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One of those tony joints on West Broadway shuts down

By adamg on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 9:52am

Boston Restaurant Talk reports the Maiden, which offered oysters and charcuterie, has closed its doors forever.

Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Topics: 
Dining
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Broadway


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Comments

By anon on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:06am.

Whoa - heavy on the snark here. The folks behind Maiden were great - they ran the last great Seaport restaurant (RIP, Sam's) and their food was creative and service was outstanding. They were a gem amid the crowd of bro bars over there and they arguably had the best food in Southie. It's a shame they're going under. They will definitely be missed.

By anon on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 4:58pm.

If you are not a bro bar you will not last long in the new Southie.

By formerlyTheSoBoYuppie on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:07pm.

luckily the bros are being priced out to dorchester so the food/bar scene will be changing.

there will be more places like Publico in the near future.

Go Philly Eagles, Go 76ers!

By ElizaLeila on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 1:47pm.

Go Philly Eagles, Go 76ers!

If we're judging team fans, you picked the wrong ones to do it.

By anon on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:02pm.

He's got to come up with some unique take since he's just ripping off the restaurant blog

By adamg on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 11:21pm.

You could complain to the author of that blog.

I suppose it would be gauche of me to mention, though, that the way I found out about his post was he tagged me on Twitter about it.

By Bugs Bunny on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:48am.

Maybe a Mary Lou's coffee would fit there.

By That Guy 4 on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:54am.

I spent lots of money at the Quietman and Cornerstone the first dozen or so years in South Boston. A beer, some steak tips for a reasonable price. God I miss Dollar Bill.

By Eddie on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:57am.

Holy smokes that's too bad, nice place.

That neck of the woods just isn't there yet and what with Loco, Capo, etc in the real thick of it, I'm not surprised that it's been 2 minutes to midnight at that place for awhile.

If they had been the trooper(s) that their resumes suggest, a and held on for just a little while longer, the high rise next door would have made it not feel like such wasted years.

By THE Bruce Dickinson on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 6:55pm.

...when you get older you'll think fondly of those days back somewhere in time.

By Humanist on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 11:00am.

Loved their oysters, their iconoclast wines by the glass, and the fact you could hold a conversation in there.

By statler on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 11:07am.

and thought it said Tony's in West Roxbury had closed and almost had a heart attack.

By hollydollydoo on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 8:52pm.

Now, THAT would have been a catastrophe - love Tony's!. Better pizza than the Pleasant.

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 11:39am.

for grownups. I reviewed it fondly it its early days.

The Maiden's opening chef now has a place of his own, Southern Proper, in the South End, though the style is rather different (South Carolina frying, roasting and barbecuing). My recent review of that joint here.

Best of luck to that talented team, and thanks for the memories.

By Oscar Worthy on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:36pm.

Thanks for the memories, indeed.

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 1:20pm.

you felt was worth $16? I thought The Maiden's was a good value: excellent roll, a big patty of great beef, wicked cheese, really fine fries.

By Bugs Bunny on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 1:26pm.

is insane. Throw in a 5% tip and that's $17 for a burger...before drinks.

By MC Slim JB on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 12:09pm.

($22 at Craigie on Main) and thought *that* one was a good value, too. Count me in the gang that would rather have one awesome $16 burger than four crummy $4 ones.

I hope you're joking about tipping 5%.

By Whit on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:39pm.

Honestly, since "they" leveled the old Notre Dame Convent and school I wish everything new on that block nothing but the worst. Call me bitter and unreasonable.

By cden4 on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 1:01pm.

I'm pretty sure they just built on what was the parking lot.

By Whit on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 1:22pm.

No. It's all gone. The building the Maiden is in is a couple of doors down from the horrific building they put up to replace the irreplaceable though.

By cden4 on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 2:31pm.

Ooh my mistake. I thought you were referring to the Girard building that Southern Kin is in in the South End.

By whyaduck on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 2:00pm.

one will be seeing a few (or perhaps many) of these "tony" places go out of business. Only so many folks that will spend $16 for a cheeseburger, even if if the bun is intriguing and pay big bucks for a few slices of meat, chunks of cheese and an olive or two served on a rustic looking board.

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 2:19pm.

Stephi's across the street has a $16 burger on its menu and is doing just fine, ditto Warden Hall next door.

Maybe The Maiden's problem was its drifting concept as it went through several chef changes. It started as raw bar / gastropub / wine bar and ended up doing fancy tacos. That's a weird journey.

Or maybe it was the fact that you could hold a conversation there without screaming, whereas most of the 20-something populace of New Old Southie seems to prefer places that average over 90dB of deafening roar.

By cden4 on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 2:33pm.

I don't go to Southie that much, but when I do, I'm definitely not looking for a loud bar-type atmosphere. I want nice food and alcoholic beverages, but I don't want it to be loud or have lots of TVs. I think a nice low-key neighborhood restaurant would do well here.

By hollydollydoo on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 8:56pm.

Those types of bars were from the Good Will Hunting days. Those days are WAY over.

By hollydollydoo on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 8:54pm.

Yeah, there will be a new busload of moneyed millenials, when Amazon opens up down in the Seaport. Yeah. Can't hardly wait....(not).

By Friartuck on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:48pm.

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