Owner of Dominican restaurant in Roslindale seeks to open Mexican restaurant in Newmarket Square

Felipe Duran, who has been serving Dominican nutrient astatine La Guira & Tambora connected Washington Street successful Roslindale for 13 years, is moving to crook the closed Hen House astatine 1033 Mass. Ave. successful Newmarket Square into a Mexican restaurant.

Duran is seeking an all-alcohol licence to spell with the nutrient astatine his Casa Bonita Mexican Grill, wherever helium plans to service "authentic Mexican food," though lone until 2 a.m., not done each hours of the nighttime similar the Hen House utilized to bash with chickenhearted and waffles connected weekends, his attorney, Jennifer Allen, told the Boston Licensing Board today.

The edifice volition person 42 indoor seats and 24 seats connected a seasonal patio, erstwhile Duran is finished with extended renovations, she said.

Allen described the nationalist request for a liquor licence astatine the location: There are fewer restaurants successful wide successful the contiguous country and nary that service Mexican food.

The committee could ballot time connected Duran's proposal, though if it approves, helium mightiness person to spell connected a waiting database if the committee has nary liquor licenses to manus out. The fig of liquor licenses successful Boston is constricted by the authorities legislature.