Monday, April 04, 2011

Jason Santos of Gargoyles Is Opening Blue Inc. in Boston's Financial District

The Executive Chef at an upscale restaurant in Somerville's Davis Square will be leaving the eatery so he can open a new restaurant along the eastern edge of Boston's Financial District.

According to The Feast, Jason Santos of the New American restaurant Gargoyles on the Square on Elm Street in Somerville is planning to open an as-of-yet-unnamed restaurant on Broad Street by the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The article indicates that the upcoming spot will have a full liquor license as well as a 2:00 AM license, and may be something along the lines of a burger bar during the day and a quirky American eatery at night.

The Feast mentions that Jason Santos is leaving Gargoyles after Easter Sunday, which falls on April 24 this year.

[April 20 update: According to The Boston Herald, Jason Santos is asking Herald readers to name his upcoming restaurant, which will be located where Lobby Bar and Kitchen presently is at 131 Broad Street. The article mentions that the new 1,800-square-foot eatery will have a capacity of 50 inside the place with 28 additional seats on an outdoor patio.]

[April 27 update: According to today's , the name of the new Jason Santos restaurant will be Blue Inc. The Herald mentions that Santos picked this name (actually submitted as "Blue Ink") from more than 500 suggestions emailed to him. A few other suggestions for names included "Bluejay," "Cerulean," and "Elemental." It appears that Blue Inc. will be opening sometime in June, according to Jason Santos's Facebook page.]

[June 30 update: It appears that Blue Inc. is very close to opening. The Feast has posted more info on the place, as well as a menu, for those who would like to see what kinds of items will be served at the restaurant.]

[July 11 update: According to Grub Street Boston, Blue Inc. is opening today at 5:00 PM.]

[August 1 update: Blue Inc. is now serving lunch.]

If you would like to follow Jason Santos on Twitter (which is where the news apparently first came out) for more information over the coming weeks, you can find him at: http://twitter.com/#!/chefjasonsantos