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Greater Roslindale to regain crown as cajun-seafood capital of Boston with outlet slated for American Legion Highway

By adamg - 6/3/22 - 2:55 pm
Crab Shack going into Roslindale

Update: Liquor license request approved. Board also granted temporary food-service license so the restaurant can open as soon as it can, without waiting for the state's approval process for the liquor license.

The Boston Licensing Board next week considers plans by the owners of an under-construction crab shack on American Legion Highway in Roslindale to buy the beer and wine license of a defunct Vietnamese place downtown - once again giving Roslindale and Hyde Park diners the choice of three Cajun seafood restaurants. Read more.

Cajun chain moving into Hyde Park, will serve crabs there

By adamg - 1/14/21 - 2:05 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports a chain called Crab du Jour plans to open a restaurant in the America's Food Basket mall on Hyde Park Avenue.

It will be the third Cajun boiled seafood place in the area, joining the Cajun Crab Shack, where Flaming Buffet used to be on American Legion Highway in Roslindale, and Shaking Seafood in Roslindale Square.

Italian to make way for Creole and Cajun downtown

By adamg - 9/3/19 - 10:39 am

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Salvatore's on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing has shut, to be replaced by a new place called French Quarter.

Fire and sprinkler water shut Downtown Crossing food stand

By adamg - 9/4/18 - 1:15 pm

A city health inspector yesterday ordered Bourbon Street Cafe, inside the Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing, shut after a sprinkler went off because of a small fire, contaminating pretty much everything with non-potable water and leaving "grease and water soils on floors." Read more.

Two restaurants go into the liquor-licensing arena, only one emerges with a license

By adamg - 12/7/17 - 3:54 pm
Josh Zakim at licensing hearing

Zakim makes rare appearance at licensing hearing in support of Laughing Monk.

The Boston Licensing Board today chose an existing Mission Hill Thai/sushi restaurant for the one liquor license it had over a proposed shaken-seafood place in Roslindale. Read more.

Shaken Cajun seafood in a bag could be arriving soon in Roslindale Square

By adamg - 12/2/17 - 11:44 am

The Boston Licensing Board next week considers a request for food-serving and liquor licenses from Shaking Seafood, which hopes to open on Poplar Street in Roslindale Square, where Jerusalem Trading used to be. Read more.

Cajun ham

By adamg - 6/15/14 - 10:21 am

Dale Cruse wonders:

Anyone know where in the Boston area I can buy tasso, the Cajun ham? Thanks!

Real beignets

By adamg - 3/15/14 - 12:06 pm

Elizabeth asks:

Is there anywhere in the Boston area with real beignets?

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