Sunday, February 3, 2013
A monthly roundup of nearby restaurant news from around the region.
We know Stoughton residents don’t just stay in town when they want a night out and a break from cooking. Restaurant coming and goings, new business and the best dishes and recipes are among the items that have appeared on Patch sites around the region over the last month. Below is a look at the restaurant and food stories covered in the last month. Chicken Kebab Opens, Bringing Turkish Food to Stoughton'sDowntown Stoughton has a brand new restaurant serving Turkish food, and so far, it's a big hit. Chicken Kebab is located on Washington St. in the downtown, next to Olivio's Pizzeria. The menu offers a wide varietyof choices, featuring chicken, lamb and seafood. There's Middle Eastern favorites like hummus, baba ganoush and falafal, …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
TURKISH FOOD COMES TO STOUGHTON: Stoughton has a brand new restaurant serving Turkish food, and it's become an immediate hit. Chicken Kebab is opened downtown, next to Olivio's Pizza place. There's plenty of parking in front, and in the old Pacheco Hardware parking lot. Ali Kemal Aykurt, who is a native of Turkey, is the owner. I brought in School Committee member Dr. Erdem Ural, also a native of Turkey, to be interpretor of language and food for me. Aykurt, who has worked in a number of restaurants, and owned the most recent one in New York City, was traveling in our area with a friend from Easton looking for a place to open up his concept here. Once he saw the old Kabob House location (which was forced to close when heavy snow …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A monthly roundup of nearby restaurant news from around the region.
We know Stoughton residents don’t just stay in town when they want a night out and a break from cooking. Restaurant coming and goings, new business and the best dishes and recipes are among the items that have appeared on Patch sites around the region over the last month. Below is a look at the restaurant and food stories covered in the last month. STOUGHTON Stoughton Board of Selectmen Approves Licenses for Mediterranean and Thai Restaurants In December, The Stoughton Board of Selectmen approved the common victualler licenses for a pair of new restaurants on Washington Street - Chicken Kebab, a Mediterranean/Turkish fast food style restaurant, and Rukmae, which will serve Thai cuisine. Chicken Kebab will be located in the downtown at …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Chicken Kebab, a Mediterranean/Turkish fast food style restaurant, and Rukmae, which will serve Thai cuisine, will both be located at different ends of Washington St. in Stoughton.
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen approved the common victualler licenses for a pair of new restaurants on Washington St. in Stoughton at their meeting Tuesday night - Chicken Kebab, a Mediterranean/Turkish fast food style restaurant, and Rukmae, which will serve Thai cuisine. Chicken Kebab, owned by Ali Aykurt, will be in the downtown at the former Kabob House location at 756 Washington St. Home to a handful of different restaurants in recent years, the Kabob House opened in the spring of 2010 but was forced to close when heavy snow collapsed the roof of the building next door back in January 2011, which subsequently caused damage to the Kabob House. Repairs were made but the restaurant space remained vacant, until now. Signs are up for …
Bryan
10:51 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Best falafel I've ever had. Wicked crispy with a fun batter on the outside and ultra moist on the inside. Perfect! more ›