One man was stabbed in the stomach and the other twice in the arm during a fight involving a third man at the Halal Guys in Porter Square around 7:40 p.m. WFXT reports both victims were taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
By adamg - 12/29/23 - 12:09 pm
Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Tawakal Halal Cafe on Maverick Street in East Boston's Jeffries Point, is closing next week.
By adamg - 5/25/23 - 2:41 pm
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a request by Black Seed to extend its closing time from 2:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. in its new location one door down from its old one on Tremont Street in Downtown Crossing. Read more.
By adamg - 5/24/23 - 11:42 am
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Black Seed extend its closing time from 2:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. at its location on Tremont Street downtown. Read more.
By adamg - 5/19/23 - 5:26 pm
Correction: The 11 p.m. closing time originally listed here was for the restaurant space Black Seed is moving into. Its current location, next door, lists a 2 a.m. closing time.
Black Seed, 140 Tremont St., goes before the Boston Licensing Board next week to seek permission to extend its closing time from the current 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - 4/26/23 - 1:13 pm
Update: All approved.
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Dorchester resident Yimi Lajara open Mofongo Factory Restaurant at 299 Hancock St. in Dorchester - and to allow a franchisee to open Halal and spicy-fried-chicken places at the South Bay mall. Read more.
By adamg - 12/14/22 - 12:54 pm
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans for a "New York style" halal takeout place at 106-120 Cambridge St. that would offer Halal dishes such as chicken and lamb over rice and falafel. Read more.
By adamg - 11/22/20 - 1:50 pm
Yahya Noor, owner of Tawakal Halal Cafe, which serves Somali food in East Boston's Jeffries Point Tuesday through Sunday, is thinking of adding a menu that would be just vegetarian on Mondays and is seeking advice to go along the East Indian spices that would go on the dishes.
By adamg - 9/28/16 - 10:11 pm
The Everett City Council is considering a proposal for a halal slaughterhouse on Revere Beach Parkway that would let customers pick out an animal (chicken, goat or sheep) that would then be slaughtered and packaged up for them. There's opposition.
