Restaurants destroyed in Fenway fire

Sorrento's was the best pizza in Boston, El Pelon had amazingly authentic mexican dishes, Rod Dee had fantastic Thai dishes. This hurts, Fenway!

How sad, what a great little neighborhood of restaurants. Thornton's breakfast was the best.

The steak burritos at El Pelon are my favorite in Boston. I will miss them dearly, like I did last year. Good luck with a quick recovery guys!

Thornton's is a big loss. It was a great gathering spot for the locals with the game on TV, a relaxed atmosphere, nonstop classic rock at reasonable volume levels, and really friendly bartenders. I hope they rebuild soon, my wallet can't handle regular visits to Church.

The whole block was amazing, El Pelon's burritos, Umi's spicy tuna, Thornton's scrambles. Sad to hear about it

I loved Thornton's and Rod-Dee was really good too. I will be furious if they do not rebuild.

Oh so sad.. each of them really great places for food, and all will be sorely missed. PLEASE!!! do rebuild, and make it look exactly the way it used to look!

Sorrentos was terrible, but I'll really miss El Pelon and Rod-Dee. Guess I'll never get to try the Japanese place. :

RIP El Pelon - the coolest burrito joint in the city.

I'm very sad, as a former resident of the Fenway for ten years this leaves a big hole. I had my first date with my wife at Thornton's. I used to eat there every Sunday for brunch with my brother. I ate at every one of those restaurants a hundred times and even took my dry cleaning there too. I hope they will all rebuild but the truth is some of them won't be back.

Thornton's burgers. I am hungry for one right now! Especially sad, given that Brown Sugar is closing. Guess I'll be frequenting Canestaro even more!

I live right around the corner and Thorntons was our Sunday brunch hang out. And Umi made such good sushi... and EL PELON :'(.

This is such a loss for the neighborhood - I really do pray they all rebuild.

All the places remind me of NYC restaurants - little, hole-in-the-wall, bustling, mom&pop-run ... with probably the best authentic food you'll come across. Boston needs more of these places (and not 50-seater suburban chains). Hopefully, the city can aid in revitalizing this lost venue.

I live so close to there! I am so sad about Umi and Thornton's! They're my boyfriend's and my favorite places in the neighborhood. My boyfriend loves them so much, I don't want to tell him the news!

This is just horrible. El Pelon was the best burrito in Boston.... by far. Nobody even came close to matching their quality of ingredients. Their steak actually tasted like grilled quality steak... unlike the utterly tasteless cardboard you will find plopped into an Anna's burrito.
Thornton's had their bright spots too- just crushing news. I hope they all re-open.

If El Pelon doesn't re-open, I'll never eat another burrito as long as I live. Theirs were the best in the city. Thornton's is the commercial cornerstone of our neighborhood; its brunch, bar, and unpretentiousness made it the West Fenway's ideal gathering point. Rod Dee Thai has some of the best Thai in the city, served quickly and cheaply. All will leave huge holes.

A Queensberry Street resident of four years, I'm devastated by this loss. This block of restaurants is the heart and soul of the West Fenway, and it's my hope everyone can re-open soon. Mayor Menino, please help us rebuild our neighborhood, Just as you helped restore El Oriental in JP. We love our independent restaurants and need them back, better than ever!

I ate at Greek Isles last night, and picked up my dry cleaning just in time! El Pelon sucked compared to any real Tex Mex (or actual Mex), but I'm still sad to see it go. Umi, Rod Dee, and Sorento's were solid. Thornton's had average food, but it was a cool hang out. I'm guessing this whole mess was probably preventable given that increased precautions likely weren't taken after the last fire at El Pelon.

Gee, looks like Monty Gold is getting a HUGE paycheck soon......
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I live in a somewhat lousy apartment on Peterborough near Shaws...this strip of great food was a real sell point to me and my roommates. This is terrible. Definitely not going to renew our lease on the place now...and it will be a LONG summer without these great take-out spots. I hope they rebuild, i work in Longwood so it will be worth the walk at lunch or after work no matter where i live!

Thornton's: best hangover food in Boston. Made that area a great place to live!

I've lived and worked in the area for years, I have many clients who would schedule lunchtime appointments just so they could have their choice of "restaurant row." My wife and I had our first date at Sorento's (we were supposed to go there next Monday night to celebrate that anniversary), I was THIS close to a free burrito at El Pelon, and my sportcoat was at the cleaners next door!

