P&D Indian Street Food Opens in Quincy's Wollaston Neighborhood

A brand new Indian dining spot has opened in Quincy, and it appears to have taken over part of the space that an adjacent Chinese restaurant once had.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, P&D Indian Street Food is now open in the city's Wollaston neighborhood, with the poster saying that "Great Chow reduced its footprint and it appears this took up the space they gave up." The Instagram page for the eatery shows such Indian fast food/street food items as samosa pav, panipuri, bhelpuri, vada pav, and dabeli.

The address for P&D Indian Street Food in the Wollaston section of Quincy is 17 Beale Street, Quincy, MA, 02170. Its Instagram page can be found at https://www.instagram.com/pndquincy/

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b.good to Open in Woburn

A local chain of restaurants that features "real" fast food continues its expansion into the suburbs, with a new location on its way to a community north of Boston that is becoming a red-hot place for dining.

The Boston Business Journal is reporting that b.good is planning to open a new shop in Woburn, moving into a space in Cummings Park that is just south of where Washington Street and Route 128 intersect. If all goes as planned, expect to see the new location of the chain to open sometime in the early summer.

b.good first started out in 2004 and now has 33 locations in the Greater Boston area, elsewhere in Massachusetts, and in a handful of other states along with Canada. A few locations found locally include shops in Boston, Bedford, Burlington, Cambridge, Dedham, Hingham, and Newton.

The address for this upcoming dining spot in Woburn is: b.good, 4 Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, 01801. The website for the chain can be found at http://www.bgood.com/

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Sweetgreen to Open at Chestnut Hill Square

A chain of "farm-to-table" fast food places continues its expansion plans through the Boston area, with another location coming to a new mixed-used development west of the city.

Eater Boston is reporting that Sweetgreen is planning to open at Chestnut Hill Square, an open air retail, office, and residential center that is located on the eastbound side of Route 9 near the Newton/Brookline border. Once it opens, it will join an existing location on Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay as well as an new location on Congress Street in the city's Fort Point neighborhood. Expect to see such items as salads, wraps, juices, and frozen yogurt at the new Sweetgreen, which is based on Washington, DC.

[May 22, 2014 update: A new article from Eater Boston mentions that Sweetgreen plans to open at Chestnut Hill Square next Wednesday (May 28).]

The website for Sweetgreen can be found at http://sweetgreen.com/

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Sweetgreen Is Opening in Boston's Fort Point Neighborhood

[Ed note: This article was updated on December 10 to reflect confirmation of the restaurant coming to Fort Point, as well as a slight adjustment in its address.]

A chain of "farm-to-table" fast food places that opened its first Boston location over the summer is now looking to open another shop, with this one being in one of the hottest neighborhoods for dining in the city.

The Boston Hospitality and Tourism Industry Blog is reporting (via @FortPointer) that Sweetgreen could be coming to the Fort Point area, possibly opening at the new Marriott Residence Inn on Congress Street. A public hearing PDF page from the City of Boston confirms this, mentioning that a design review hearing for installment of signage, canopies, and louvers in the window openings will be taken up next week.

[December 10 update: Eater Boston mentions that Sweetgreen is indeed going to be opening in Fort Point, though the address is going to be 372 Congress Street, not 370 Congress Street as had been originally thought. This puts it next to the Marriott, not inside the hotel.]

[March 31 update: A new article from Eater Boston states that Sweetgreen will have a soft opening for its new store in Fort Point this Wednesday (April 2), with its official opening being Thursday. (The soft opening will be "pay what you want," with all proceeds going to the Mass. Farmers Markets.)]

The Washington, DC-based Sweetgreen, which first started out in 2007, offers salads, wraps, juices, and frozen yogurt, using locally-sourced and organic ingredients for its food and drink items. The chain opened its first location locally on Boylston Street in the Back Bay in June, and also has locations in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

The address for this new eatery is: Sweetgreen, 372 Congress Street, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for the chain is at http://www.sweetgreen.com/

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McDonald's in Somerville's Davis Square Has Closed

The world's largest hamburger chain has closed a very well-known location in the Boston area.

According to a poster on the Twitter site as well as folks on a Davis Square LiveJournal thread, the McDonald's on Elm Street in the heart of the square has shuttered, with one person on the thread saying that its lease was apparently up (this has not been confirmed as of yet). Another person on the thread mentions that the fast-food spot may have closed on Thursday and was quickly "dismantled." It is not known what might replace McDonald's at this point.

