KChickin Has Opened in Boston's Fenway Neighborhood

A new Asian fusion spot has debuted in the Fenway.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page,  KChickin is now open on Peterborough Street, moving into the space that had been home to Sushi Kappo. The website for the new eatery indicates that it combines "the bold flavors of Korean cuisine with the delicate artistry of Japanese cooking," with its menu including such options as wings, boneless tenders, sushi, gyoza, bulgogi, kimchi tofu soup, yaki udon, and more.

The address for KChickin is 86 Peterborough Street, Boston, MA, 02215. Its website can be found at https://www.kchickin.com/

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Wicked Wings Opens in Billerica

A new spot for wings has come to the northern suburbs of Boston, though it also features a regional food typically found south of the city.

According to a source, Wicked Wings is now open in Billerica, moving into a space on Boston Road in the Pinehurst section of town. The menu for the place includes wings, boneless tenders, and chicken sandwiches, while also serving South Shore-style bar pizza with toppings such as linguica, hot honey, sausage, pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, and more.

The address for Wicked Wings in Billerica is 816 Boston Road, Billerica, MA, 01821. Its website can be found at https://wickedgoodwingsboston.com/

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Pizzing's in Holbrook Has Closed

What once was a trio of South Shore spots featuring pizza and wings appears to be down to only one location.

A check on the place this week indicated that Pizzing's in Holbrook is no longer in business, as the Franklin Street spot was locked up and dark during business hours, while a source in the local area mentions that it has indeed closed. It is not known why the location shut down nor is it known what might take over the space, so keep checking back for updates.

The Holbrook location of Pizzing's was its newest outlet, as it joined locations in Abington and Marshfield in 2019; the Marshfield outlet is now shuttered as well.

The address for the now-closed location of Pizzing's in Holbrook is 134 S Franklin Street (Route 37), Holbrook, MA, 02343. The website for Abington location can be found at https://pizzingspizza.com/

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Angela's Coal Fired Pizza in Saugus Closes Its Doors

A popular North Shore spot for pizza and wings cooked in coal-fired ovens is shutting down.

A call placed to the restaurant indicates that Angela's Coal Fired Pizza in Saugus closes permanently at the end of business hours today, confirming what multiple sources have been saying over the past few weeks about the Route 1 spot. Angela's first opened in 2007, offering both traditional and Sicilian-style pizza along with wings, wraps, salads, and beer, wine, and cider.

Another location of Angela's Coal Fired Pizza had been in Tyngsboro, but it shuttered in 2017.

The address for Angela's Coal Fired Pizza in Saugus is 890 Broadway (Route 1), Saugus, MA, 01906.

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Johnnie's Pizza and Wings Is Reborn at Watermills in Watertown

 A dining spot that had once resided in Newton has emerged in a new location in a neighboring community.

According to a source, Johnnie's Pizza and Wings is now open at Watermills, a residential complex along the Charles River in Watertown, with a Facebook post from the place hinting that this is the same eatery that had formerly been known as Johnnie's Pizza and Smokehouse and was located on Watertown Street in Nonantum until closing approximately two and a half years ago. The menu for the new location includes pizza, wings, salads, calzones, sandwiches, pasta dishes, grill items, and more.

The address for Johnnie's Pizza and Wings is 330 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA, 02472.

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Buff's Pub in Newton Corner Has Closed for Now; Will Reopen Soon

One of the best-known places for wings in the Greater Boston area has closed for the time being.

According to a source, Buff's Pub in Newton Corner is shuttered, with the website for the Washington Street spot saying that "For the safety of our staff and customers, Buffs will be closed until further notice." The note goes on to tell customers to check back for updates, though it is not yet known why the place has closed or for approximately how long.

Buff's Pub is considered by some to have the best wings in the region and is often compared to Wendell's Pub, a legendary watering hole and wing spot in Norton.

The address for Buff's Pub is 317 Washington Street, Newton, MA, 02458. Its website can be found at http://www.buffspub.com/

[January 19 update: A tweet from Dave of Buff's Pub mentions that the place closed because of a couple of people testing positive for Covid; he says that they will be doing cleaning and testing and if all goes well, they could be reopening in the next day or two.]

[January 22 update: A Facebook post from the place indicates that Buff's Pub will reopen Saturday and Sunday for takeout/online orders.]

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Cafe Podima in Boston's Beacon Hill Has Been Replaced by Wingz And Tingz

A Beacon Hill eatery known in part for its sandwiches and pizza has closed down, and a dining spot that features wings has taken over its space.

According to Pravin Pant, who is a member of the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Cafe Podima on Cambridge Street is no longer in operation, and a location of Wingz And Tingz is now open within the space. Based on the menu at its outlet in the Grove Hall section of Boston, expect to see wings with a wide variety of sweet, spicy, and dry rub options, along with tenders, plantains, sweet potato fries, and more. (The website for the business confirms that the Beacon Hill location is now open and that another location is on its way to Bridgeport, CT, while Irie Jamaican Style Restaurant in Dorchester appears to have an ownership connection as well.)

