Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Restaurant News: Sofia, Ginger Park, Trina's Starlite Lounge

A few bits of restaurant news:

A restaurant called Sofia Italian Steakhouse recently moved into the spot on the VFW Parkway in West Roxbury where Vintage used to be (thanks to a poster on Chowhound for reminding us of this). Sofia is actually under the same ownership as Vintage, and the menu looks very similar to that of Vintage.

According to the Boston Globe, BanQ, an upscale Asian-influenced restaurant on Washington Street in the South End, is going to become Ginger Park later this month. [ED NOTE: Ginger Park opened on Friday, September 25.] The article mentions that Ginger Park will look to be a reasonably-priced restaurant featuring Asian food (with an emphasis on Chinese cuisine).

As reported earlier this year, the spot on Beacon Street in Somerville where the Abbey Lounge used to be will soon become home to a new Southern-style restaurant called Trina's Starlite Lounge. When Trina's opens, it will become the second Southern restaurant in the Inman Square neighborhood, joining Tupelo, which is located nearby on Cambridge Street in Cambridge. The Web site at Trina's is now up (http://trinastarlitelounge.com/), so the restaurant and bar should be opening shortly.

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