But it's not about me - I feel very badly for all those hard-working folks who had their lives and livelihoods tied up in their businesses. I only hope the city helps facilitate things so that they can all rebuild . . . as Patricia said, the city needs more of these places - that whole strip was a breath of fresh air in the face of all the chains we have to deal with everywhere else!

I'm so sorry for the owners of these restaurants; El Pelon and Umi hold a special place in my heart.

I've never had a fish taco so fine. I hope they are not gone forever!!!

The carne asada burrito at El Pelon, the Cattle Club at Thornton's. What more does a man need?

Thornton's was the best place in the city. The people who owned, worked, and ate there made the place so wonderful. My hopes & prayers are with them all.

RIP El Pelon- the El Guapo was a staple of my diet during graduate school. Just as Thornton's was my favorite hang out on a snowy day when school/ work was canceled. Restaurant Row MADE Fenway such a cool neighborhood. Without it, that area just loses some of its charm.

I'll get sick to my stomach if I have to watch another trendy luxury condo complex get built there- filled with the types that fill that over-rated trendy Church place. Anyone remember when that was Linwood BBQ??? Another awesome Fenway staple that disappeared.

So happy I live in Somerville now...

Umi had some of the best takeout sushi in the city. Service was great too. Sad for all businesses involved. Good luck and rebuild, we need you back!

This is so sad. Mainly because of an El Guapo-shaped hole in my heart. A hole which can be filled by no other burrito!

How sad, what a great little neighborhood of restaurants. Thornton's breakfast was the best.

I lived down the street at 125 Peterborough St. for 5 years (and in the Fenway for 7 years). I cannot count the times I went to all of those restaurants. They were all top notch and defined the neighborhood. El Pelon was the first place I took my Mom when she finally came to visit my wife and me in Boston for the first time in ten years. She loved it!
It is a shame about all the photographs that were on the walls of El Pelon of their patrons wearing their El Pelon t-shirts from all over the world. I had 3 there on the wall myself, from Venezuela, Japan, and Scotland, all with the same shirt I got at El Pelon. My Mom even saw one of my pictures in the background on the Rachael Ray show! She loved it that she had been there!
I somewhat knew the owner; Nate was it? He supported a bike messenger race I put on in 2001. A great guy, with great business ideas, and great ideas like a hot pepper eating contest.
Rod Dee indeed had the best Pad Thai in town. You always had to get it "Thai style."
Truly I thought the best sushi it town was served at Umi’s. A good friend took me there once when I had just gotten out of the hospital and was feeling terrible. I had not ventured out that much since I had gotten out and going to Umi’s was a very calming and a normal experience; and the food was great too!
My wife and I went to Sorento’s for at least one of our wedding anniversaries, maybe even more than that. A great bistro with great wine selection.
Years later I knew right where to go for takeout burgers after our son was born at Beth Israel hospital, Thornton's. Just a great place for burgers and beers and the blackened chix Caesar salad was hugely amazing. We started going there in 1994.
I have moved away from Boston and now live in NC (before that Cambridge) but I always made it back to the restaurant row when I had the chance.
It will all be missed!
Rebuild!! Rebuild!!!

ps, Nate, I’ll mail you some more photos.

Some of the worst food I have ever had was at Thornton's!

So sad, hope they do rebuild and yes make it look the same. Love Sorento's chicken florentine....

As a friend said, this fire took away my living room and my kitchen. Awful.

If you went to Northeastern, you most definitely spent some great hungover weekend mornings at Thornton's for brunch...so sad!

Devastating news. I remember way back in the early 90s when Bud and Marty Thornton took over the empty corner space (it used to be the Fenway Garden Cafe, and then, for a while, a great Caribbean spot called Sibel's). Not only was the atmosphere and food spot-on for the neighborhood (I was a longtime Peterborough St. denizen in those days), but the owners had a real commitment to the neighborhood.
Some of the commenters here have said unkind things about Sorento's, which was not my experience. Spent many an evening there enjoying the pasta and red wine. Great first date place. If there is a fund for victims to rebuild, let me know!!

wine, great

Everyone in my Fenway office is so sad! I'll really miss Greek Isles, but I'm glad no one was hurt here, and many thanks to the firefighters.

Please keep us posted about these business owners, and let us know when we can look forward to them rebuilding!