Cafe Podima had been in business for approximately 20 years.

The address for the new location of Wingz And Tingz (and the now-closed Cafe Podima) is 168 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for Wingz And Tingz can be found at https://www.wingzandtingz.com/

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Applebee's Chain Delivering Food to Customers Under the Name "Neighborhood Wings"

A restaurant chain is using food delivery apps to sell meals to customers as so many other dining spots are during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are doing it under a different name.

According to an article from Today, Applebee's is selling food items using the name "Neighborhood Wings," with a check online indicating that Neighborhood Wings indeed comes up in food searches with two addresses shown being the same addresses as the Applebee's in North Quincy and Boston's South Bay. The Today article displays customers' posts about this on Twitter, including one saying "The Applebees in my town changed their name to Neighborhood Wings" and a second person saying  "Ok @Grubhub why is there a restaurant called 'Neighborhood Wings' on your platform with the same address as @Applebees ?" Scott Gladstone, who is vice president of strategy and development for Applebee's, explains that "We launched Neighborhood Wings by Applebee's on GrubHub to make it even easier for guests to get their wings fix and to give us the opportunity to test out new items made for wing lovers that aren't on our main menu....As we continue to learn from this brand extension, we will be introducing additional innovation to meet our guests' demands."

The article from Today mentions that the Chuck E. Cheese chain is also doing something similar with their food delivery, setting up a new brand called Pasqually's Pizza & Wings.

Thanks to Karyn Regal of WBZ Radio for initially bringing this to our attention.

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Pizzing's Pizza & Wings Is Opening in Holbrook

It looks like a pair of South Shore spots featuring pizza and wings will be joined by a third location south of Boston.

According to a couple of sources, Pizzing's Pizza & Wings is planning to open in Holbrook, with the upcoming eatery moving into a space on S Franklin Street that had been home to Maria's Pizzeria. Based on its other two locations in Abington and Marshfield, expect to see pizza, calzones, wings, sandwiches, pasta dishes, and more at the new spot.

The address for the Holbrook location of Pizzing's Pizza & Wings is 134 S Franklin Street (Route 37), Holbrook, MA, 02343. The website for the locations in Abington and Marshfield can be found at http://www.pizzingspizza.com/

[August 27 update: According to a source, Pizzing's Pizza & Wings is now open in Holbrook, with a Facebook post from the place confirming that it had a grand opening yesterday.]

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Bonchon Is Now Open on Moody Street in Waltham

by Marc Hurwitz

Back in 2016, we reported that a group of Korean fried chicken franchises was going to open a new location on a well-known "restaurant row," and now we have learned that the place is finally open.

According to a post from Eater Boston, Bonchon is now open in Waltham, joining other locations in Allston, Cambridge's Harvard Square, Salem, and Lowell. As with the other outlets, the new location offers fried wings, drumsticks, strips, and combos with sauce choices including hot sauce, soy sauce, and half-and-half, while also serving Korean items such as kimchi, bulgogi, and bi bim bap.

The address for this new dining spot in Waltham is: Bonchon, 329 Moody Street, Waltham, MA, 02453. The website for Bonchoncan be found at https://bonchon.com/

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Bonchon Plans to Open on Moody Street in Waltham

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Wings Over Brookline Has Closed

by Marc Hurwitz

A small chain of wing places that got its start in Massachusetts has closed one of its Boston-area locations.

According to a Facebook post from Boston-based editor and DJ Michael Marotta, Wings Over Brookline is no longer in operation, with the place saying that the closure was "due to circumstances outside of our control." The chain refers customers to its Boston and Somerville locations, while other outlets in the region include shops in Framingham, Lowell, and Worcester.

Wings Over, which first started out in Amherst in 1999, features regular and boneless wings with a variety of sauce options.

The address for the now-closed Wings Over Brookline was 477 Harvard Sreet, Brookline, MA 02446. The website for the chain can be found at http://wingsover.com/

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Caffe Nero and Wingstop to Open in Same Building in South Boston

A London-based chain of coffee shops and a Texas-based chicken wing chain are looking to open new locations in South Boston, and they will apparently be housed in the same building.

Eater Boston is reporting (via @draftgods) that Caffe Nero and Wingstop are both planning on opening at 416 W. Broadway, which is at the corner of F Street one block west of the Dorchester Street intersection. Caffe Nero currently has nine locations in the Greater Boston area (including a nearby location in Fort Point), while Wingstop has two locations in East Boston and Medford.

It is not yet known when the South Boston location of Wingstop might open, but Eater says that Caffe Nero could possibly debut in mid- to late spring in 2017.

The website for Caffe Nero can be found at http://www.caffenero.com/ while the website for http://www.wingstop.com/ is at http://www.wingstop.com/

[June 10, 2017 update: The new location of Caffe Nero could be one step closer to opening by this coming week, as the Boston Licensing Board will look into its request for a common victualler license on Wednesday, June 14. (The status of Wingstop is still not known.)]

