.

Patrons can create their own combination plates by choosing a protein, noodles and vegetables to be grilled to order.

Zali offers appetizers and desserts, including the flaming Zali Snowball.

Beer, wine and a full bar is available.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Zali will be open New Year’s Eve for an all-night buffet, including items catered by Saffron Indian Cuisine. There will be a DJ. Cost is $10 advance, $12 at the door.

New menu options

Sticks and Stones Clay Oven Pizza (2200 Walker Ave., Greensboro; 275-0220; http://sticksandstonesclayoven.com) has been offering a daily blackboard sandwich for awhile. Now the regular menu includes sandwiches.

The $8.95 sandwiches, on house-made focaccia, include the Goodnight Rose with fried chicken and chipotle slaw, My Blue Manhattan with Giacomo’s sopressata and mozzarella, Enemy Fire with a grass-fed burger and basil aioli and the Evergreen ($7.95) with a house made veggie burger and miso soy mayo.

The restaurant is also offering some new small plates that include baked tomato and caramelized onion goat cheese dip ($6.95), fried sweet potato wedges with buttermilk and smoked chilie dipping sauce ($4.95) and bruschetta with a choice of white bean and crispy prosciutto ($6.50), tapenade and truffle egg salad ($5.95) or sausage and roasted chilies ($10.95).

Seasonal organic sides are offered from produce from Faucett Farm in Browns Summit.

But it wouldn’t be Sticks and Stones without a pizza. And there’s a new one: Let It Ride, with roasted shallot cream sauce, prosciutto, collards and fried chicken ($13.95 small, $20.95 large).

White anchovies, fried egg and vegan-friendly tapioca-based cheese substitute are among some new pizza toppings.

Don’t forget dessert which includes a root beer float, seasonal cheesecake and flourless chocolate truffle cake.

Four new taps have been added to the rotating draft list. And Natty Greene’s brews are only $1.50 on Monday.

Free side items

J&S Cafeteria (5835 Samet Drive, High Point; 841-8192) is offering free servings of black-eyed peas on New Years Day.

Or get the black-eyed peas along with a traditional southern New Year’s Day meal of collard greens and hog jowls for $5.99, which includes a beverage.

The offer is good on Sunday only.

Gyro place closes

Gyro No. 1 All Greek, 2600 High Point Road in Greensboro, has closed.

A second location is at 103 N. Fayetteville St. in Asheboro (328-0900), but George Kourtsounis, proprietor of both locations, is looking to sell the Asheboro restaurant, too.

Thai buffet offered

Thai Pan (217 S. Elm St., Greensboro; 370-9281) now has a lunch buffet, available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

It offers six dishes, including vegetarian options.

Cost is $9.50. Take-out is available at $7.50 per pound.

Sauce now bottled

Lucky 32 (1421 Westover Terrace, Greensboro; 370-0707; www.lucky32.com) is now bottling its Voodoo Sauce.

The sauce has been offered on the menu since chef Jay Pierce created it four years ago.

Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen Voodoo Sauce retails for $5.95 per jar and $59 for a case of 12.

Steakhouse makeover

Patrons at Lone Star Steakhouse (855-1228) at 3025 High Point Road in Greensboro will notice something different.

The restaurant has a new look.

After an extensive makeover, the restaurant recently held a grand “reopening.”

By the way, Lone Star is offering a deal in which two patrons can choose an appetizer, two entrees and a dessert for $25. Visit www.lonestarsteakhouse.com.

Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or carl.wilson@news-record.com