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WORCESTER RESTAURANT WEEK RUNS UNTIL MARCH 13.
One of Worcester’s favorite events is ongoing until March 13th. WRW has over 40 participating restaurants in the Worcester area serving a 3-course meal for $28.22. You can see a full list of the eateries and their menus on www.worcesterrestaurantweek.com. WRW is produced by Pulse Magazine and sponsors include Atlas Distributing, Pepsi Worcester, and Discover Central Mass. The media sponsors include Radio Worcester, WXLO, The Pike, and Nash.
TRUE NORTH. The Compass Tavern in Worcester’s Canal District has shut off the range. The restaurant was bought by Cliff Rucker, who already owned the building. Dave Dominick, a fixture on the Worcester club scene for decades, plans to take it easy for a while. Dave owned Sh’booms, Bahama Bob’s as well as the Compass and a few other places over the years. He will be missed.
NEW NAME, NEW CONCEPT. District Wood Fired Kitchen will be the eatery replacing Compass. They will have a wood fired oven and be more of a restaurant catering to dinner patrons in the Canal District. Cliff Rucker owns the adjacent hockey rink, so it may have more of a family vibe.
UP ON THE ROOF. Downtown Worcester’s Midtown Mall will soon be home to rooftop dining, possibly a Brazilian steak house. The owners of Alma Gaucha in Boston’s seaport district have plans to open in Worcester.
YO ROCCO. ROCCO’S DONUTS, owned by the Astrella family, opened its third location on the Worcester/West Boylston line across from Stop & Shop. They opened the first week of February and lines are out the door.
PIC IS GETTING OLDER. Piccolo’s Restaurant on Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street is celebrating 19 years in business. John Piccolo, the owner, is a mainstay of both the Shrewsbury Street dining scene and Worcester in general.
ON THE ROCKS. It looks like the Rock Bar on Worcester’s Water Street in the heart of the Canal District has been sold. We hear the popular live music venue will soon become an Irish bar.
FROM COFFEE TO CRYSTALS. Z Café on Worcester’s Main Street closed its door at the end of February. The owners have opted to open a Crystal Shop on Route 9 in Westboro.
Who figured?
HAPPY TRAILS. We hear that Worcester’s Sail to Trail in the old Higgins Armory has shut its doors, but may still have wine available to purchase.
NEW GENERATION, NEW NAME. Northboro’s Yoong Tong Thai Restaurant has a new name, La Miette La Mai Thai Bistro. The next generation of the family has taken over the management of the restaurant and has updated the menu with Thai Fusion Cuisine.
TOWER HILL REOPENS. The Farmer and the Fork at Boylston’s Tower Hill Botanic Garden has recently reopened for lunch from 11 am to 2:30 PM. They offer a selection of soups, salads and sandwiches.
