Dominican restaurant in Roslindale seeks liquor license
Guira y Tambora, 4014 Washington St. (where Yucatan Mexican Grill used to be), goes before the Boston Licensing Board on Sept. 23 to ask permission to serve alcoholic beverages with its meals.
Unlike a couple of other nearby restaurants - the Upper Crust and Christelle's in West Roxbury - which were seeking new licenses, of which the city has none, Guira y Tambora would buy an existing license, from Rudi's at Rowes Wharf, if the board approves.
The hearing starts at 10 a.m. in City Hall, Room 809A.
We ate there once....
...and enjoyed it quite a bit. Not a huge menu -- but the serving of mashed plantain served was gigantic. (I think they might be able to hand out just a half-serving, which might be preferable).
HAHAHAHA
at "the city has none." Yeah, "the city" is a human entity. The liquor board has none because this is Boston, and it's not okay to let the free market dictate the alcohol business in Massachusetts.
I agree, but can we ask the
I agree, but can we ask the same of NH too?
I'm glad i am not the only
I'm glad i am not the only one who found that absurd.
Jesus
I hope you guys picked up on my sarcasm. There should be no cap on licenses.
Can we change the name of this site?
Is it just me, or should this site be called Universal West Roxbury-Hyde Park-Roslindale-Dedham? As a resident of a downtown neighborhood I wish we could get some coverage of what goes on in the neighborhoods where things actually go on...
Where things actually go on, huh?
Yeah, I never post about downtown.
Two things: Yes, I admit a certain bias toward the parkway neighborhoods, because that's where I live and I feel it gets short shrift from the "real" newspapers. There are 90,000 or so of us in Rozzie, West Roxbury and Hyde Park - quite a bit more than Back Bay, the North End, downtown and Beacon Hill put together.
If you have news about downtown neighborhoods, by all means send it my way! The way the Globe completely ignored the South Street Diner saga (as opposed to, say, certain sites run out of Rozzie) suggests there's more going on there.
Though I appreciate this
Though I appreciate this response, I suspect you are arguing with the dining room table.
Oh, snap!
Good one! Which downtown neighborhood "where things happen" do you live in? The one that's an Italian-themed theme park with 200 crappy restaurants and five good ones? The one with the huge glass towers that could be in any other city? Or the one where people overpay for tiny, crappy apartments just so that they can say they live there?
chip on your shoulder?
You're obviously too much of a culinary sophisticate to lower your standards to eat in the North End, that you've made clear.
However, which tiny, crappy apartments are you referring to? My friends and colleagues, not rich from Daddy's money -- these are working class people, live in the Back Bay, North End, Beacon Hill and South End. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it tiny? Yes. Is it crappy? Hell no! It's relatively safe for women at night, and we can all walk to work. It's all about personal preferences. No need to get nasty with your tired stereotyping.
If, anon, you are Alex M
I'd worry about the chip on your own shoulder.
"No need" to get nasty?
Sure there's a need-- you were being a whiny little pissant. Why are you on this site anyway, given that it so tragically ignores whatever you seem to think is important? You already get the media coverage you want, and so richly deserve, in the mainstream media. Hell, Stuff@Night is dedicated to people just like you.
I know-- go and make your own site dedicated to whatever's outside your front door. At the very least it'll be funny: If you're going claim that there are working-class people in the Back Bay-- ha! ha!-- then clearly you, sir, are a comic genius.
Jump off your soapbox.
Jump off your soapbox.
Done.
Still taller than you. Now what?
You're so wrong I don't think even you believe what you wrote.
This site has had numerous articles posted just this week about, off the top of my head after having read a bunch to "catch up":
Allston, Dorchester, Roslindale, East Boston...
as well as stories from/about various parts of what YOU would apparently call "Boston", such as:
Logan Airport, Downtown Crossing, Arlington St, Boylston St, Beacon Hill and I will not go on from there because your complaint is just so completely absurd.
I object to this statement about the North End
"An Italian-themed theme park with 200 crappy restaurants and five good ones?" It's actually 95 crappy restaurants and five good ones. Get your facts straight. I got so mad when I read that hyperbole that I literally flew off the handle, which is hard to do, if you think about it.
Are there really only 5 good restaurants?
I would have thought there were more than that in the North End.
What are the 5 good ones?
Everybody keeps talking about the 5 good ones...so tell us!
Seriously...I'd like to go to them.
Let's start the list. These
Let's start the list. These two are good:
Reginas
Picala Venezia
Maybe you should start a new topic
So our discussion of a non-boondocks part of the city is more visible.
;~}
#3 and #4
Giacomo's and Neptune Oyster.
Al Dente on Salem St. Small,
Al Dente on Salem St.
Small, but real homecooked Italian, lively family staff, and a great place to take a date. Screw Hanover IMO.
I love Salem Street
But I love it less now that the Dairy Fresh candy store is gone.
(Salen St also is the location of "my" barbershop for the past 12 years).
Prezza is awesome
Just tried Prezza the other day... awesome
Piccola Venezia is neither
It isn't small. The cuisine is not Venetian. It actually used to be decent when it was located on Salem St (anyone remember that?) but it's really crap now.
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who and the what now?
Yes, I love it on Salem St.
Yes, I love it on Salem St. and agree that the Hanover St. spot is not as good. I actually haven't been there in a few years, but last time I went, I still thought it was enjoyable enough foodwise, just lacked the atmosphere that it once had.
Carmen... yum-yum!
Carmen... yum-yum!