Windy City Pizza in Dorchester Opening New Location in Quincy

by Marc Hurwitz

A pizzeria in Dorchester is expanding to a second location nearby, and it will offer very late-night dining along with delivery.

According to a source, Windy City Pizza on Gallivan Boulevard is planning to open a new shop on Newport Street in Quincy, with a Patriot Ledger article confirming this, saying that the upcoming eatery will be able to stay open until 3:00 AM while also offering delivery. The new location of Windy City could be opening around the end of the year if all goes as planned.

The original location of Windy City Pizza offers such items as salads, subs, wings, tenders, steak tips and calzones, in addition to pizza.

The address for this new pizzeria in Quincy is: Windy City Pizza, 195 Newport Avenue, Quincy, MA, 02170. The website for the Dorchester shop can be found at https://www.windypizza.com/

[May 7 update: According to a source, Windy City Pizza is now open in Quincy, with a check on the website seeming to confirm this, showing the address and hours for the spot. (The site says that although it is open until 3:00 AM on Fridays and Saturdays, it is open for delivery only after midnight.)]

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Chez Henri's Cuban Sandwiches to Start Being Offered at The Automatic in Cambridge

A legendary sandwich is returning to Cambridge, as the people behind a neighborhood spot now have its recipe.

The Tables section of The Boston Globe mentions that The Automatic will start offering Chez Henri's Cuban sandwiches, with chef Paul O'Connell of that now-closed restaurant sharing the recipe with the Hampshire Street dining and drinking place. The post says that the sandwich will start being offered at The Automatic on July 31 and will be available every night from that point on, while a Boston Magazine article points out that it will be on the late-night menu for now, but it could become a permanent food item on the regular dinner menu as well at some point.

Chez Henri, which had been located on Shepard Street between Porter Square and Harvard Square, closed in late 2013 after nearly 20 years in business. The Automatic opened its doors last November, with Dave Cagle (B-Side Lounge, Green Street, Lone Star Taco Bar, Deep Ellum, Trina's Starlite Lounge, the ONCE Lounge) and Chris Schlesinger (East Coast Grill, Back Eddy, Jake and Earl's Dixie BBQ, The Blue Room) being behind it.

The address for The Automatic is 50 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Its website is at http://www.theautomaticbar.com/

Thanks to The Passionate Foodie for initially bringing this to our attention.

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Ivan Ramen Pop-Up Coming to UNI in Boston's Back Bay

The person behind a pair of restaurants in New York with a cult-like following will soon debut a pop-up version in Boston.

According to a press release, Ivan Orkin will be bringing Ivan Ramen's dishes to UNI within The Eliot Hotel in the Back Bay, starting with an opening event on Monday, March 6 and continuing for late-night service on Friday and Saturday from 10:30 PM to 1:00 AM through the rest of March. Orkin will be offering a mix of ramen and street food items at the pop-up, including Tokyo shio ramen, a wagyu beef katsu sandwich, and triple pork triple garlic mazemen, with the triple pork triple garlic mazemen remaining available on Friday and Saturday nights.

Ivan Ramen is located on Clinton Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side as well as 11th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, while UNI--which is an izakaya run by Ken Oringer and Tony Messina--can be found at 370 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston's Back Bay.

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OpenTable's Picks for Best Late-Night Dining Restaurants Include Three Boston-Area Dining Spots

An online restaurant reservations provider has come out with its Diners' Choice awards for best late-night restaurants in the United States, and three Boston-area eateries are included on the list.

According to MarketWatch, OpenTable's Diners' Choice Awards for the 100 best late-night dining restaurants includes 28 Degrees and Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen, both of which are in the South End, and Lucky's Lounge in the Fort Point neighborhood of the city. The OpenTable list for best late-night restaurants in America comes from over 5 million reviews for more than 15,000 restaurants total.

Last year, OpenTable also included Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen in their list of best late-night dining hotspots.

For a complete list of the late-night dining restaurants chosen by OpenTable's diners, please go to the MarketWatch link below.

OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurants

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Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen Included in OpenTable's Awards for Late Night Dining Hotspots


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Esquire's List of Best Late-Night Food in the U.S.A. Includes Boston's South Street Diner

A popular men's magazine has come out with its top late-night food dishes in the United States, and an item from a Boston diner has made the list.

Grub Street Boston mentions that Esquire has included the pancakes at the South Street Diner among their picks for best late-night food, with the magazine stating that in a city with few late-night options, "South Street defies the city's abstemious ways, serving up-to-the-brim plates of breakfast staples and burgers." The Kneeland Street eatery is one of a few New England spots to make Esquire's list, with the pies at Dysart's Truck Stop in Bangor, ME, the BBQ chicken pizza at Via Via Pizza in Newport, RI, and the hamburgers at Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT, also being mentioned.

For the complete list of late-night dishes picked by Esquire magazine, please go to the link below.

The Best Late-Night Food in the U.S.A.


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Latest Review: Victoria's Diner, Boston

The latest review on the Boston's Hidden Restaurants Web site is for a diner in the Roxbury section of Boston called Victoria's Diner. Located in an industrial area just west of the Southeast Expressway, Victoria's Diner caters to truck drivers and warehouse workers in the immediate area, but also attracts college students, folks from Roxbury and nearby Dorchester, and others who have discovered this surprisingly spacious restaurant. Victoria's is open 24 hours a day from Thursday into Sunday, offering a variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items at reasonable prices. To read more about Victoria's Diner in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, please click on the link above.