Restaurant notes: Amoroso trucks don't roll; a new Five Guys

The Inquirer's Joe DiStefano passes word that Amoroso's, the region's largest roll baker, was vexed overnight by a wildcat strike by its drivers. Blog post here.

In a few months, the Northeast will get its first Five Guys burger outlet. It's the former commercial bread bakery on Grant Avenue just east of Roosevelt Boulevard -- and smack across the street from Nifty Fifty's.

If you're D.C.-bound: Starr Restaurant alumnus (and Top Chef runner-up) Mike Isabella will open his first restaurant, Graffiato, at 707 6th St. N.W. in D.C.'s Chinatown on June 23. It's billed as a no-frills Italian bistro serving artisanal pizzas, house-made seasonal vegetable dishes, locally procured meats and cheeses and small plates.

LuLu's Pizza Bar is slowly replacing Bocca at 236 Market St. The name is the concept, says new co-owner Luciano Lamberti, who must be LuLu.