By Kathy Kurtz Ferrari
Staff Writer
5/21/09
Foodies rejoice! The local fine dining scene just got a whole lot tastier, thanks to the opening of the new restaurant Suffolk Grille, located at 2790 Washington St., Route 138, on the Canton line.
For years, the location had been living in the shadow of its past life: the old Howard Johnson’s. But the high-end cuisine being served up now is sure to give the locale a new identity.
Having had its more recent starts and stops by others trying to make a go of it, including “New Kid” musician Donnie Wahlberg, the spot had been going through its fair share of anonymity. Even though sitting adjacent to a Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins franchise may seem an odd destination for fine dining, new Milton resident and restaurateur James Marathas thinks the location is just right.
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By Judy McDonough
Judy McDonough is our office manager. She also handles circulation for the Milton Times. She will occasionally write reviews for us. This review is of the restaurant, dbar, at 1236 Dorchester Ave. in Dorchester –Editor

Our office closed at exactly 5 p.m. recently—an unusual occurrence. The staff then headed out together for an evening of food and socializing. We saw this as a way to “de-stress” as the holidays approach, and our work of putting out a newspaper becomes even more complicated than usual.
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