POE-Lenta Opens at Hub Hall by North Station/TD Garden in Boston

A well-known local chef and restaurateur has opened a second location of one of his dining spots.

According to a press release, POE-Lenta is now open at Hub Hall by North Station and TD Garden in Boston, joining its original location at Time Out Market Boston in the Fenway. The new outlet is run by by Brian Poe along with Guillermo Guzman, who is Poe's chef de cuisine at Tip Tap Room and Crane River Cheese Club, and it is an Italian cafe focusing on comfort food, offering such options as salads, fresh pasta dishes, sandwiches, and seasonal items, with the menu including fries, lollipop chicken parmigiana, wild game bolognese, bison meatball subs, and more.

The Time Out location of POE-Lenta first opened in the fall of 2024.

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Currentea Opens at Hub Hall in Boston's North Station Area

A new spot that offers cheese-filled corn dogs, bubble tea, and more has come to a Boston food hall.

According to a press release, Currentea is now open at Hub Hall on Causeway Street by North Station and TD Garden, with its website showing a variety of tea and snack options including boba, mozzarella cheese dogs, jumbo fried squid, beef, pork, and lamb skewers, sausage wraps, fried egg rolls, deep-fried cheese wontons, soft serve, and more.

The website for Currentea can be found at https://www.currentea.com/ while its Instagram page can be found at https://www.instagram.com/currentea.us/

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Cheese Louise Opens at Hub Hall by Boston's North Station

A group of grilled cheese spots with roots up north has opened its first location in Massachusetts, and it resides in a Boston food hall.

According to a press release, Cheese Louise is now open at Hub Hall by North Station, offering several options for grilled cheese sandwiches along with fries, tomato soup, and a Caesar salad. The new location joins four others in New Hampshire (including in North Conway where it started as a food truck in 2018) along with one in Portland, ME

The website for Cheese Louise can be found at https://www.eatcheeselouise.com/

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Cusser's Roast Beef & Seafood at Hub Hall Is Closing; Time Out Location Remains in Operation

A pair of dining spots known in part for their North Shore-style roast beef sandwiches and their lobster rolls will soon be down to one.

According to an email sent to us, Cusser's Roast Beef & Seafood at Hub Hall by North Station and TD Garden is closing down at the end of business hours tomorrow, though we have been told that the location at Time Out Market Boston in the Fenway will remain open for business, and that it "has actually gotten a major menu facelift." The Hub Hall location of Cusser's debuted in 2021, a couple of years after the Time Out location opened; the original Cusser's first opened at the Mooncusser Fish House site on Stuart Street in the Back Bay in 2018, replacing Moon Bar which took back the space in 2023.

The website for Cusser's can be found at https://www.cussersboston.com/

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Stats Bar & Grille Is Opening a New Location at Hub Hall in Boston

A restaurant and bar in South Boston is expanding to a new space that should be popular with both sports fans and commuters.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Stats Bar & Grille is opening at Hub Hall by TD Garden and North Station, joining its original location on Dorchester Street in Southie. The new outlet will have such items as Greek salads, chicken tenders, buffalo chicken spring rolls, grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken quesadillas, turkey club wraps, steak and cheese sandwiches, and more, and based on the post within the Facebook group, it could be opening this week (the Instagram page for Stats simply says it is "coming soon").

The South Boston location of Stats Bar & Grille first opened in 2010, joining J. A. Stats Restaurant and Bar, a dining and drinking spot on Broad Street in downtown Boston that closed down in 2012. Its website can be found at https://www.statsboston.com/

[December 20 update: A poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page mentions that the Hub Hall location of Stats is now open.]

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BATI Indian Kitchen by Shanti Plans to Open at Hub Hall by North Station in Boston

The people behind a pair of Indian restaurants may be opening a new spot, and this one would be located within a food hall in Boston.

According to a licensing board hearing page within the city's website, BATI Indian Kitchen by Shanti is seeking a common victualler license to operate at Hub Hall by North Station. The hearing notice mentions that the proposed spot would have 15 seats and that the manager would be Jebin Tuladhar, who is a managing partner at locations of Shanti in Dorchester and Roslindale. More information should be out about BATI Indian Kitchen by late next week, as the hearing is slated for Wednesday, January 3, so stay tuned for updates.

The website for all three locations of Shanti can be found at https://www.shantiboston.com/

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Little Moose Donuts Is Opening at Hub Hall in Boston's North Station Area

It looks like a brand new spot for donuts is on its way to a food hall in Boston.

According to a post within the jobs section of the bostonchefs.com site, Little Moose Donuts is planning to open at Hub Hall by North Station, with the listing indicating that the business is currently looking to hire donut makers. No other information can be found on the upcoming donut shop other than the fact that the contact person is Leah Olofson who is the registered agent of Little Moose Holdings, LLC, according to a business entity summary page within the State of Massachusetts website. 

Hub Hall opened at the Hub on Causeway development in September of 2021, with the food hall including approximately 20 food and drink spots.

The website for Little Moose Donuts can be found at https://littlemoosedonuts.com/

[February 21 update: According to its website, Little Moose Donuts is now open.]

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