Boston Chops, Urban Steak Bistro, Opening in February on Washington Street
Owners Brian Piccini and chef Chris Coombs are opening their take on "what a steak house in the South End should be."
When you walk into the South End's newest steakhouse when it opens in a few weeks, the first thing you'll notice is the dramatic transformation of the physical space at 1375 Washington Street. The large ornate wooden ceiling that gave a unique Asian feel to former restaurant Ginger Park is now gone, replaced instead with an exposed celing and a full wall of dark exposed brick. "All people were asking was, 'Are you keeping the ceiling?'" co-owner Brian Piccini. "Well, we gutted the ceiling. We’ve left the steel beams all exposed, painted and lit up and that helps create a more casual modern feel to it." Piccini, with chef Christopher Coombs, is behind the restaurant's new take on a steakhouse. The two are no stranger to the restaurant …
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