When I lived on Peterborough, Thornton's was my salvation after a long evening of studying... My roommate and I would walk over for a burger and a beer at 11pm.
Now I work in the area and El Pelon was my #1 Burrito joint... I would wait in the line regardless of how long (which in the summer has been known to go out to the sidewalk almost daily).
Rod Dee was excellent... excellent curry
It took me a while to go into the Greek place, but they were awesome... it was pricey but you got what you paid for
Sorrentos was good (though Canestaro's down the street was better)
I am sad for the owners of these businesses. They put their heart and soul into them and were rightfully successful. American Dreams. God Bless them and pray for a better day when they reopen!

As an employee of Thorntons Fenway Grille for seven years, and a patron for the next 4 years, I am truly going to miss this place. I still cannot believe that it, along with all the other restaurants, is gone. My heart goes out to Bud and Marty Thornton, and all my other fellow ex co-workers, all the regulars who would come in that I have made such good friends with. I definitely met a good portion of my close friends from working there.

The food will also certainly be missed. By far the best buffalo fingers around.

RIP Thorntons. I hope you are rebuilt.

From across the street it looks like the photo wall at El Pelon was the only thing to survive. I hope they find a new home in the same spot.

I'll agree with most that this is quite a loss for the neighborhood but please -- "I'll never eat another burrito again?" -- c'mon! None of those restaurants were stellar, although the sushi joint was rather underrated. The real shame is that the neighborhood doesn't really have all too many other decent restaurants or eateries.

To the person who posted above who referenced "The Linwood" as actually having decent BBQ, I have this to say -- you know nothing about BBQ. The food there, if you can actually call it "food," was horrific. To the rest of you, I'm definitely thinking that a new luxury high-rise will be on its way up some time soon. But, don't worry, it'll have tons of corporate chain restaurants available.

These restaurants are the gem of our neighborhood; I look forward to the rebuilding. Clearly, all of the businesses have a huge fan base and great support from their neighbors!

Thorntons was my home away from home for a year. I moved out of the city and commuted in and ate there twice a week. I'm back in the Fenway and these great eateries will be missed. Please rebuild and do it quickly.

A tragedy. This row of eateries was a treasure to the Fenway and their loss is our loss.

I have been eating at Sorentos for 20+ years (when it was 1/2 the size) and although it's gone down hill dramatically in the past few years, its loss and the loss of the other restaurants is heartbreaking.

Thank goodness no one was killed and here's hoping the neighborhood recovers and the neighborhood retains its charm.

I worked at Thornton's for six years and just recently quit this past Labor Day. I can't tell you folks how much that place and by extension all the people that worked there mean to me. Marty Thornton, the owner, is the best boss I have ever worked for and he routinely went above and beyond for all of his employees. I can still remember the lean winters after college when I struggled to make ends meet. I didn't always have enough money for food then and I can still remember Marty hearing about it, taking me to the side, and telling me that I could come in for a meal whenever I wanted. That was the type of place Thornton's was. I am absolutely devastated by this loss and have been commiserating with my former coworkers for most of the day. This is a horrible loss and hundreds of lives are poorer for it.

As a 20-year resident of the Fenway, I was crushed to hear the news this morning. This row of eateries was the brightest spot to evolve in the Fenway in decades! I certainly hope it was an accident and that many if not all of the businesses can rebuild. My first instinct was this was an arson spawned by the mega-money developers currently exploiting the Fenway area. I certainly hope not, but it wouldn't be the first time in Boston.

Let's hope for the best and look forward to the phoenix rising from the ashes.

When I moved to Boston as a bright-eyed college grad some dozen years ago, Thornton's, Sorrentos, and the surviving Canestaros down the street kept me fed and happy in a city where I had no family and only a few friends. Even after moving away from my place on the corner of Park and Peterborough, I often returned for lunch, brunch, drinks, dinners, etc. They'll be missed and I hope they all can rebuild.

My first apt. 25 yrs (!!) ago in Boston was right across the street on Peterborough...now I work near Fenway and traditionally do "Red Sox Opening Day breakfast" with friends at Thornton's...along with sitting outside with a burger and one martini for lunch virtually every nice day there is from April to November. I am so sad!! I went to lunch at Thorton's with a friend on a snowy Friday in December, 2005, and got "stuck" in a blizzard there for over 8 hours....the bartender Maureen experimented martinis on us....I'll never forget it. REBUILD PLEASE!!!