The address for this now-closed fast-food joint in Davis Square was: McDonald's, 243 Elm Street, Somerville, MA, 02144. The website for the chain can be found at http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html

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Wendy's New Upscale Concept Has Come to Franklin and Marlborough

A fast-food joint that is known for its burgers has brought a new "upscale" concept to two communities along the Route 495 belt west of Boston.

The Boston Globe is reporting that a new version of Wendy's is now open in Franklin and an existing Wendy's in Marlborough has been changed over to the new format, with each restaurant including a fireplace, flat-screen TVs, WiFi, and a menu that goes well beyond the standard burgers and fries for which the chain is known. The article mentions that the new concept is part of Wendy's "A Cut Above" brand position that aims to differentiate the chain from other fast-food burger spots.

A couple of the items included on the menu at the Wendy's locations in Franklin and Marlborough include a berry almond chicken salad and a spicy guacamole chicken club sandwich, according to the Globe.

The article mentions that a press release shows there only being 10 such Wendy’s restaurants in the entire country that currently have this new concept.

Thanks to the Boston Business Journal for bringing this to our attention.


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UFood Grill To Give Free Meals to Veterans on November 11

The group behind several fast-casual restaurants in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas is going to be doing something special on Veterans Day at two of its Boston locations.

According to Marketwire, UFood Restaurant Group Inc. will be offering free meals to all veterans on Friday, November 11 (Veterans Day) at its UFood Grill locations on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing and on Brookline Avenue in the Fenway section of the city. All veterans need to do is to show their military ID and they will be eating for free at these two locations.

UFood is currently expanding into the military channel, with new locations coming to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and, eventually, at U.S. military installations around the world.

UFood Grill, which was used to be known as Know Fat Lifestyle Grille, offers such items as soups, salads, rice bowls, wraps, burritos, burgers, panini, and pizza. In addition to its Downtown Crossing and Fenway locations, it also has two outlets at Logan Airport as well as one in Watertown. Its website can be found at http://www.ufoodgrill.com/

For more information on this story, please go to the Marketwire link below.

As UFood Grill Prepares to Expand Into the Military Channel, the Company's Boston Restaurants Mark Veterans Day With Free Meals for Veterans at Local Restaurants

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b.good Is Opening in Burlington

A local chain of restaurants that features "real" fast food is going to be opening its 8th location in the Boston area.

According to both Linear Retail Properties and the restaurant's website, b.good is planning to open a new outlet on Mall Road in Burlington. The new restaurant, which will be located at the Burlington Marketplace (across from the Burlington Mall), may be opening by the end of the summer according to the b.good site, while Linear Retail states that it will be coming soon.

[October 28 update: According to their Twitter page, the new b.good in Burlington is planning to open today.]

b.good, which first started out in Boston's Back Bay in 2003, features such items as house-ground hamburgers, turkey burgers, veggie burgers, chicken sandwiches, handcut fries, and all-natural shakes. Locations of the chain can be found in downtown Boston, the Back Bay (3 locations), Cambridge's Harvard Square, Legacy Place in Dedham, and the Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham. The website for b.good is at http://www.bgood.com/

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Uno Due Go Opens in Boston's Downtown Crossing

A Boston-based chain of restaurants that feature deep-dish pizza is going to be opening one of its new fast-casual pizza spots in Downtown Crossing.

According to Adam's Hospitality and Tourism Industry Blog, Uno Due Go plans to open at the corner of Arch Street and Summer Street, bringing to downtown Boston a place to get deep-dish pizza and thin-crust pies as well as soups, salads, panini, and more. The article indicates that the new eatery, which is currently under construction, is the first of its kind in the area, with other locations at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Cleveland State University, and the University of Wisconsin.

Uno Restaurant Holdings filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the winter of 2010, emerging from it about six months later. Several Uno locations have closed in and around the Boston area over the past year and a half, including ones in Allston and Cambridge's Porter Square.

[October 24 update: According to a couple of posters on Twitter as well as the restaurant's Facebook page, Uno Due Go is now open.]

The address for the new Uno Due Go in Downtown Crossing is: Uno Due Go, 52 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02111. The website for Uno is http://www.unos.com/

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YO! Sushi May Be Coming to Boston

It looks like a London-based quick-food sushi place has its sights set on Boston.

