A Mexican restaurant and tequila bar in the South End of Boston could be getting a rebrand, and the change would be a familiar name from a restaurant group that runs both.
According to a licensing board hearing page within the city's website, Burro Bar on Washington Street is petitioning to change its name to Posto, which, if approved, would mean that there would be two locations of Posto (with the other being in Somerville's Assembly Row), both of which are part of Joe Cassinelli's Alpine Restaurant Group which also includes the Painted Burro in Somerville, Cambridge, Brookline, and Waltham. It is not yet known whether the proposed new location of Posto would have a similar menu to that of the Somerville location (which offers pizza and pasta dishes along with other Italian options), but more should be known by late next week after the hearing, so stay tuned for updates.
Burro Bar first opened in the South End in 2017.
The address for Burro Bar (and the proposed Posto) is 1357 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02118. The website for the Alpine Restaurant Group is at https://www.alpinerestaurantgroup.com/
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