The Pearl South Bay

The Pearl Seafood Grill and Raw Bar Will Open in Dorchester | Eater Boston

"I was told by co-owner Teda DeRosa-Pinckney that the Pearl Seafood Grill and Raw Bar, slated for 20B District Ave adjacent to Express, could open as soon as December. The owners — DeRosa-Pinckney with Reggie Cummings and Malik and Mika Winder — plan for the oyster bar/raw bar to be the restaurant’s focal point, focusing on seafood and raw bar items sourced as locally as possible and offering craft beer. They’re calling it the Pearl Seafood Grill and Raw Bar because they hope it will be a “hidden gem” and because Pearl was DeRosa-Pinckney’s grandmother’s name. The owners still must meet with abutters and apply to the City of Boston’s Licensing Board for a liquor license, but if all goes to plan Dorchester could have a new raw bar in time for the holidays, joining a South Bay dining scene that so far consists mainly of chains." - Terrence Doyle