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By adamg - 3/15/24 - 12:14 pm

The state Department of Revenue yesterday formally moved to seize Simco's, 1509 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan, for non-payment of $736,000 in taxes and interest. Read more.

By adamg - 3/13/24 - 11:40 am

Cheryl-Anns' in South Brookline, closed since a 2021 fire, is kvelling this morning that it's gotten the final town permit it needs and it will re-open promptly at 7 a.m. on Friday - just in time for the shabbat rush.

By adamg - 3/12/24 - 12:41 pm

The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a request from China Pearl, 9 Tyler St. in Chinatown for a live-entertainment permit, saying owner Brian Moy needs to first convince nearby residents the move won't mean extra late-night noise, crowd and safety issues in the tightly packed neighborhood. Read more.

By adamg - 3/8/24 - 3:37 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports the impending end of Pescador, which replaced Island Creek Oyster Bar in the Hotel Commonwealth. No word yet if it will be replaced by a seafood place.

By adamg - 3/7/24 - 12:09 pm
Guy holding a Dunkin' Donuts Belgian Waffle Breakfast Sandwich

Look at how flat the bottom of that top waffle is.

A federal appeals court has upheld the denial of a design patent to two inventors for a waffle that's flat on the bottom, concluding there was proof somebody had already come up with that idea: A review some guy posted on YouTube of the Dunkin' Donuts Belgian Waffle Sandwich - which he hated. Read more.

By adamg - 3/6/24 - 2:18 pm

The Boston City Council today unanimously approved a measure in which the city would shift federal Covid relief money originally targeted to increasing the composting of garbage to leasing a 5,500-square-food cold-storage facility to give food pantries and soup kitchens a central place to store refrigerated foods - including food "rescued" from restaurants and markets. Read more.

By adamg - 3/4/24 - 9:05 pm

Cambridge Day reports on a Massachusetts Appeals Court ruling in a case that started with Cambridge officials suspended a local restaurant's licenses for three days for violating a law against tea candles, only it turned out there was no such law.

By adamg - 2/29/24 - 3:51 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that the Salt Bae will not be re-opening a salt and steak restaurant in Boston after all, following the closing of his Park Square outlet last year.

By adamg - 2/29/24 - 12:07 pm

The Boston Licensing Board, which had already given John Tyler one last chance to prove he could actually run a restaurant in the Maverick Square building he co-owns with his ex-wife, voted today to schedule a revocation hearing for its liquor license as soon as possible after receiving word his latest restaurant has failed. Read more.

By adamg - 2/28/24 - 4:59 pm

The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday unanimously approved plans by Exodus Bagels to add sit-down seating to its bagel bakery at 2 McCraw St. off Belgrade Avenue. Read more.

By adamg - 2/28/24 - 11:25 am

Awesome Scene : Good Wil Hunting : Happy 21 Bro

Some NSFW language from back in the day.

Update: Approved.

Mark Medico has worked at the L Street Tavern in South Boston for more than 20 years, so he knows exactly what it's like and what its patrons want - and he vows not to change a thing. Read more.

By adamg - 2/27/24 - 12:39 pm

The Zoning Board of Appeals today approved plans by the Broadway Restaurant Group to open a 352-seat restaurant called Cook House next to its Lincoln Tavern on West Broadway in South Boston. Read more.

By adamg - 2/22/24 - 8:54 am

Uncommon Grounds, with four coffeehouses in the greater Albany, NY area, yesterday sued Uncommon Grounds, which has a coffeehouse on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown, for trademark infringement. Read more.

By adamg - 2/21/24 - 10:35 am
Sign alerting Star Market shoppers to an impending Starbucks

Roving UHub photographer Michael Piccirilli alerts us to the impending Starbucks at the Lower Mills Star Market, 4 River St., on the Mattapan line. Starbucks also recently opened a standalone union-organizing opportunity on the other side of Mattapan, at 850 River Street just over the line in Hyde Park.

If the Star Market Starbucks is like the one at the West Roxbury store, it will be more of a kiosk with a few tables than a full-fledged outlet.

By adamg - 2/12/24 - 10:27 pm

Sofia's Italian Steakhouse on VFW Parkway just before Spring Street announced tonight its closing for good on March 2. Read more.

By adamg - 2/9/24 - 11:56 am

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Uncle Tetsu, which makes cheesecakes, including green-tea matcha cheesecake and ube cheesecake made with purple Filipino yams, plans to open its first East Coast outlet on Hudson Street in Chinatown.

By adamg - 2/8/24 - 1:34 pm

The Boston Licensing Board today approved a request from a chain called Museum of Ice Cream to open at 121 Seaport Blvd. and to buy the beer and wine license from Dig on Boylston Street in the Back Bay. Read more.

By adamg - 2/7/24 - 10:32 am

People in the Jamaica Plain Facebook group report that Momo Masala, which serves both Nepali momo dumplings and Indian food - has opened in the Hyde Square space where the Haven used to be. Read more.

By adamg - 2/7/24 - 9:41 am

The turkey wasn't the only thing that was carved at a private Friendsgiving party at Bijou, 51 Stuart St., and now the Boston Licensing Board has to decide whether the club could have foreseen the slicing and done anything to prevent it. Read more.

By adamg - 2/6/24 - 2:17 pm

Bibliotequetress asks:

Looking for restaurant recommendations for *vegan/vegan friendly longevity noodles* in Boston, pref less expensive than Myers & Chang (a student wants to pick up the tab for her fam of 5).

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