Here is a roundup of this week’s restaurant news in Gainesville:

Mini Donut Plains

A new business downtown is looking to ignite some nostalgia in Gainesville with pastries, beer and video games.

Mini Donut Plains, 201 SE 2nd Ave., recently opened as a venue to offer customers a different type of doughnut experience. In addition to coffee, the shop will serve rotating craft beers, wines and sodas, said Nathan Rigney, who owns and operates the shop with his wife, Erin Ides.

The mini doughnuts, baked by Ides, are about 2-inches in diameter and 1-inch high, Rigney said.

Rather than using a traditional yeasted dough, the pastries are more cake-based. This enables a greater number of dough flavors to be introduced, Rigney said.

Customers can match up their Oreo doughnut with the Count Chocula Imperial Stout or try a Passionfruit Sour Ale with Rigney’s favorite doughnut, topped with Fruity Pebbles cereal and a homemade fresh strawberry glaze.

“It takes me back to when I was 8 eating cereal at home,” he said.

Some of the flavors customers can expect are Maple Bacon, topped with a homemade maple glaze and chopped bacon pieces; Unicorn Fart, which is topped with a colorful swirl glaze and piece of cotton candy; or Salted Caramel, topped with dark chocolate, caramel and a pretzel.

A group of core flavors will remain while seasonal flavors will rotate, Rigney said.

Customers can also hang out and play video games consoles. An Atari, PlayStation and Super Nintendo are set up, with large-screen televisions along the back wall.

The term 'Donut Plains' stems from a plain-themed world in Super Mario World, Rigney said.

"It's a super nerdy reference," he said.

The shop will be open Tuesdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. It will be closed Sundays and Mondays.

Prices will be $1 for each doughnut, $5 for a half-dozen and $10 for a dozen, Rigney said.

Prices for craft beers will vary, but be comparable to other craft beers available locally.

Hana Sushi & Asian Cuisine

A new Asian cuisine restaurant is expected to open at Celebration Pointe later this summer.

Hana Sushi and Asian Cuisine will provide upscale, modern Japanese sushi and seafood, said manager Eileen Chen. It will be located near the Azulene Day Spa and International Diamond Center.

A selection of fresh seafood, including Japanese uni and salmon, will set Hana apart from other Asian and sushi restaurants in Gainesville, Chen said.

She said Asian restaurants in Gainesville typically focus on more traditional styles of sushi or Thai cuisine.

“We want to push a more different style of sushi,” Chen said.

She expects the restaurant to be open by Aug. 1.

Texas Roadhouse

The Texas Roadhouse in Butler Plaza at 3830 Archer Road is planning to move west of Interstate 75 and into Celebration Pointe.

The Gainesville location of the national steakhouse chain is the second-ever location for the restaurant, and opened in the mid-1990s. Now more than 580 locations operate across 49 states.

Mary Reichhardt, a spokeswoman for Butler Enterprises, said it is proud of the decades-long relationship it had with Texas Roadhouse.

“We’re thrilled to have been such a big part of their success story,” she said. “We wish them many more great years in the community.”

The restaurant plans to make the move by fall.