Daytrip returns as a counter-service operation, Turtle Tower returns in new downtown digs, and finally we have a replacement restaurant moving into the former Petit Crenn, all in This Week in Food.Oakland's acclaimed Daytrip, which shuttered in December, is being reborn later this month as Daytrip C ounter, a fairly straightforward pivot to a fast-casual, counter-service operation with fewer staff. As the Chronicle reported this week, the menu will be anchored by extra-juicy rotisserie chicken (whole for $27, half for $16), which will be injected with extra chicken fat and stock for "maximalist" chicken flavor. There will also be "Caesar-dusted" fries with Caesar dip, and other upscale sides including salads, and pesto gigante beans. And, like at Daytrip, you can expect an interesting selection of natural wines by the glass or bottle. No opening date has been revealed, but check the new Insta for updates.Beloved Vietnamese spot Turtle Tower softly reopened in its swanky Financial District digs at 220 California Street on Wednesday. As Tablehopper tells us, they're only open for lunch right now, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm on weekdays, but the grand reopening, with dinner service, is coming soon. The menu brings back all the stuff that fans loved from the original, including the excellent phở, in multiple chicken and beef versions — and while we heard prices would be going up, the hike isn't so bad, with large bowls going for $19 to $20, just five bucks more than they used to.Classic Mission District diner, Jim's Restaurant (2420 Mission Street), had a grand reopening last weekend, after coming under the new ownership of Tracy Gallardo, a longtime regular and the legislative aide to Supervisor Shamann Walton. Mission Local reports on the reopening, which is happening under the leadership of the nonprofit Mission Chefs, and Chef Aleks Zavaleta. In addition to the restaurant's well-loved breakfasts, service is expanding to include dinner, centered around several reasonably priced prix-fixe options, and mains including red wine-braised short ribs, and buttermilk fried chicken.Tablehopper also brings word of what's replacing Petit Crenn, at long last, at 609 Hayes Street. It's called KIS Café, and it's the project of Domo Sushi chef Luke Sung, and partner Eric Lin, who recently worked at hot Divisadero noodle spot Katsuo & Kombu. The interior is getting a wood-paneled refresh, and we only have a few hints about the menu, which sounds approachable, with French and Asian influences, and dishes including a hanger steak, and a shrimp roll. They're aiming for a mid-April opening.We had the news earlier this week of Lord Stanley's impending departure from Upper Polk. While it will be sad to see this polished, cozy spot close its doors, there are a couple bright spots — namely, this prime restaurant real estate is unlikely to stay empty long, and chef-owners Rupert and Carrie Blease say they are incubating a new restaurant project elsewhere in the city.There's also a new pastry pop-up to try, from chef Isaac Taitano, called Tano, which you'll find inside Paper Son Coffee (303 2nd Street) Wednesday to Friday. As the Chronicle reports, Taitano does a lot of experimentation with baked goods, selling curious things like Korean salt bread, everything-miso scones, and Earl Grey roasted banana bread. And this may just be a temporary side hustle, as Taitano will be working in the kitchen of the upcoming Bar Shoji.A well-loved homegrown coffee outfit, Saint Frank, is taking over a former Starbucks in the Inner Sunset. As Eater reports, owners Kevin and Lauren Bohlin have snagged the former 'bucks at 744 Irving Street, and they're planning to open a third location of Saint Frank there this summer, serving food from their Polk Gulch cafe, Juniper.You'll need to go all the way to San Jose, to the campus of San Jose State, to find them, but the Chronicle reports this week on smashburgers that are being sold at Campus Burgers there for the eye-popping steal of $1.99, which is of course unheard of in this economy.And while we await the coming Top 100 Restaurants from the Chronicle, critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan offers up a review this week of Eylan, the maximally designed new Menlo Park Indian spot from chef Srijith Gopinathan and restaurateur Ayesha Thapar — the duo behind trendy spots Ettan and Copra. She lauds the deliciously wood-grilled and "cartoonishly flattened" whole butterflied sea bream on Gopinathan's wood-grill-focused menu; as well as a "glorious" dish of cured hamachi, that comes with a bright-red sauce made of fermented peppers that also had some time on the grill. She's also a fan of Gopinathan's take on American fried chicken, which comes with chili-crisp mayo.Top image via Turtle Tower/Instagram ...read more read less