Category: Under Construction

Parker Auger is developing a new food cart, the Kind Stack Sandwich Company (instagram).

Kind Stack’s menu will “focus on Italian grinder style sandwiches” like a classic Italian (capocollo, mortadella, slami, sopressata, prosciutto, pepperoni), and a Muffuletta (sopressata, mortadella, capocollo, olive relish). Auger plans to locate on Commercial Street and make the brewery circuit.

Auger has been on the bakery staff at Scratch Baking Company, and prior to that worked as the pastry chef at Local 188.

Bolster Snow & Company (instagram), the new 40-seat under construction at 747 Congress Street, has applied for a liquor license application.

The restaurant and bar will be located on the first floor of The Francis hotel:

Here’s a look at chef Nick Verdisco‘s draft menu (page 76) for the restaurant (click to enlarge):

The Forecaster has published an update on second bakery Union Bagel has under construction on Veranda Street.

“We’re opening a second location primarily to accommodate growing demand from wholesale customers,” Farrell said. “The shop on Cumberland Avenue is too small to handle that and our increased retail business.”

Farrell said the Veranda Street shop, near Washington Avenue, would be “very similar” to the Cumberland Avenue operation and the hope is that it will be open by late August.

Union Bagel is also in the process of rebuilding their patio on Cumberland Ave.

Scratch Baking has released some photos of the Toast Bar they have under construction on Broadway.

Duckfat has announced a collaboration with Oxbow Brewing to create the Duckfat Beer Garden. The new venture takes advantage of the commissary kitchen Duckfat has on the back side of the CBD building on Washington Ave, and has involved renovating the courtyard outside the door to the Oxbow tasting room.

They plan to be open Wednesday through Sunday, 6-10pm during the summer. The menu (2nd image in series) includes items like Pickled Mussels with Potato Salad, and BBQ Pork Belly with Bean Salad and Corn Bread that are different from the staple items from the Duckfat menu on Middle Street.

Today’s Press Herald reports on the growing number of restaurants that have opened or are in development along Forest Ave.

But there’s also a new hunger in off-peninsula neighborhoods for quality food served at family-friendly restaurants that are within walking distance – especially as these neighborhoods transition to homeowners of a younger generation. Millennials love to dine out, and expect more from the restaurants they frequent than their parents may have.

Here are a few pictures from Thursday’s friends and family preview at Cong Tu Bot (facebook, tumblr, instagram, twitter). Owners of the new Vietnamese restaurant on Inner Washington Ave are planning to open to the public late next week.

A new food cart called Mr. Tuna (instagram, facebook) is under development. Owner Jordan Rubin plans on serving a menu of sushi burritos, hand rolls and bowls wish vegetarian and gluten-free options.

Rubin has worked at Uni Sashimi Bar in Boston and Solo Italiano in Portland.

He hopes to finish final inspections soon and be out on Commercial Street next week.