Maki Maki to become shabu shabu in Brighton Brighton

A Japanese hot-pot place in Queens, NY, is expanding to Western Avenue in Brighton, taking over the space where the Maki Maki sushi buffet used to be.

Spring Shabu Shabu will serve up foods cooked in hot pots at diners' tables at the 304 Western Ave. location. The restaurant could open by month's end.

The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let owner Jonathan Lee buy the beer and wine license now held by Cafe 1221, a Vietnamese place on Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester.