Update: Friday’s party (2/26) turns out to have been a soft opening. Owner Cory Nelson is now projecting Troy Kitchen will reopen for regular service in “about two weeks.”

Original post: Troy Kitchen, a “luxury food court” featuring four restaurant stalls, a beer-and-wine bar and a coffee shop, opens Friday (2/26) during Troy Night Out.

The four restaurants will be K-Plate Korean BBQ, run by RPI grad John Goh and RPI senior Kevin Shin, who currently operate it as a food cart around the RPI campus; Magdalena’s Menu, a longtime vendor at the Troy farmers market that also has a Mexican market/cafe in Valatie; Troy Lobster, featuring seafood fare; and a ramen restaurant from an operator to be announced. The first three will be serving on Friday.

Troy Kitchen is the brainchild of Cory Nelson, 27, who is originally from Brooklyn, started a storage business while a student at Howard University in Washington and moved to Troy three years ago. The restaurants are leasing space in the building, a former supermarket at 77 Congress St., and will share a commercial kitchen. Nelson will operate the wine bar (draft line of six beers and six wines, plus bottles) and coffee shop and manage entertainment and other promotions. Among them are comedy and poetry nights, live music and

Sfunday* Boozy Brunch Party’s coming soon. High heels + Mimosa pitchers + Dj + All during a Sunday afternoon. Note: Dancing on stage will be encouraged and endorsed.