Dave's Hot Chicken Continues MA Expansion: MA Food Week

MASSACHUSETTS — Welcome to Patch's weekly round up of food and restaurant news in Massachusetts, where we review openings, closings and more in the state's dining scene.

This week, we learned that Dave's Hot Chicken — which has billed itself as "America's fastest growing restaurant chain" — has applied for a license to operate a restaurant at 41 Park Ave., in Worcester, according to this week's License Commission agenda. That address is the Trolley Square plaza, sandwiched between Park and Grove Street.

Dave's might also be the fastest-growing restaurant chain in Massachusetts. Over the past year, the chain has opened restaurants in Framingham and Braintree, but has seven other locations in the state in Boston (Dorchester and Chinatown), Saugus, Chelmsford, Woburn, Newton and Medford.

Dine Out Boston Deals at Pink Taco

Dine Out Boston runs through Aug. 17, and many local spots have deals coinciding with the longstanding activation.

This includes Pink Taco, the suggestively named Mexican street food spot on Congress Avenue, which has a two-course set menu for lunch, 12 to 3 p.m., that comes with complimentary chips and salsa.

The first course includes the diners’ choice of either chicken taquitos with avocado salsa, guacamole or grilled street corn. For an entree, guests have the option of carne asada enchilads, a traditional burrito with pinto beans, Mexican rice, chipotle mayo, pico de gallo and jack cheese, a chicken quesadilla or a selection of tacos, including "The OG Pink Tacos" with chicken tinga, jack cheese, shredded romaine, avocado salsa, pickled red onions served fried in pink corn tortilla.

From 3 p.m. until close, the Dine Out Boston $36 dinner menu expands upon its lunch offering with a third dessert course where guests will have the option of the restaurant's signature "Pink Fried Ice Cream" with Fruity Pebbles, a spin on the Choco Taco or a Tres Leches Churro. Cocktail pairings are also curated for food pairings, but are optional with the meal.

For more on Dine Out Boston and to find additional restaurants participating, click here.

Here's what else was cooking this week in Patch communities across Massachusetts:

• Dave's Hot Chicken Plans Worcester Restaurant
• San Gennaro Feast Announces Schedule
• Dine Out Boston Underway, What To Know
• Baby Among 3 Burned As Deep Fryer Shoots Hot Oil In Plymouth Store