King Eddy Saloon's Final Days, Pop-Up Chip Shop, More!

DOWNTOWN— The same guys behind Urbano, Michael Leko and Will Shamlian, are in charge of the King Eddy Saloon restoration. The historic bar offers last call this weekend, throwing in the towel for a facelift after its last day of service on December 16. Blogdowntown is asking readers to send in stories about the dive for publication. [Blogdowntown]

ECHO PARK—Well, there's a pop-up potato chip shop called Chips, Crisps & Wafers landing at an gallery called iam8bit on W. Sunset Boulevard near Alvarado from December 14 to December 23. The temporary snacking engagement promises more than 50 flavors of potato chip from around the world. [LAist]

AROUND TOWN— 9021Pho is not yet done expanding. Next year chef Kimmy Tang is looking to bring her Vietnamese restaurant to more LA locales and possibly NorCal as well. [EaterWire]

BURBANK— El Criollo, a 30-year-old Cuban restaurant based in Van Nuys, opened a second location last Friday in Burbank at 916 West Burbank Blvd. [GS]