Vinh-Sun in Boston's Chinatown Neighborhood Has Closed

It looks like a BBQ restaurant in the Chinatown section of Boston has been forced to close its doors.

According to a Twitter post from local food/drinks writer MC Slim JB, Vinh-Sun on Beach Street is shuttered, having apparently been closed by a sheriff. A few posters on the Chowhound site (including MC) mentioned its closing this week, with one stating that there are signs out front saying it may have been seized by the "Municipality of Boston." It is not yet known why the dining spot had to close and we have yet to confirm that this is definitely a permanent closure, so keep checking back for updates.

Vinh-Sun has been known in part for its Cantonese-style roasted meat dishes, with its menu including such items as roast duck and pork on rice, frog with garlic and butter, pork chops with bitter melon, crispy fried chicken, sea conch with yellow chive, and roast pork lo mein.

The address for this now-closed restaurant in Chinatown was: Vinh-Sun, 58 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111.

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Boston Burger Company to Debut a Food Truck

A pair of burger restaurants that is planning to open a third location will soon be joined by a food truck as well.

The Boston Globe is reporting that Boston Burger Company is going to debut a truck in the next few weeks, with a total of seven burger options available (including the mac attack and the hot mess). The truck is part of an expansion from the restaurant that also includes a planned location (of the brick-and-mortar variety) on Mass. Ave. in Cambridge between Harvard Square and Central Square.

It is not yet known where the food truck from Boston Burger Company will be setting up, though Kara from the Globe tells us it will be within the Boston city limits; as soon as we find out more, we will post an update here.

The website for Boston Burger Company can be found at http://www.bostonburgerco.com/

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Kung Fu Tea to Open Locations in Chinatown, Somerville, and Malden

A group of Asian tea shops that has opened a couple of locations in Boston is continuing its expansion in the area.

According to its website, Kung Fu Tea is planning to open shops on Kneeland Street in Chinatown, Elm Street in Somerville's Davis Square, and Pleasant Street in Malden. Once they open, the three stores will join existing locations on Mass. Ave. by the Symphony T Station and Harvard Avenue in Allston, along with a number of shops in the New York City area as well as a handful in other parts of the country.

[June 5 update: Eater Boston mentions that the Malden location of Kung Fu Tea is having its grand opening today through Sunday, with a buy-one-get-one-free deal on some of their items.]

[October 3 update: A new post from Eater Boston states that Kung Fu Tea opens in Somerville's Davis Square this weekend.]

Based on the menu at the other locations, the new Kung Fu Tea shops in Chinatown, Somerville, and Malden will likely offer tea, coffee, slush, "Wow" milk, and flavored drinks.

The website for Kung Fu Tea can be found at http://kfteausa.com/

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Moroccan Hospitality Restaurant Has Apparently Closed Its Malden Location

It appears that a Moroccan restaurant in Malden that is getting ready to open in Somerville has closed its original location.

Based on information from a couple of posters on the Chowhound site, Moroccan Hospitality Restaurant on Salem Street is no longer in business, with the space being "emptied out." The folks behind the dining spot are going to be opening a location of the place on Somerville Avenue in Somerville where Razzy's bar used to be, so it now looks like this may be a move instead of a second location (this still needs to be confirmed).

The Facebook page for Moroccan Hospitality Restaurant can be found at ‎https://www.facebook.com/moroccanhospitality

[Earlier Article]
Moroccan Hospitality Restaurant to Open in Somerville

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Highlights for the Week Ending May 30, 2014

A few more stories and articles centering on the Boston-area restaurant scene came out over the past week, including a pair of burger restaurants looking to open a third location, a now-closed landmark spot on Route 1 possibly being demolished, and a decades-old diner reopening in a new space. In addition, our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants) included a new review of a Japanese restaurant in Cambridge, updates to the dive bar photo gallery, and a photo of Sicilian pizza from a Cambridge pizzeria.

Below are links to these and other items from the past week:

Boston Restaurant Talk

Boston Burger Company May Be Coming to Cambridge

Weylu's Building in Saugus to Be Demolished

Esquire's Best Bars in America List Includes The Hawthorne, J.J. Foley's

The Metropolitan Club in Chestnut Hill Is Closing

Leo's Place Diner Is Reopening in Waltham

Boston's Hidden Restaurants

New Review: Cafe Mami in Cambridge, MA

Updated Dive Bar Photo Gallery

Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston area for May, 2014

Question: Best Lasagna in the Boston Area?

Photo: Sicilian Pizza from Armando's in Cambridge, MA

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The Meat House in Arlington to Become Prime, Your Local Butcher

The Arlington location of a small chain of New England-based butcher shops will break away from the franchise and become an independent store with a new name--and it might not be the only location that is doing this.

The Arlington Patch is reporting that The Meat House on Mass. Ave, in Arlington Heights plans to become a new spot called Prime, Your Local Butcher, with the owner saying that "We've wanted to do this for the last couple years." It appears that at least one other location of The Meat House may be going this route as well, as a job posting on the Craigslist site mentions that the North Andover shop is looking to hire people for "Prime - Your Local Butcher (formerly The Meat House)." A check on the website for The Meat House indicates that it is currently under construction, with a new site on the way.

The Arlington location of The Meat House opened its doors in April of 2010, moving into the space where Game Crazy and Hollywood Video used to be. The chain first started out in Portsmouth, NH more than 10 years ago.

[June 3 update: The WMUR site mentions that all but two locations of The Meat House have closed (it does not say which two), with two of the stores in New Hampshire--in Bedford and Pembroke--also getting new owners and becoming the Wine'ing Butcher. (There is no word on what will become of the other closed shops.)]

[October 1 update: Eater Boston says that The Meat House in Arlington is now officially Prime, and that their grand opening will take place on October 18.]

The address for The Meat House (and upcoming Prime) is 1398 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, 02476.

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