Aegean Express May Be Coming to Brookline

A Greek restaurant with locations in Watertown and Framingham may be opening a third spot in a mostly residential section of Brookline.

According to The Brookline TAB and Wicked Local, the Aegean is looking to open a small outlet of their restaurant on Beacon Street where La Nails & Spa used to be (between Washington Square and Cleveland Circle). The article states that if all goes as planned, the new eatery (called the Aegean Express) will have 16 seats and may serve alcohol, depending on whether a liquor license is given to the restaurant. The Brookline Planning Board will be reviewing the restaurant proposal today, with the Zoning Board of Appeals reviewing it early next month.

The Aegean Restaurant, which currently has locations on Arsenal Street in Watertown and Route 30 in Framingham, is a family-friendly dining spot that features a mix of Greek-American and traditional Greek fare. Items on the menus at the two restaurants include chicken egg lemon soup, spinach pie, stuffed grape leaves, grilled octopus, beef souvlaki, lamb kabob, pork chops, and mousaka.

If plans for the restaurant are approved, the address will be: Aegean Express, 1784 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA, 02445.

For more information on the possible opening of the Aegean Express in Brookline, please go to the Brookline TAB/Wicked Local link below.

Aegean Restaurant operators eye new location on Brookline’s Beacon Street

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Results of Twitter Coffee Poll

Our latest Twitter poll is now complete, with this poll focusing on the best coffee in the Boston area. Our previous polls have included a meatball poll (Comella's in various locations around the Boston area won), a sushi poll (Douzo in the Back Bay), a cupcake poll (Sweet Cupcakes in the Back Bay and Harvard Square), a steak and cheese poll (Carl's in Waltham), an ice cream poll (Richardson's in Middleton), a roast beef poll (Nick's Famous Roast Beef in Beverly), a chicken wing poll (Buff's Pub in Newton), a macaroni and cheese poll (Fat Cat in Quincy), a fried clam poll (JT Farnham's in Essex), an onion ring poll (Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage in Cambridge), a hot dog poll (Spike's Junkyard Dogs), a pizza poll (Santarpio's in East Boston), a burger poll (Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage), and a lobster roll poll (Neptune Oysters in the North End). Below are the winners of the Twitter coffee poll:

1) Boston Common Coffee, Boston (8%)
2) Blue State Coffee, Boston (5%)
2) Caffe Vittoria, North End (5%)
2) Dunkin' Donuts, various locations (5%)
2) L'Aroma Cafe, Back Bay (5%)

A number of other spots were picked in the Twitter coffee poll, including Appleton Bakery Cafe (South End), Athan's Bakery (Brookline), Berkeley Perk Cafe (South End), Bloc 11 Cafe (Somerville), Bohemian Coffeehouse (Melrose), Buttery Cafe (South End), Cafe Arpeggio (South Boston), Cafe Pamplona (Cambridge), Cafe Verde (Lawrence), Coffee Break Cafe (Quincy and Braintree), Crema Cafe (Cambridge), Delux Cafe (South End), Espresso Royale Caffe (Boston), Flat Black Coffee Company (Boston and Dorchester), Hi-Rise Bread Company (Cambridge), In House Cafe (Allston), The Java Room (Chelmsford), Karma Coffee (Sudbury), Kookoo Cafe (Brookline), LA Burdick Chocolate (Cambridge), Lambert's Marketplace (Boston), Marylou's Coffee (Quincy), McKenna's Cafe (Dorchester), Olga's Cafe (Boston), Peet's Coffee & Tea (various locations), Simon's Coffee Shop (Cambridge), and Sofra (Cambridge).

Thanks to everyone who has voted in our Twitter polls. We will start another poll a bit later this month, so keep checking back on our Twitter page at http://twitter.com/hiddenboston.

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Chaloos Restaurant Opens in South Easton

A new restaurant has just opened south of Boston, and it joins a handful of Persian dining spots that call the Greater Boston area their home.

Based on their website, Chaloos is now open on Washington Street (Routes 138 and 123) in South Easton, a short distance west of Route 24. The eatery appears to feature kabobs, but also serves Persian rice dishes, stews, wraps, and wood-oven pizzas, as well as appetizers such as grape leaves and falafel, and desserts such as faludeh (frozen rice noodles with rose water) and rollet (rolled cake filled with cream).

Chaloos is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

The address for this new Persian restaurant in Easton is: Chaloos, 574 Washington Street, South Easton, MA 02375. The phone number is (508) 230-1888. And the website can be found at: http://www.chaloosrestaurant.com/

Thanks to a poster on the Chowhound site for bringing this to our attention.

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Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse Opening in Braintree

A little more than a month after the announcement that a new Japanese restaurant is on its way to Braintree, it now appears that another Japanese dining spot will be opening in this southern suburb of Boston as well.

According to The Braintree Forum and Wicked Local, Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse has received licenses that will allow them to open at the South Shore Plaza. (Ed note: The name mentioned in the article--Kobe Japanese Steakhouse-was apparently either changed or incorrect.) The eatery will move into the space where Rock Bottom had been until closing in the winter of 2009.

The article mentions that Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse is planning to open sometime in February of 2011. [March 14, 2011 update: According to posters on Chowhound and Yelp, Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse is now open.]

The address for this new restaurant in Braintree is: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse, 250 Granite Street, Braintree, MA, 02184.

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Voltage Coffee and Art Opening in Kendall Square, Cambridge

A new coffeehouse is opening this week in the Kendall Square section of Cambridge, and the shop will also be selling artwork as well.

According to their Twitter page, Voltage Coffee & Art is having a soft opening on Wednesday, November 3 on Third Street (at the Binney Street intersection), bringing to the area a place to get espresso, cappuccino, lattes, chai, tea, and Italian soda, as well as sandwiches, toast, and chocolates. Some of the lattes being offered at Voltage Coffee & Art include lime peel and agave, molasses and lemon zest, homemade caramel and salt, and vanilla with burnt sugar.

Voltage Coffee started out in the fall of 2008 as a Jamaica Plain-based mobile catering service, doing a variety of events throughout the Greater Boston area. It appears that the mobile operation will remain in operation, according to the Barismo website.

The address for this new coffeehouse in Kendall Square will be: Voltage Coffee & Art, 295 Third Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142. The website can be found at: http://voltagecoffee.com/

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Pie in the Sky Cocktail Challenge Coming to Game On! Fenway, November 8

A charity event featuring bartenders in the Boston area is coming to a sports bar and entertainment spot in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.

According to Blast Magazine, Game On! on Lansdowne Street will be hosting the Pie in the Sky Cocktail Challenge on Monday, November 8 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The event centers around bartenders creating drinks that are inspired by pies. People attending the event will get to vote on the winning cocktail.

Tickets to the event cost $20 in advance ($25 at the door), with all proceeds going to Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based non-profit program that provides services to Massachusetts residents living with chronic and critical illnesses.

Two months ago, Game On! had held another charity event, with that one featuring chefs from the Boston area who participated in the King of the Wing competition.

For more information on the Pie in the Sky Cocktail Challenge, please go to the Game On! Fenway and Community Servings websites at http://gameonboston.com/ and http://www.servings.org/index.cfm

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