An email sent to us by Sanderson & Associates indicates that Yo! Sushi may be making its way to the area, as it is currently looking at potential sites for the restaurant chain. Currently, there are no locations of Yo! Sushi in the United States, which is mostly in the United Kingdom (other locations can be found in Ireland, the Middle East and Russia).

Yo! Sushi, which started out in London in 1997, offers a unique dining experience, namely the use of a slow-moving conveyor belt to deliver sushi to diners. In addition to sushi, their menu includes soups, classic Japanese meals (such as gyoza, katsu, tempura, and korroke), and rice and noodle dishes.

The website for the Yo! Sushi chain can be found at: http://www.yosushi.com/

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Five Guys Wins Best Burger Category in Zagat Fast Food Survey

Zagat has just announced the results of its fast food survey, and a chain with an increasing presence in the Boston area came out on top in the "best burger" category.

According to a press release on the survey, Virginia-based Five Guys beat out such chains as In-N-Out Burger and Wendy's, and also came in third place for best French fries. (Wendy's won in the overall "top food" category.) The survey, which included nearly 100 major fast food chains and just under 40 full service chains, was based on the votes of more than 6,500 diners who made their picks via the Zagat site.

As recently as three years ago, Five Guys had no locations in the Boston area, but today the burger chain has a number of restaurants around the region, including spots in Dedham, Foxborough, Gloucester, Marlborough, Natick, Randolph, Swampscott, and Walpole, and another location soon coming to Framingham.

For more on the Zagat fast food survey, please go to the link below.

http://www.zagat.com/About/Index.aspx?menu=PR191

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Zaps in Allston Has Apparently Closed

It looks like a quick-food dining spot in Allston that featured Polish sandwiches has closed its doors.

According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Zaps on Brighton Avenue has had a "Closed for Renovations" sign up for awhile. A check on the restaurant's website shows that it no longer exists, and a call placed to the spot indicated that their phone has been disconnected.

Zaps first opened about a year ago, focusing on cheap eats for the college crowds that populate this Boston neighborhood. The menu included "zaps," or Polish-style open-faced sandwiches, as well as some panini options.

The address for this sandwich shop in Allston was: Zaps, 141 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134.

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Let's Go Burrito Opening in Cummings Park, Woburn

A new quick-food Mexican restaurant is coming to the northern suburbs of Boston, and the folks behind it also run two other restaurants in the area. According to The Woburn Advocate, Wicked Local, and notes from a City Council meeting on the City of Woburn website, Let's Go Burrito is going to be opening at Cummings Park near Routes 128 and 93 in the northern part of Woburn.

Let's Go Burrito will be moving into the space where Lo Fat Know Fat used to be until closing back in 2008, though it looks like the new restaurant may take up only half of the space of the now-closed eatery, according to the City Council notes. The notes also mention that Let's Go Burrito will be a fast food-take out place that focuses on burritos and salads. According to the Woburn Advocate/Wicked Local article, the restaurant will be open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner, with hours being from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

The two people who are opening Let's Go Burrito also own Ixtapa Cantina Mexican Restaurant in Woburn and Lunenberg, according to the City Council notes.

The newspaper article indicates that Let's Go Burrito is hoping to open in February; we will post an update on a specific opening date as soon as we find out. [March 5 update: Let's Go Burrito is now open.]

The address for this new Mexican dining spot coming to Woburn is: Let's Go Burrito, 340 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, 01801. Their phone number is (339) 298-2071. And their website is at: http://www.letsgoburrito.net/

The link to the Woburn Advocate/Wicked Local article can be found below.

Mexican restaurant opening soon

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Zaps Opens in Allston

A fast-food restaurant with a Polish bent is now open in the Allston section of Boston. Zaps recently opened its doors on Brighton Avenue in the heart of the neighborhood, serving inexpensive food to what will likely be a big college contingent. The menu includes "zaps," or Polish-style open-faced sandwiches, and paninis. Some of the zaps featured are a traditional (mushroom and cheese), as well as an Italian, Greek, Caprese, and Hawaiian. Paninis offered include a tuna melt, Capri, and ham.

Hours for Zaps are 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM (Monday to Thursday), 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM (Friday and Saturday), and 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM (Sunday).

The address for this new cheap eats spot in Allston is: Zaps, 141 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. The phone number is (617) 254-9277. And the Web site is at: http://www.zapsboston.com/

Thanks to one of our followers on the Twitter site for pointing out that Zaps is now open.

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