Kao BBQ Is Opening in Allston

A new dining spot is on its way to Allston, and it looks like the place will offer meat on a stick.

According to a licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website, Kao BBQ is planning to open on Harvard Avenue, with the notice saying that the place having a seating capacity of 60. A Seamless page for the eatery shows a menu that includes Chinese BBQ skewers along with a variety of appetizers and hot dishes, with lamb skewers, Taiwan sausage, quail, tripe, beef in sour soup, dried tofu with chili peppers, and more being offered.

The address for Kao BBQ is 83 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. Its website can be found at https://www.kaobbqma.com/

[July 8 update: According to its website, Kao BBQ is now open.]

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Friendship BBQ Replaces Jo Jo Taipei in Allston

A barbecue spot in Boston's Chinatown that features skewers of meat has opened a second location, and this one replaces a Taiwanese restaurant in Allston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Friendship BBQ is now open in the former Jo Jo Taipei space on Brighton Avenue, joining its original location on Harrison Avenue. Based on the menu at the Chinatown outlet, the new location likely offers a variety of skewers and it may also serve such items as grilled fish, seafood boils, rice noodles, tripe, grilled quail, and more.

Jo Jo Taipei first opened its doors back in 2008.

The address for the new location of Friendship BBQ in Allston (and the old Jo Jo Taipei) is 103 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. The website for the Chinatown location of Friendship BBQ can be found at https://friendshipbbqboston.com/

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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WOW Barbecue Food Truck Is Opening a Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant in Malden

[Ed note: This article was updated on May 8 and May 20 to reflect new information given, including a possible address and an opening date.]

The trend toward food truck owners opening brick-and-mortar restaurants appears to show no sign of letting up, as a relatively new truck that focuses on BBQ may be the latest to make the move.

Eater Boston is reporting (via a Facebook post from the truck) that WOW Barbecue is looking to open a permanent restaurant, with the post from the Facebook page saying that "we [have] already grown up from a little poor [dining] car to a luxury [dining] car and our own restaurant is going to open in next months with lots of new different kind[s] of traditional delicious Chinese food." It is not yet known where the brick-and-mortar spot might be located; as soon as we find out, we will post an update here.

[May 8 update: It looks more and more likely that the brick-and-mortar location of WOW Barbecue will open in Malden, with a Chowhound poster and a Boston Herald article both seeming to confirm what an earlier Eater Boston post had mentioned. The EB article says that the address is apparently 184 Salem Street, which is where CitySide Bar & Grille had been.]

[May 20 update: According to a message from @DuffyMalden, the grand opening for the brick-and-mortar location of WOW Barbecue is June 2.]

WOW Barbecue debuted last summer, with such items as lamb, sausage, and shrimp skewers offered. The truck can be found in Chinatown and by Northeastern University.

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