Comfort Kitchen Opens in Dorchester's Uphams Corner Neighborhood

A few years ago, it was reported that a new restaurant featuring global comfort food was on its way to an historic space in Dorchester, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to multiple sources, Comfort Kitchen is now open in Uphams Corner, moving into a former comfort station on Columbia Road that had been around since the early 1900s. As mentioned earlier, the place is a cafe during the day and a restaurant with a full bar at night, and its website says that it celebrates "the flavors and ingredients of the African diaspora — global comfort food — connected from Asia to the Americas." Initial plans for the space had been to open a combination bike shop/coffee shop called Sip & Spoke, but those plans ended up being scrapped.

The current menu for Comfort Kitchen includes such options as seared okra, jerk jackfruit sliders, plantain chips, spiced roasted eggplant, jerk roasted duck, potato curry cake, pistachio cardamom ice cream, and more.

The address for Comfort Kitchen is 611 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125. Its website can be found at https://www.comfortkitchenbos.com/

[Earlier Article]
Comfort Kitchen May Open in Uphams Corner, As Plans for Sip & Spoke Fall Through

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Family Affair in Dorchester's Uphams Corner Closes Its Restaurant; Catering, Pop-Ups to Continue

A Dorchester restaurant that was known for its Caribbean fare and soul food has shut down, though the business itself will remain in operation.

According to a source, Family Affair in Uphams Corner has closed its restaurant, with a Facebook post from the Columbia Road spot saying that it has decided not to renew its lease for the space but it will continue to offer catering while also hosting pop-ups. Family Affair first opened in the summer of 2019, offering such items as jerk chicken nachos, fried fish sandwiches, waffles and wings, macaroni and cheese, and pulled pork.

The address for Family Affair was 554 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125.

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Dora's Taqueria Opens in Dorchester

A brand new Mexican restaurant has come to Dorchester, and it is located in a mostly residential area with relatively few dining options nearby.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Dora's Taqueria is now open on Stoughton Street around the eastern edge of Uphams Corner, a short distance west of Savin Hill. An article in the Dorchester Reporter says that the new eatery currently offers such items as tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and desserts, though owner Kelmyn Mejia plans to expand the food offerings over the coming weeks.

The Dorchester Reporter mentions that Mejia--who also owns a Dominican restaurant in Lawrence--named the new dining spot after his late grandmother.

The address for Dora's Taqueria is 112 Stoughton Street, Dorchester, MA, 02125.

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Family Affair Restaurant and Catering Opens in Dorchester's Uphams Corner Neighborhood

A new restaurant has come to a section of Boston that has relatively few dining options, and it focuses on a mix of cuisines.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Family Affair Restaurant and Catering is now open in the Uphams Corner of Dorchester, with the Columbia Road dining spot offering both Caribbean fare and soul food. The menu at the place--which opened a couple of weeks ago--includes 52 different variations on chicken and waffles, while wings, oxtail, coconut shrimp, macaroni and cheese, curry chicken, fried porgies, candied yams, po' boys, fried dough, and more are also offered.

The address for this new restaurant in Uphams Corner is: Family Affair Restaurant and Catering, 554 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125. Its website can be found at https://famaffairboston.wixsite.com/mysite

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Comfort Kitchen May Open in Uphams Corner, As Plans for Sip & Spoke Fall Through

A new restaurant may be on its way to a section of Boston that has few dining options, and it would be taking over an historic space that a proposed bike cafe had been interested in awhile back.

According to an article in the Dorchester Reporter, a dining spot called Comfort Kitchen is looking to open in the Uphams Corner section of Dorchester, moving into a former comfort station that had been around since the early 1900s. Over the past couple of years, it appeared that a combination bike shop/coffee shop called Sip & Spoke was coming to the Columbia Road site, but those plans have been scrapped, paving the way for what is being described as a "daytime cafe and pop-up dinner experience featuring local food entrepreneurs." The post mentions that the people behind the proposed eatery are Nyacko Perry and Biplaw Rai, with the latter being behind Shanti in Dorchester, Roslindale, and Cambridge along with Dudley Cafe in Roxbury.

If all goes as planned, Comfort Kitchen could be opening in May of 2020.

The address for the proposed Comfort Kitchen is 611 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125.

[December 23 update: Eater Boston reports that Comfort Kitchen is hoping to open in July or August of 2020, and that it plans to be a cafe by day and a restaurant by night that offers global comfort food; in addition, it will also be a community meeting space and a food incubator partnering with the Dorchester-based Commonwealth Kitchen.]

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Oasis Plans to Open in Dorchester

A new restaurant may be on its way to a section of Boston with relatively few dining options, and it appears to be connected to another spot with the same name.

According to a licensing board hearing page within the city's website, Oasis is planning to open in Dorchester, with the eatery looking to move into a space on Hancock Street in the Upham's Corner/Jones Hill area. The name listed in the hearing notice is Chesterfield Coppin, who is behind Oasis Cafe in Roslindale [ed note--see update below]; based on the offerings there, the proposed spot in Dorchester could be offering Caribbean food, though more will probably be known by next week (the hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17).

The address for the proposed Oasis in Dorchester is 33 Hancock Street.

[July 11 update: Universal Hub tells us that the Roslindale location of Oasis Cafe very recently closed, so this could actually be more of a move.]

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Ka' Carlos May Reopen in Uphams Corner, Dorchester

A Cape Verdean restaurant in Dorchester that closed down this spring might be reopening once again, though it may be only open for brunch until the restaurant can prove that the troubles that plagued it are a thing of the past.

According to The Dorchester Reporter, Ka' Carlos on Hancock Street in the Uphams Corner section of the neighborhood has been allowed to open once again after a vote of approval by area civic associations. A concession for now, however, is that the eatery will close at 5:00 PM for the time being, and there will be no alcohol served and no entertainment.

In August of 2009, Ka' Carlos made regional newspaper headlines for being the site of a double homicide.

If it indeed opens once again, the address for this Cape Verdean restaurant in Uphams Corner will be: Ka' Carlos, 33 Hancock Street, Boston (Dorchester), MA, 02125.

For more information on the possible reopening of Ka' Carlos, please go to the Dorchester Reporter link below.

In compromise, Hancock St. eatery to re-open amid extra scrutiny

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