Just moved to Fenway this September and quickly fell in love with restaurant row. Thornton's felt like what a neighborhood bar & grill should feel like. I knew the community really enjoyed these places, but after reading all of the comments online – I am now more depressed than I was at 2am when I woke up from the smoke & noise. I am glad no one was seriously injured – and I hope they are all rebuilt quickly. The neighborhood needs you all. I’d be more than willing to help out!

Nothing beats a Thornton's limeade on their patio. This is making me really sad. And is it true Brown Sugar is closing? That's s serious loss to the cuisine scene!

How long will it take to rebuild the restaurants? More than 8 months??

EL PELON's tortas will be sorely missed. Really, this block of small, inexpensive and unique eateries was an anomaly in this city. I lived in the neighborhood for a few years and enjoyed all these establishments at one time or another. I can only hope that this block doesn't become another ugly condo, like the one that replaced my band's practice space right around the corner years ago.

Good luck, and please rebuild!!!

Umi's gyoza

My wife lived in the area when we were first dating. We loved going to Thornton's for breakfast on Sunday. Umi Fenway was our favorite. Great places. Lets hope they rebuild

I have lived in the neighborhood since it had THREE junk shops and Thornton's was the Fenway Garden Cafe, and El Pelon's titular bald guy lived in my building. I'm relieved no one was hurt, but I really don't know what I'm going to do come summer without those picnic tables to sit at! This is terrible.

(And as a veteran of many Phoenix going-away drinks at the Linwood, I am irked by Church and its weirdly salty burgers.)

BAIL OUT THE FENWAY 7. FUND RAISER?
My thoughts and prayers to all affected...this block is the heart of the neighborhood - I am very sorry for your hardship. Please rebuild! How can we help?

JERRY'S MISSING FINGERS AT THORNTON'S ... I'M GONNA MISS THEIR CHARCOALED HONEY GLAZED GOODNESS WITH FRIES!! (AND WATCHING NESN BEFORE RED SOX GAMES AT THE BAR) :-(

Ugh, just took a slow walk by the row - what a disaster. So glad we don't have to talk about any lives lost - so let's focus on the rebuilding! It is a sad sight, however.

Who do I talk to so I can get reimbursed for my new shirts and pants wrecked by the fire?

Sucks they all burned down. They better not put up more condos or a stupid parking lot. All those places need to come back. If not, then all we have here is cabbies who almost hit you and the crazy house on Park Drive.

I loved Sorentos. I started going there when they were half the size of the present establishment and really just a counter and a few tables. Zagat 2005 said it was the best Italian Restaurant IN THE COUNTRY. I don't disagree. It had a combination of great food, great service and the warmest coziest setting. Please Please Please rebuild. I have been to the second shop in Marlboro....well it is cookie cutter shape& has none of the charm of the original. While I only made it a couple of times a year...I did make it last Friday (just 4 days ago!). To the wonderful BU student who valiantly served us with a broken wrist and had to make so many trips just to bring my large party our food...hope they rebuild for you too. Shouldn't be facing another surgery, unemployment and your studies.

RIP to all of the restaurants, they will be missed. I have not read the news reports yet, but what about the residents of that neighborhood?

It is good to see the outpour of support for this sad loss. Hopefully it will not be a loss, and the community will back up their words with action to support, if not insist on the rebuilding of these restaurants just as they were.

I moved into the Fenway in 1992, just around the corner from (what would become) Thorntons on Queensbury St. Some posting here may or may not remember that the Fenway in the late '80s and early '90s was not the safest place to live. I was mugged at knifepoint at the front door of my building after only living there for a month. I had just walked two blocks down the street to get a pizza to go. It was about 8 pm at night. The neighborhood was dark and scary at night as other than a couple of cab drivers having a beer at the Lynwood Grille, and the Christie's Market and Pizza place a couple of blocks down Queensbury, there was really no business in that area at all and certainly none with lights on at night.

Shortly after moving in, I noticed some construction going on at the corner of Peterborough and Kilmarnock, and remember thinking how great it would be if that was a Bar & Grille. I actually knocked on the door one day, long before construction was done, and that was when I first met Bud and Marty Thornton and was thrilled to find that yes, it would be a neighborhood bar and grille. I was doing freelance marketing and offered to help. I did some special menus for them and helped with promotions when they finally opened. I ended up rewriting the entire menu and still do the menu even though I moved to California 10 years ago.

