Friday, September 04, 2009

Restaurant News: Sala Thai, Tigerlily, Symphony 8, Esti's

A few bits of news concerning the Boston restaurant scene on this Friday before Labor Day....

According to the Arlington Advocate, Sala Thai, a restaurant in Arlington Heights that had closed a little under a year ago, may be re-opening under new ownership. Sala Thai had been one of several Thai dining spots in this northwest suburb of Boston (Thai Moon and Sweet Chili being a couple of others), but the only one in the Heights area. {October 6 Update: Sala Thai has been replaced by another Thai restaurant called Tom Yum Koong II.]

The phones at Tigerlily, a Malaysian restaurant near Symphony Hall in Boston, are no longer being answered, and a note within the EveryBlock Boston Web site indicates that a restaurant called Symphony 8 will be moving into the address where Tigerlily is (8 Westland Avenue), so it is possible that Tigerlily may no longer be around (or may soon be closing). We will keep trying to get more details on this spot over the coming days. [October 27, November 16 Updates: Tigerlily has indeed closed and will be replaced by Symphony 8, a restaurant that features three bars and an $8 specialty menu. According to the restaurant's website, it will open sometime during the week of November 16--NOVEMBER 24 UPDATE: Symphony 8 is now open.]

An new upscale restaurant with French-influenced cuisine that was supposed to open at the Launch at Hingham Shipyard this summer is no longer in the works for this new development south of Boston. The folks behind what was to be Esti's are now looking for another location somewhere on the South Shore.

If anyone has any more information on any of the restaurants above, please feel free to post here or contact us at the Boston's Hidden Restaurants site. Thanks!

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