BBQ. Boba. Pho-boys. Here’s a look at new MS Coast restaurants open now or coming soon.

Just a month after the Sun Herald published a list of 19 new restaurants opening across the Coast, here are details for a dozen more that just opened or are on the way.

The finishing touches are being made on the the new Murky Waters at 1312 Government St., just a stone’s thrown from the original location, and co-owner Brandon Atwell said it will open over the next week.

Atwell and his business partners Frankie Penn and Thomas Young opened Murky Waters Blues & BBQ in Gulfport in 2013, the original Ocean Springs location in 2014, followed by another in Hattiesburg. They bought the site for their new Ocean Springs restaurant in 2019 and waited out the pandemic.

Then, the downtown Bay St. Louis location was born.

“It’s our first from the ground-up project,” he said of the new Ocean Springs Murky Waters. Like the original and other spots, the new place will feature the three Bs — barbecue that is dry-rubbed and slow smoked with local pecan wood, along with brews and blues.

The two-story restaurant has a wooden balcony that he said is like a rooftop bar but with the roof. The second floor also has a party room and because they weren’t able to install an elevator, “Every amenity will be found on both floors,” he said.

Zaxby’s Ocean Springs is just about ready to open at 4013 Bienville Blvd. near Walmart.

Plans for Zaxby’s Biloxi went to the city’s development review committee this week. The location is 2441 Pass Road, where El Rancho is now located.

Salt & Ivy, a Coastal Kitchen opened this week at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi. This new restaurant comes from ARIA Las Vegas and adds an enhanced menu of coastal dishes, a classic New Orleans cocktail menu, themed dinner nights and weekend champagne brunch complete with bottomless mimosas. The restaurant fills the space that was Terrace Cafe and the atrium where diners enjoy the seasonal decorations and soaring spaces in the lobby.

“Our guests have requested more dinner and brunch choices,” said Beau Rivage Executive Chef Kristian Wade. “Not only does Salt & Ivy introduce them to new entrees and cocktails with a Southern twist, but it also fulfills demand for expanded dining options.”

BT Grill is now open on the main floor of the Boomtown Casino Biloxi, one of two restaurant changes. The menu features chicken wings tossed in a Boomin’ sauce, Boom Burger made with fresh ground brisket and a meat lovers pizza. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to midnight and stays open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Pho Boy Asian Fusion restaurant at Boomtown Casino is in a newly renovated location next to Stadium Sports Bar & Grill. Their Pho Boy, a take on a po-boy, is made with ingredients like beef, red onion, hoisin, cilantro and sriracha mayo on a freshly baked bun with pho stock for dipping. Other choices are a bowl of pho, Korean pork BBQ, snow crab and royal red shrimp. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner.

Salt Pepper Oak barbecue restaurant just opened at 16940 Kapalama Road on the northeast side of Diamondhead. They’re serving Central Texas style barbecue brisket, ribs, sausage, beef ribs, chicken and pork.

Cafe Eight Seventy One at 871 Howard Ave. in downtown Biloxi will have a soft opening March 24-26, with live music each day: Nathan Best on March 24, Latona Coleman March 25 and Jake’s Jazz Trio March 26. The restaurant will serve a taste of New Orleans and soul food.

Quave Brothers Poboys to Go opened a satellite shop for its D’Iberville location this week at the corner of Pass Road and Iberville Drive in Biloxi. It’s next to Keesler Gate 7 in the old Wing Zone location. The menu is expanding and the official grand opening is planned in early April.

Paninis & Boba? O Mai is a new restaurant across from Broomes on Washington Ave. north of Ocean Springs. Among the enticing choices on the menu are muffaletta paninis, bobas and fruit smoothies, Vietnamese coffee and their meal deal with a panini, soup, salad, chips and a drink.

Dem Dam Burgers just opened a new location at 3019 Magnolia St. in Pascagoula. This new restaurant has indoor and outdoor dining and a menu of different choices like surf and turf loaded baked potatoes, nachos or fries and lobster and shrimp pasta in addition to fried green tomatoes and other favorites. Another restaurant is on Main Street in Biloxi.

Paradise Pier Fun Park at Margaritaville Resort Biloxi opened this month with new places to get food, treats and drinks. Captain Charlie’s features fun bites like cajun fried dill pickles with ranch dipping sauce and their Pig Mack that is a combination burger and dog with mac and cheese, smoky cheddar, BBQ sauce, fried onions and pickles. Of course, Barq’s rootbeer is available at the new Biloxi park, along with icees, New Orleans beignets and adult beverages from the Daiquiri Dock, like their Storm Surge vodka lemon-lime freeze best enjoyed with the view on the Aerobar in the sky.

Coming soon

Here’s the list of restaurants about to launch:

Chef Scott’s Restaurant opens April 18 on Thorn Street in Ocean Springs. Chef Scott Khong closed his sushi bar when his son became seriously ill and now is preparing to open his new sushi restaurant.

Kaiteki Noodle Bar should open within the next two months on Jeff Davis Avenue in Long Beach. The ramen restaurant also will have Asian small plates. It’s next door to Radish,

Chipolte Mexican Grill is under construction at One Promenade in D’Iberville and is targeted to open this spring.

The Toasted Yolk Cafe is scheduled to open in May next to Howard Square apartments at 902 Howard Ave. in Biloxi and across from MGM Park. Breakfast and lunch will be served all day, along with their signature drinks to sip indoors or outside on the patio.

Bop’s Frozen Custard is coming this summer off U.S. 49 in Gulfport.

Jaded Pub & Spirits is coming to 19099 Pineville Road in Long Beach. The pub will be a place for people to gather and play pool, sample craft beers and craft cocktails, nibble on fresh bar eats, sing a little karaoke and enjoy live music.

Big Ben’s BBQ restaurant coming soon to the food court at Edgewater Mall

Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina is coming to 1906 Beach Boulevard in Biloxi. The family-owned Mexican restaurant has South Mississippi locations in Gautier, Gulfport and Ocean Springs.

Pier 15 Daiquiri Bar and entertainment venue will open soon on the Biloxi River in Woolmarket.

Newly opened

Bacchus on the Bayou near the bridge in Ocean Springs

Blow Fly Bar & Grill on Washington Avenue in Gulfport

Empanola Biloxi at 310 Popp’s Ferry Road near the corner of Pass Road in Biloxi

Gardenia Tea Room by Almost Home catering at 314 U.S. 90 in Waveland

Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery by Winn-Dixie on U.S. 90 in Ocean Springs

J’rome Bar-B-Que & More at 2417 Guillotteville Road, Gautier

Juicy Caboosy at Mason Avenue and West Fifth Street in Long Beach

New York Pizza at 11026 Lamey Bridge Road, D’Iberville

More restaurant news

Old City Coffee Co. at 1621 Pass Road, Biloxi, has a new menu of beverages, specialty coffees and lite bites for breakfast and lunch.

Wendy’s Bay St. Louis is newly remodeled at 1001 U.S. 90.

Taco Bell is coming to the commercial district in Diamondhead.