Hey Mambo - Coming to North Boston in the Brady District

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Images: http://www.teperahood.com/work/hey-mambo-in-progress/3503993

Italian food for the distinguishing taste is coming to the Brady District, the proprietor is related to an established Brady business owner is not a newcomer to the downtown restaurant scene.

[BKDotCom]

Images: http://www.teperahood.com/work/hey-mambo-in-progress/3503993

Italian food for the distinguishing taste is coming to the Brady District, the proprietor is related to an established Brady business owner is not a newcomer to the downtown restaurant scene.

"Hey Mambo" sorta screams Cuban.
Odd name for an Italian joint.

[sgrizzle]

"Hey Mambo" sorta screams Cuban.
Odd name for an Italian joint.

I wondered about the name too, but I found this:

[TheArtist]

I like how the front is open. I hope thats the front anyway lol.

I and some friends ate at  Cazs Chowhouse the other evening. As we were driving away one friend mentioned how dark and "scary" the streets in that area looked.  There are plenty of businesses along Brady and the street going down to the Cains, but when most of them arent open in the evenings and they have no lights on, it can look quite foreboding to some.

Now, I dont think the solution is a bunch of stark, acorn lights.

 We then drove through Cherry Street and Brookside.... What I noticed and pointed out was all the ambient lighting from the businesses.  It wasnt "bright" per say, but  was still filled with a warm and cozy light.  Business signs that were lit up, uplighting and downlighting on the businesses, some had strings of lights along the top, and what I really liked were the large windows that you could see into.

Along Cherry Street, even the businesses that werent open like the antique stores had lights on inside and lit up window displays. Made you slow down and you could see it made the street so much more enjoyable to walk down and just be in the area in general. Similarly when you drive down Brookside at night, more and more the businesses have glass fronts and are lit up inside, whether open at night or not, it makes for a wonderful street experience. Feels, lively, safe and enjoyable. It  has the effect of making the street feel much more alive than it actually may be. Throw in even just a few people walking, and then being able to see some inside the restaurants and, wow, you want to be there.  Contrast that with the darkness and not being able to see inside most of whats in the Blue Dome or Brady, and the places that arent open not having their windows lit up... and its quite a contrast.      

I would hope that places in the Blue Dome and Brady Arts would take a cue from that. Too many businesses that are "closed off" from the streets, too much darkness and or stark lighting and (rightly or wrongly) it turns a lot of people off.  It looks unappealing, and empty even if its not.    

One of the things that I have thought would greatly improve the Brady Arts area would be to either string lights along the tops of the buildings, or have them criss cross over the streets.  

[SXSW]

Where is this exactly on N. Boulder, near the Brady Theater?  Looks like a cool concept but surprised they are not going in closer to the ballpark or where more of the Brady District businesses are clustered around Main & Brady.

The design firm's office on 11th is also really cool:
http://www.teperahood.com/work/teperahood-design-office/3750451

[Conan71]

The architect posts on here occasionally and is the President of the Lortondale HOA, Shane Hood.  I didn't catch who the designer was at first but picked up on the Mid-Century Modern to Modern Contemporary influence. 

I'm not usually a nay-sayer, but I think it might be a mistake putting this on Boulder.  It's sort of like having your back turned on the rest of the district since most activity other than the Brady Theater is east of Boulder.  I've always felt pretty safe walking anywhere in the Brady District, but without a whole lot of other activity at night and being a block closer to the jail and Starvation Army, I think people might be a little more reluctant to walk around on Boulder except with a throng of Brady show-goers.  I hope I'm totally wrong on this assertion.

[BKDotCom]

It's N Boston, not N Boulder
Google Maps
South of Club Majestic (around the corner from Caz's Chowhouse)

[Conan71]

Whew! I like that one a whole lot better. I kept trying to picture where you would put this on Boulder.

[SXSW]

Whew! I like that one a whole lot better. I kept trying to picture where you would put this on Boulder.

Same here, the building just south of the Majestic is a good location.  I'm all for new development all over Brady but think they should concentrate on the east end first before heading west towards Boulder and Cheyenne.  

BTW the Living Arts Center will be across the street

[Admin]

Thread title adjusted.

[TheTed]

There are renderings in the window of the building soon to be Hey Mambo, around the corner from Majestic kind of on the edge of the Brady District and Parking Lot Acres North.

[HeyMambo]

Thank you for the little buzz about Hey Mambo.  Hope to be open in the spring!

[hoodlum]

thanks for noticing guys
a couple of disclaimers...while I have a degree in architecture, I am still working towards my architecture license and by law cannot refer to myself as an architect. Instead I refer to myself as a designer, which I much prefer anyways.

While I co-founded the Lortondale Neighborhood association and acted as its president for almost 4 years, I am currently not the president of the neighborhood association, but the at-large officer.

Will, the front of the restaurant currently is two large storefronts, we are going to keep them this way for the reasons you mentioned. It is important to me and the owner that there is a sense of transparency at the front of the restaurant so that everything is on display. Imagine going north on Boston at twilight the night of a ballgame and looking into the large storefronts of Hey Mambo and seeing the place packed with people....there is no better signage or advertising than that.

[Conan71]

thanks for noticing guys
a couple of disclaimers...while I have a degree in architecture, I am still working towards my architecture license and by law cannot refer to myself as an architect. Instead I refer to myself as a designer, which I much prefer anyways.

While I co-founded the Lortondale Neighborhood association and acted as its president for almost 4 years, I am currently not the president of the neighborhood association, but the at-large officer.

Will, the front of the restaurant currently is two large storefronts, we are going to keep them this way for the reasons you mentioned. It is important to me and the owner that there is a sense of transparency at the front of the restaurant so that everything is on display. Imagine going north on Boston at twilight the night of a ballgame and looking into the large storefronts of Hey Mambo and seeing the place packed with people....there is no better signage or advertising than that.

Whoops a miss and a miss on my part.  "At-large" or just a big guy? 

[Red Arrow]

a couple of disclaimers...while I have a degree in architecture, I am still working towards my architecture license and by law cannot refer to myself as an architect. Instead I refer to myself as a designer, which I much prefer anyways.

Go for the license.  Do you have the experience etc and just need to take the test(s)?