Review East Arlington’s newest restaurant in the comments below.
Now that Menotomy Grill & Tavern’s open, we want to know your take. How is the food? How is the menu? What about the service and the ambiance? Let us know by posting a comment below.
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See when the new East Arlington restaurant is opening.
Today is Tuesday, June 4. Here are five things you need to know. 1.) Menotomy Grill & Tavern will open Monday, June 10, according to a Monday post on its Facebook page. 2.) Update on Friday’s tanker spill. 3.) Today should be sunny with a high near 77, according to the National Weather Service. 4.) Take a look inside the 163-year-old Obed Winter House. It’s on the market for $779,000. 5.) Post an event on Arlington Patch.
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A sneak peek inside Arlington's soon-to-be newest restaurant, and the latest details on its opening date, chef, menu and more.
Here are the latest details on Menotomy Grill & Tavern, the new East Arlington restaurant slated for 25 Mass. Ave. Opening date: Owner Billy Lyons, of Arlington, said Menotomy Grill & Tavern should open to the public by the end of next week. “We’re just waiting on a gas connection,” he said Friday. Lyons, who has been in the restaurant for roughly three decades, said he designed about 90 percent of the restaurant himself. “I’ve had it in my head for years,” he said. Chef and menu: Lyons has hired Mark Thompson as the restaurant’s chef. The two worked together at Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale in Boston. Thompson was also the chef de cuisine at Chez Henri in Cambridge for nearly a decade. Here is the restaurant’s opening menu. Drink special: …
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What would you order first? Let us know by posting a comment below.
Menotomy Grill & Tavern’s opening menu … Also, for a sneak-peek inside the almost-ready restaurant, be sure to check out, “First Look: Menotomy Grill & Tavern.” APPETIZERS SOUP OF THE DAY 6 LOBSTER & COD CHOWDER 8 House Bacon, Chervil ROASTED GARLIC HUMMUS 9 Crispy Pita Chips, Marinated Olives HOUSE SMOKED ST LOUIS RIBS 9 Guava BBQ Sauce, Napa Cabbage & Pickled Jalapeno Slaw FRIED DILL PICKLES 7 Spicy Remoulade Sauce SHRIMP & POBLANO PEPPER FRITTERS 10 Old Bay Seasoning, Jalapeno Aioli CHIPOTLE CITRUS WINGS 10 Ranch Dipping Sauce PEI MUSSELS 11 Spy Ponder Ale, Garlic & Herbs, Grilled Sour Dough HOUSE SMOKED PULLED PORK TACOS 9 Pickled Red Onions, Cilantro, Lime, Grilled Flour Tortillas HOUSE SPECIALITIES HERB ROASTED FREE RANGE CHICKEN …
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See which one is planning to open this week.
A new gluten/wheat free bakery in East Arlington is planning to open this week, while a new wine shop in town is still a few weeks away, a new grill and tavern, a few months. Something Sweet Without Wheat Something Sweet Without Wheat, which has moved into the old Barismo spot at 169 Mass. Ave., is just waiting on a glass countertop, which is due in this week, and then it can get the OK from the town’s Board of Health and an occupancy permit from the town, according to one of its owners, Joe Penney. “If all goes well and the inspectors can come see us right away then we should be open [this] week,” he wrote in an email. “It all depends on how busy they [are].” The Woburn-based bakery, which we’ve written about before, was started by two …
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Gemma’s name change was approved at Monday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
The owners of the recently closed Gemma Ristorante are behind Cooper’s Tavern, according to paperwork filed with the Board of Selectmen’s office. Ilir and Melaiza Velagoshti wrote to the board that they’re planning to operate a “casual American style restaurant” at the former Gemma site, 319 Broadway in Arlington Center, as they feel “it is more appropriate and needed in [the] business district.” ----- Do you agree with the owners? Is a casual American style restaurant what Arlington Center needs? Let us know by posting a comment below. ----- Their proposed name change was unanimously approved by the board Monday. Cooper’s Tavern was the second new historically named tavern to come before the board in less than a month. In late August, the…
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8:21 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
I worked at Gemma for a long time and I would agree with some things but disagree with others. For one, the owners are not bad people. They immigrated to the United States and worked their tails off so that they can open their own business and were successful in doing so. Gemma built a good name for its self when it was a small pizza/pasta shop mainly due to the kindness of the owners and the … more ›
The requested change follows on the heels of a new historically named tavern set for East Arlington.
The recently closed Gemma Ristorante in Arlington Center might become “Cooper’s Tavern.” The change will be requested Monday night at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting, according to the meeting’s agenda. Cooper’s Tavern will be the second new historically named tavern to come before the board in less than a month. In late August, the board unanimously approved plans for Menotomy Grill and Tavern, which is slated for the old Hollywood Video site in East Arlington. ----- Would you be excited about a new tavern in Arlington Center? Let us know by posting a comment below. ----- If approved, Cooper’s Tavern will be just steps away from the original Cooper’s Tavern, where, on April 19, 1775, “the old men of Menotomy” planned an ambush on a …
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4:40 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
I liked Gemma alot, I hope the new place serves the same great pizza!! more ›
A look at the area restaurant scene.
Arlington A new restaurant is coming to East Arlington. Menotomy Grill and Tavern, which is set for the old Hollywood Video space at 25 Massachusetts Ave., received operating and all-alcohol licenses last week from the Board of Selectmen. The roughly 150-seat restaurant is being proposed by Arlington resident Billy Lyons, of Scituate Street, who most recently managed the Black Horse Tavern in Winchester. The restaurant could be up and running as soon as November. Read more. On the other side of town, The Savory Plate, at 1346 Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington Heights, is adding outdoor seating. Read more. Also, in more food news in town, Whole Foods is looking to buy or lease the Johnnie’s Foodmaster on Massachusetts Avenue, according to …
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Menotomy Grill and Tavern is slated for the old Hollywood Video space on Massachusetts Avenue.
A new restaurant is coming to East Arlington. Menotomy Grill and Tavern, which is set for the old Hollywood Video space at 25 Massachusetts Ave., received operating and all-alcohol licenses Monday from the Board of Selectmen. The roughly 150-seat restaurant is being proposed by Arlington resident William Lyons, of Scituate Street, who most recently managed the Black Horse Tavern in Winchester and has more than two decades of experience in the restaurant business. Lyons, who will also serve as the restaurant’s general manager, told the board Monday that he’s in it for the long haul. “I think it’ll be really good for the town,” he said. “We’re celebrating the town’s history. It’s a good theme, good business model.” The restaurant could be up…
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1:33 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
"I'm no snob" "I spend most of my summers on Martha's Vineyard" Yes you are certainly a man of the people. more ›
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1:11 pm on Monday, June 17, 2013
Sure there is some learning for the staff at any brand new restaurant !!! I just don't like comments that are mean spirited like Timmy boy's above. I bet a million dollars that guys still leaves at home, in his mid-50's, bald or going bald, and has not meaningful relationship with a woman ? ? any takers on this bet ? Timmy lets here from you ? more ›