By Paul Giorgio

Green Street Tavern set to open. The Green Street Tavern in Worcester’s Canal District is set to open shortly. Owner Angel Rodriquez has taken half of the Center Bar and is turning it into a retro restaurant that will feature steaks and chops. Rodriquez also has taken the space that housed Prifti Candy for generations and totally rehabbed it.

Allgos closing? Rumors on Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street and on Facebook report that Allgos, a dessert bar, closed Dec. 31. The great little bar, which had been open for five years, was crippled by a fire a year ago and took a long time to reopen. It just never recovered. We hear that next-door neighbor, Victory Bar & Cigar, will expand into the space. This will double Victory’s size.

This dog won’t hunt. Sea Dog restaurant in Northborough recently closed its doors. The restaurant was located in the space that once housed Lazio’s. Sea Dog is part of a small chain and is affiliated with the Maine beer company of the same name. It seems that nothing can last in this small plaza on Route 20.

Snows on fire. Snows Restaurant on Worcester’s West Boylston Street had a major fire in mid-December. It appears that the back half of the restaurant was gutted. A sign on the building says that the restaurant will reopen in February. We will keep you posted.

2 ovens opens, no waiting. Bertucci’s latest venture into the casual dining genre of restaurants, 2 Ovens, opened the first week of December at White City in Shrewsbury. The concept, as we wrote last month, is wood-fired ovens, which are used to make pizza and other oven-baked products, such as roasted meats, vegetables and lasagna.

Grillin’ in the square. Tatnuck Grille in Worcester’s Tatnuck Square opened in mid-December. Our Tatnuck Square spies tell us that the restaurant is a typical American bar and grill and features pub food. Tatnuck Grille went into the location that for generations housed a Friendly’s. The grille, however, has a full liquor license. Several new restaurants have opened in this neighborhood in the past year or so.

Asian tapas, anyone? Wilson Wang, owner of Park Avenue’s Baba Sushi, will open a new restaurant ~ Kozara. The concept is to do small Asian plates ~ much like a Spanish tapas bar. Wang has completely renovated a former Honey Farms convenience store into an upscale eatery. The new place opens the first week of January. Besides the tapas, it will also have a raw bar and Yakitori, which is a traditional Japanese method of cooking over an open flame.

Silver anniversary. East Brookfield’s Carmella’s Italian Restaurant will celebrate its 25th anniversary, starting in February. The family-owned restaurant was started by Carmella Panarelli Fitzpatrick and her husband, Martin Fitzpatrick. While Martin is still working, Carmella passed away a few years back. Today, the restaurant is run by their sons, Sean and Marty.