Neveria Tere, 207 W. Rockrimmon Blvd., has opened in the former Dessert Plug location. The restaurant, owned by Teresa Lagunas, specializes in Mexican snack treats, street foods, Blue Bunny ice cream and tostilocos.

What? Never heard of tostilocos?

It is a Mexican street food, like a taco salad or nachos, served in a chip bag.

Our server, Alan Lagunas, Teresa’s nephew, started our tostilocos order, saying, “Pick a bag of chips,” as he pointed to the shelf displaying more than six varieties in various flavors of Tostitos, Doritos, Rancheritos and Cheetos.

We went with the Tostitos salsa verde-flavored chips. From there, Lagunas cut down one side of the bag to make a wide opening.

Next, he started pulling out containers of chopped cabbage, cucumbers, jicama, pork rind and mangos from the refrigerator.

“Which toppings?” Lagunas asked.

We gave him free rein and he went to work scooping on the veggies and fruit. He gave the bag a couple of squeezes to allow the fresh vegetables and fruit to mix throughout the chips. He finished off the tostilocos with a scoop of Japanese peanuts, a squirt of lemon juice, drizzles of crema and spicy hot sauce. He poked a plastic fork into the chips and gave us the bag. Each bite is an explosion of flavors: sweet fruit, savory cabbage, crunchy jicama, salty chips and spicy hot peanuts.

The small sweet and savory shop is festive looking with a few tables and chairs. There are photos on one wall of all the Mexican desserts and snacks offered at the store, including ice cream served in a waffle cone and a variety of soft and energy drinks. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Details: 719-300-8186; website and social media sites are under construction.

New Indian menu

Urban Tandoor, 8125 N. Academy Blvd., has, by popular demand, added a menu of dosas and brought back some lamb dishes.

Dosas are amazing Southern Indian huge pancakes, which are rolled around various flavorful fillings. The ultra-thin, crispy pancakes are made with a batter of fermented rice and white lentil flours.

If you’re a fan of lamb, another bit of good news from the restaurant is that head chef Dev Mehta has brought back his famous marinated lamb chops, which are cooked in the charcoal tandoor. Mehta has also added lamb shank rogan josh ($26) to the menu, which we highly recommend. The impressively large lamb shank is slowly braised in a rich sauce seasoned with Indian spices. It’s served on a bed of rice. Hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Details: 719-593-1126, facebook.com/TheUrbanTandoor.

Croissant specials

National Croissant Day is Saturday and The French Kitchen Culinary Center, 4771 N. Academy Blvd., has you covered with several specials for the day. Here’s a look. Pre-orders are recommended. Visit tinyurl.com/yc3d8dxw. The hours Saturday are 7 a.m-3 p.m.

• Pastry bundle. Twenty-five percent off four pastries: one each of almond croissant, raspberry chocolatine, regular croissant and pain au chocolat.

• Croissants and jam. Purchase six croissants and get four assorted minijams.

• Croissant sandwich specials. Hot carne asada croissant sandwich ($14.99) will be cooked and served hot for in-store guests. This croissant sandwich can be ordered cold with reheating instructions. In addition to the carne asada croissant, other croissant sandwiches offered will be TFK club ($15.99) and sesame delight ($12.99).

Boozeless bar

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, 11 S. Tejon St., offers the Dry Martini Treasure Chest garnish bar menu for “Dry January” martinis.

You can select from skewers with giant green gordal olives stuffed with smoked paprika-marinated mussels, mozzarella bocconcini and a prickly Mexican-style escabeche. That’s in addition to the standard martini garnishes, which include house-made bleu cheese olives, caviar bumps, anchovy skewers, giant lemon twists and pimento olives.The garnish bar is available through Friday.

Details: 719-357-4554, facebook.com/JaxFishHouseColoradoSprings.

Wine dinner and throwback menus

The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Road, will have an Italian Wine Tasting Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Thursday. For $85 (plus tax and tip), you get a five-course dinner paired with Italian wines from The Wine Seller.

The eatery is continuing its 50th anniversary with throwback menus. Seafood-and-sausage paella will be featured through Sunday. Reservations at 719-598-8667.

Wine festival

The highly anticipated Wine Festival of Colorado Springs returns for its 33rd year, Feb. 26 to March 1. The wines of the California Central Coast will be featured with several vintners from the region. The event benefits Colorado Springs Conservatory. The workshops, seminars, luncheons and galas sell out quickly. Details: 719-577-4556, wine festivalofcoloradosprings.com or csconservatory.org. Here’s a look at the lineup:

• Feb. 26: “Cocktails & Icons” cocktail class, tasting and live music at Icons, 3 E. Bijou St., 5:30 p.m. class, 7 p.m. show. Tickets are $65.

• Feb. 27: “Wine 101 —The Structural Elements,” sip and learn with master sommelier Doug Krenik at The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S. Sierra Madre St., 5:30 p.m. Tickets $45.

On Feb. 28, there are three events:

• “Winemaker Luncheon” five-course lunch paired with wine by winemakers and food by local chefs at The Warehouse, 25 W. Cimarron St., noon. Tickets are $110.

• “The Wonderful Wines of the Central Coast,” with winemaker-guild wine tasting and appreciation seminar at The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., 5:30 p.m. Tickets $55.

• “The Grand Tasting,” at The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., 7 p.m. Featuring more than 300 wines plus culinary creations from many of the region’s finest restaurants and caterers to enjoy and music to dance by. Tickets are $125.

On March 1, two events at The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave.:

• “Wine & Cheese: The Ultimate Match,” California wines and cheese pairing seminar 11 a.m. Winemakers talk about their wines, which will be paired with cheese from California’s Central Coast region. Tickets are $85.

• “The Gala Dinner & Live Auction,” a five-course wine dinner and live auction at 5:30 p.m. reception, with 6:30 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $225.