Soon after they opened, they had someone call in sick for a bar shift and I got the call. I had never bartended, but always wanted to. I filled in for that one shift on a Saturday morning and even worked the double-shift that day as there was a no-show that night as well. I worked the bar there for the next five years until I moved to California. Marty and Bud pretty much adopted me as a brother right away. I also helped manage the restaurant when they were away (which was rare), or exhausted, which was common as it was a real grind to get the place off the ground as it is with any new business. We made friends with the folks at WBCN and would feed them on a regular basis and blanketed the neighborhood and hospital district with special offers, coupons and takeout menus and after a very thin first year, the place was well known and rocking.

The success of Thorntons was without a doubt a rebirth for the neighborhood. As someone else mentioned, Thorntons was definitely a home away from home for so many in the Fenway, and not only did those who worked there become part of the family, our patrons were family as well. It was their place as much as it was ours. Thorntons turned a dark, dangerous intersection into a haven for the whole neighborhood. I knew Sorrentos as well and had a few first dates there, like so many did. The other restaurants opened after I left town, but I can see from the posts here, they all grew to be loved the way Thorntons was loved. I doubt that those restaurants would have even appeared there though had it not been for two brothers from Detroit who risked everything they had to open their dream of a simple, friendly Boston neighborhood bar and grille.

I look back at my time living in the Fenway with more fond memories than any other period in my life, and I have been a lot of places and done a lot of things. I know that others have similar fond memories as Thorntons quickly became the kind of place that people who had moved away, always had to return to when in town. Whether it was for their favorite burger, sandwich or salad, or to say "hi" to Marty and Bud, or see what old friends might still be kicking around, or all of the above.

Sure, I helped write the menu, so call me biased if you will, but it would be a real shame if the Isabella Gardener, Last Detail, Cattle Club, Three Stooges scramble and all the rest were gone forever. Oh, and expect grades in the neighboring colleges to drop substantially next spring without their mound of Cheese Fries to get them through finals.

Though I am 3,000 miles away, Boston is still, and will always remain, my home. I pay $50 a month to watch every Sox game on Direct TV. I visit every year to see family and friends and I keep a watch on all of the new development in the city. Some good, some not so good, as many of the things that make Boston Boston disappear when quaint is torn down to make room for "bigger, better, more."

Hopefully that will not even be a consideration in this case. It takes people to make change happen, and as well, people to make change not happen. I think the sooner that all the voices in support of our little restaurant row being rebuilt just as it was get together, the better. People save landmarks, cities don't. I would suggest a petition as soon as possible to rally support and make it clear to the city et al. that the Fenway wants its heart and soul (and second kitchen and living room), back just as it was with all the familiar faces as quickly as possible.

Opening day is not far away.

My girlfriend and I just moved in this past August, but you don't have to be in the Fenway long to get familiar with this strip of eateries. The sadness I felt tonight as I walked by is dwarfed only by the much deeper hurt expressed here by longtime residents. Like so many of you, I hope they rebuild. This neighborhood is grown to be something great. It has remained a unique nook of the city despite the towering condos like 1330 Boylston that continue to go up around its borders.

I'm also anxious to hear more from the owners once things settle down. Hopefully they were all insured and we'll be back outside for brunch at Thornton's before the Sox season starts.

I lived in the area for many years; moved out a few years ago. Sorrento's was always great. I can't believe this happened. I feel so bad for the owners of all the restaurants.

I used to live at 105 Peterborough and I'm so sad to see this happened. Umi had the BEST SUSHI EVER - all sushi I eat now gets compared to Umi - and Thornton's was my local hangout. I hope they rebuild.

Rock...it's Kristen...so very well put! I added my two cents in a few posts above. Before I even got to the end of reading your post, I knew it was you.

This is how you know that Thornton's and the other establishments were so very well known and respected, as we have people who are living across the country, and the world for that matter, posting their own recollections and memories.

Marty and Bud deserve to have this place rebuilt. They were some of the best bosses around. While I didn't always agree with them every waking moment, they both have hearts of gold.

Here's to hoping this block of restaurants is rebuilt, and sooner, rather than later.

I too was a Thorntons employee, although this was in the 80's. Working with Marty & Bud before their business venture was always a blast - and these guys helped me out when I needed a job. If you guys need some healing, just let me know.
Peace be with you.

I'll never forget walking into El Pelon for the first time after blowing glass at MassArt, and noticing on the wall a small photo of maestro Dante Marioni wearing an El Pelon t-shirt.

