[Ed note: This article was updated on August 24 to reflect the correct address for the proposed restaurant.]
A new hot pot restaurant may be on its way to Allston, and it could be getting its liquor license from an Italian eatery in East Boston that once gained national recognition via a TV show.
According to a licensing board hearing page, Qiao Lin Hotpot is planning to acquire the license of the former Italian Express Pizzeria in the Jeffries Point section of Eastie, with the manager listed for the restaurant being Xun Yang. We have been told by Adam Gaffin of Universal Hub that the hearing notice gave incorrect information, saying that Qiao Lin Hotpot would be opening in the Italian Express Pizzeria space; an article from Adam indicates that the place will instead open on the ground floor of a soon-to-be-completed condo building at 392-396 Cambridge Street in Allston.
Italian Express Pizzeria first opened on Sumner Street 13 years ago after being in two other locations in Eastie, with the restaurant being featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" back in 2012.
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