The Black Rose bar on State Street today sued a Westborough bakery - which now has an outlet on Newbury Street - for also calling itself Black Rose. Read more.
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By adamg - 9/12/24 - 2:11 pm
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans by Sherif and Nadine Farag to buy the beer, wine and liqueurs license of the failed Our Father's Deli in the Fenway for their upcoming Elephantine Bakery at 332 Congress St. in the Seaport, where they will serve up not just baked goods, but small-plate dishes with European and Middle Eastern influences from breakfast though dinner. Read more.
By adamg - 9/12/24 - 11:09 am
Friendship BBQ, 40 Harrison Ave. in Chinatown, is seeking to extend its weekday closing time from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - 9/12/24 - 10:10 am
Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Dani's Queer Bar opens tonight at 907 Boylston St. in the Back Bay, in the space where the Pour House used to be.
By adamg - 9/11/24 - 11:47 am
Update: Approved.
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to approve Matthew Sullivan's plan to change his eponymous Sullivan's Public House at 85-87 Main St. in Charlestown into a taco joint called Town Taqueria. Read more.
By adamg - 9/10/24 - 2:00 pm
Update: Board found no violations for either incident.
A downtown bar and one in East Boston had to explain fights that erupted when off-duty workers from other joints violently acted out at closing time, at hearings before the Boston Licensing Board this morning. Read more.
By adamg - 9/9/24 - 9:56 am
The state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has ordered Sunset Cantina, 916 Commonwealth Ave., to go alcohol free between Oct. 7 and Oct. 15 because of an incident in which a swarm of state investigators found an even larger swarm of freshman-age drinkers, many with vodka concoctions, one night last October. Read more.
By HarryMattison - 8/30/24 - 4:33 pm
Not sure this qualifies for the "dining" tag, but felt this public service announcement can't go unmentioned
https://www.silhouetteallston.com/event/get-a-sil-tattoo-free-hot-dog-a-...
By adamg - 8/30/24 - 12:47 pm
GBH uncorks the news that City Hall is considering several "open container districts" where people could buy something adult at a local restaurant and then just walk around sipping like we're a common New Orleans or Las Vegas. Read more.
By adamg - 8/30/24 - 12:31 pm
Distraction Brewing in Roslindale Square, which announced earlier this month it was closing forever tomorrow and selling its operations to another brewer, announced today that it's staying open. Read more.
By adamg - 8/24/24 - 11:08 am
Boston Restaurant Talk report that Caffe dello Sport on Hanover Street in the North End is opening a second location at 973 Saratoga St. in East Boston's Orient Heights.
By adamg - 8/21/24 - 2:16 pm
The Dorchester Reporter updates us on opposition to a proposed Papa John's francise on Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner, not because of the quality of the pizza as because it's an out-of-state business rather than something more homegrown - such as Antonio's Hi-Fi Pizza across the street. The proposed franchisee, though, is a Dorchester resident.
By adamg - 8/17/24 - 3:04 pm
Cambridge Brewing Company announced today it's closing on Dec. 20.
"35 years, one hell of a run," the brewery/community meeting space in Kendall Square says.
H/t Ari Ofsevit.
By adamg - 8/17/24 - 12:54 pm
River Grille, which never quite clicked in West Roxbury the way it had in Hyde Park's Cleary Square, has closed at 1866 Centre St.. The space already has a banner up advertising a new place called Bread Thyme and promising "authentic Lebanese cuisine." Read more.
By adamg - 8/14/24 - 9:14 am
CommonWealth Beacon reports the owner of the Earl of Sandwich kiosk on Boston Common has had enough of all the money it keeps losing and so is closing it down at the end of next month. The city plans to look for a new operator for the one-time men's room, with beer and wine a possibility, although that would add more than $100,000 to the initial costs, given the state Legislature has once again refused to give Boston more alcohol licenses.
By adamg - 8/13/24 - 3:46 pm
Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Mission on Fire, which replaced Sofia Italian Steakhouse, which replaced the Vintage steak place, which replaced Fontaine's and its neon waving chicken, has opened at 1430 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury. It promises "everything from tapas and artisanal pizzas to savory pastas and our signature rotisserie chicken" all with a "bold Latin influence."
By adamg - 8/9/24 - 9:46 am
The Boston Licensing Board yesterday approved plans to replace the long shuttered Supreme House of Pizza at 313 Old Colony Ave. in South Boston with a new restaurant that would serve Middle Eastern food and fresh-pressed juices - along with pizza and burgers - between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. - but on condition it not offer takeout. Read more.
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