An Eastern European restaurant west of Boston is in the process of changing into a new Eastern European dining spot under different ownership.
According to an article in The Newton Beacon, Zodiac is going to be taking over the Cafe St. Petersburg space in Newton Centre, with the place having new owners, look, and a "little bit of a different concept," according to Genna Itskin, who is one of the owners. The new restaurant will offer Russian food, though Itskin says in the article that "We Americanized some traditional Russian food to suit American tastes, like Chinese restaurants do" in order to satisfy American customers, with the menu including such options as blini, beef stroganoff, chicken kiev, and less familiar dishes such as forshmak (herring mousse, rice chips, caviar, scallion, and chicken tartare) and pickled zakuska (sour cabbage with tomatoes, cucumbers, and mushrooms), while drink options will include Ukrainian beer and black currant infused vodka along with beer, cider, and more.
Zodiac will be open for dinner Tuesday through Friday and brunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays.
The address for Zodiac (and Cafe St. Petersburg) is 57-1 Union Street, Newton Centre, MA, 02459.
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