The El Guapo burrito... I have since moved to San Diego, but I still miss it = (

Greek Isles will be sorely missed. I had my Opening Day all planned out and a meal there was to be the bookends to the game. Some avgolemono to keep me warm for the game, and a meal afterwards. Win or lose, I was going to end the day on a high note with the galaktoboureko. I'm not often in the area in the off season, but the other month I chose the Greek Isles for a pre-dental procedure meal. I knew if I wasn't going to be enjoying food for a couple of days that I wanted my "last meal" to the tasty lamb cooked up by the friendliest, most genuine people around. I hope they rebuild. If not there, then somewhere else.

This is such a food tragedy! I will mourn the loss of my fish tacos at El Pelon until the day they rebuild.

I ate at Umi for dinner that very night and they were the nicest people ever... Really good sushi and really good service. The whole neighborhood seems so nice...

My thoughts are with the many people who lost their livelihood in this fire. I know many of you. And like many of you I enjoyed the very same things in those same places (except a first date at Sorentos). However, I have no doubt that it will be rebuilt. For all of the reasons above and so many more. I will miss some of the memorabilia, pictures, etc. But no one was seriously hurt. And it won't be long until we are making new memories with old friends. I look forward to seeing you all at the "THORNTON'S GRAND RE-OPENING."

I have lived in the Fenway for 20 years! My heart is just breaking for each and every single restaurant owner, all of whom I know, including the dry cleaners. Everyone worked so hard from early morning to close. The sadness (for lack of a better word) that they feel, the sadness we veterans and new residents feel, leaves my eyes constantly filled with tears. The scents and sounds that came from restaurant row, from the forks on dishes to wine glasses and beer bottles echoing their distinct sounds, will be deeply missed. The endless stream of people coming from everywhere to dine, chat and relax has abruptly been silenced.
What wonderful memories I have to reflect on. Sitting out during hot summer nights at Thorntons with groups of friends drinking cocktails, eating and laughing until the last table is locked up. Bud & Marty - I love you both so! You know I'm here for you and just a phone call away!
To the gang at Sorrentos, Jeff - my God - this doesn't seem possible. I just want to wake up from this nightmare. Nate & the whole crew at El Pelon, man, you guys rocked it hard, fast and so good. You just recovered from your last basement fire. Life can be so sooo challenging but you have to come back - no way around it. What will the Red Sox do without your food. We all know who liked what!
Rod-Dee & Umi - you are all such kind people and your delights need to return! To the staff at The Greek Isle - I had yet to dine with you but you all seemed so lovely - I'm so sorry your entrance into the neighborhood was cut short. Please come back! When I return from being displaced due to the damage to my building I will rally and find a way to re-build our neighborhood. If you're a neighbor and you see me (the brunette rocker chick in the chair) say hello and let me know that you are interested in creating a way to get our city to make our neighborhood a priority for revitalization. We can re-create the ambiance, comfort and beauty we once had. If you are a rocker - then you know me - let's come together and raise funds for The Fenway! Last, but by no means least - to ALL of the firemen that worked for two days to put out the blaze Thank You! You were all so kind and patient with the residents. You saved my home from going up in flames and for that I will be forever grateful! To the chief - I will find you and give you a big hug. You were so good to me! There truly IS no place like home!

I worked at Thorntons for 3 and a half years. My last shift was in September. The loss of Thorntons as well as all the other businesses is an awful and sad loss. I moved from Seattle four years ago and was able to get a job at Thorntons to earn money while I was in graduate school. Even after I graduated I was able to pick up shifts and earn extra money. Marty and the rest of the Thorntons crew are wonderful people and my heart goes out to everyone. I really hope that everyone is able to rebuild!

Thornton's was great, but anyone who thinks El Pelon is the best burrito they've had needs to take a trip out of Massachusetts...

Don't know if there will be any more postings. But I was shocked when I saw the news. I knew Budd and Marty since they opened on Fenway. Spent many an evening there, alone or with my crew when I worked at HMS. What a loss. I knew Rock and dozens of others who either worked at or frequented the establishment. I have been meaning to try to reach Marty. Anyone want to put together a rendezvous of friends of the Grille, contact me on my e-mail: rich32323@yahoo.com. I would love to participate.

So sad, I just saw all these postings. I loved Thorntons and Sorrento's - will miss them greatly. Am disturbed by the above post. Am aware of Dr. Dick and shocked by his request. Creepy and inappropriate. Dude was always on the make and obviously still is. Stay clear of Dr. Dick! - sleezy stuff.