[August 9, 2017 update: According to a tweet, Caffe Nero soft-opened in South Boston today, with the place being open from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM and serving free coffee to its customers.]

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Bonchon Plans to Open on Moody Street in Waltham

A group of Korean fried chicken franchises with four locations in Eastern Massachusetts is opening a fifth spot, and this one will be on a well-known "restaurant row."

According to a post on the Bring Retail to Waltham Facebook group page, Bonchon is planning to open on Moody Street in Waltham, with @brandnewwatch telling us that the new eatery will be moving into the space where J & N Joke Shop had been. Once it opens, the new location of Bonchon will join shops in Allston, Cambridge's Harvard Square, Salem, and Lowell, along with a number of others across the country and in other parts of the world.

Bonchon offers fried wings, drumsticks, strips, and combos, with sauce choices including hot sauce, soy sauce, and half-and-half; it also serves Korean items such as kimchi, bulgogi, and bi bim bap.

The address for this upcoming dining spot in Waltham is: Bonchon, 329 Moody Street, Waltham, MA, 02453. The website for Bonchon is at: http://www.bonchon.com/

[July 24, 2017 update: Plans for Bonchon to open in Waltham are still on, and the Waltham News Tribune says that it is now going through the permit and construction process, though no opening date has been given as of yet.]

[April 5, 2019 update: According to a source (Ryan O'Shea), Bonchon in Waltham finally had a soft opening this week, with a Facebook post from the place seeming to confirm this. A Reddit post mentions that the grand opening will apparently be taking place in approximately a month, so stay tuned for more updates.]

[May 2, 2019 update: Eater Boston confirms what sources have told us, that Bonchon is now open in Waltham.]

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Wingstop Opening Locations in Medford and East Boston

Nearly eight years after first reporting about it, a Texas-based chicken wing chain will finally be bringing its first locations to the Boston area.

An email sent today indicates that Wingstop plans to open shops in Medford and East Boston, with the former opening this Wednesday at the Fellsway Plaza and the latter coming this fall to Central Square. Based on the other locations of the chain, expect to see wings, boneless wings, and chicken tenders with a wide variety of sauces offered.

Back in late 2008, we had mentioned that Wingstop--which is headquartered in Dallas--had signed franchise agreements to open a couple of locations in the Boston area. Currently, the only three shops in New England can be found in Hartford, Storrs, and Vernon, CT.

The website for Wingstop is at http://www.wingstop.com/

[November 15 update: A Twitter post sent from the place indicates that the East Boston location of Wingstop will open on Wednesday, November 16, making this the second shop to open in the local area (the other opening in Medford over the summer, as mentioned above).]

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Wingstop to Open Two Locations in Boston

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Native Grill and Wings to Come to Boston

A small chain of restaurants known for its Buffalo wings--and with a connection to the city where it all started--is on its way to the local area.

According to an article in the Phoenix Business Journal, Native Grill & Wings is planning to expand to Boston, confirming what an earlier article in Nation's Restaurant News says about a regional area development agreement being set up in New England for them. It is not known exactly when the chain will debut in the area (or how many may open around Boston), with the Business Journal simply saying that eight franchised locations will come to cities such as Boston, Boise, Dallas, Tulsa, Tucson, and Yuma over the next several years.

According to its website, Buffalo natives Floyd and Judy Anderson moved to Arizona in the late 1970s and opened a place called Native New Yorker, which initially specialized in pizza but changed its focus to wings. In 2014, the restaurant changed its name to Native Grill & Wings and today has locations in Arizona, Montana, South Dakota, and Texas. (Niagara Frontier Publications states that the Andersons were inducted into the Buffalo Wing Hall of Fame in 2014.)

The website for Native Grill & Wings can be found at https://nativegrillandwings.com/

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BonChon Is Opening in Salem

A group of Korean fried chicken franchises with three locations in the Boston area and Eastern Massachusetts is going to be opening a fourth, with this one coming to the North Shore.

According to a Twitter post from over the weekend, BonChon is planning to open in Salem, with a check on their website confirming that it is indeed on its way. Based on its other locations, the new shop on Essex Street will have fried wings, drumsticks, strips, and combos, with soy sauce, hot sauce, and half-and-half being the sauce choices offered. (Other Korean options are also available, including bulgogi, kimchi, and bibim bap.)

BonChon was once recognized by CNN's Eatocracy blog as being one of the best places in the entire country for wings.

Once it opens, the Salem location of BonChon will join other locations in Allston, Cambridge's Harvard Square, and Lowell, along with a number of others across the United States and in other parts of the world.

[November 30 update: Eater Boston mentions that BonChon has soft-opened, with a Facebook page from the restaurant indicating that it has a limited menu and hours from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM for lunch and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM for dinner; it looks like an official opening with a full menu and regular hours is coming very soon, and that the menu could actually be expanded today.]

The address for this new Asian spot in Salem is: BonChon, 299 Essex Street, Salem, MA, 01970. The website for BonChon can be found at: http://www.bonchon.com/

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