Latin American inspired cuisine and live Latin Jazz music set the tone for intimate dining kitchen in Scituate Harbor
McGRATHPR.com – Restaurant entrepreneur Kara Tondorf is set to open Casa Verde, her newest restaurant venture – a Latin American-inspired kitchen – in mid-January 2025, at 108 Front Street, Scituate Harbor. The former Dunkin’ Donuts location is currently mid- renovation towards a complete transformation as an intimately cozy, vibrant space featuring bold Latin American flavors and live Latin jazz music entertainment.
Casa Verde (the Green House) will feature fresh lunch and dinner menus, celebrating the flavors of Latin America, spanning the flavors of Peru, Argentina, and Mexico. Open seven days a week, the kitchen focuses on fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and innovative dishes, including paella, tapas, tacos, and other unique light bites and entrées. Regional flavors span ingredients from the fiery spices of Mexico to the tropical notes of the Caribbean. A custom beverage program features innovative cocktails, an expansive specialty selection of non-alcoholic libations, and a sommelier-curated wine list featuring Spanish wines. A brunch menu, offered on Saturdays and Sundays, treats guests to indulgent dishes including patatas bravas topped with a fried egg, churros-flavored French toast, and Latin-style breakfast tacos. A mimosa bar, bloody mary bar, and mojito flights, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, round out the unique offerings, rare options in the South Shore region.
“Developing the vision for Casa Verde has been a dream come true,” shares Tondorf, who has walked the restaurateur landscape through several multi-faceted restaurants, spanning the industry’s unique challenges. “This one is a very personal, feminine ambiance sister restaurant to Salt Society, a great gathering destination with new flavors. Just stepping inside visitors will be transported among lush live plants and herbs, colorful décor, and stunning murals. This is truly the palette to create a memorable dining experience.”
Casa Verde’s menu selections are bolstered by bold dishes like a bone-in tomahawk steak, vibrant ceviche, colloquial empanadas, and complex sips featuring custom crafted shrubs and gourmet ingredients, adorning its lengthy cocktail list.
A successful singer/songwriter in tandem, Tondorf brings her distinctive touch a step further to the restaurant’s music vision, planning carefully curated music playlists, and booking live Latin Jazz musician entertainment. She later plans to offer salsa dance classes and other creative programming. “Scituate is already a destination for live music and great dining. I’m expanding those opportunities to other cultures, and welcome everyone from the South Shore to indulge in something new and remarkably enjoyable.”
Casa Verde’s culinary team steps off under the wing of Salt Society’s applauded chef Benjamin Pearl, in addition to a new sous chef and highly trained staff. The team is comprised of experienced restaurant professionals, ensuring a high-level culinary excellence. The broad mélange of experiential facets ensure Casa Verde will become a beloved destination for food lovers, music, and culture enthusiasts alike.
Tondorf is also currently the owner of Scituate’s popular Salt Society restaurant, and the Harbor’s former Riva Restaurant, previously a few doors down from Casa Verde, along with live music and pub fare destination The Rivershed, now permanently closed in Scituate and Braintree, still sustained at its Killington, VT location. She continues her music career, currently planning Wintersong, a three-day concert series celebration of female performing artists in January, and aspires to organize an all-women songwriter music festival in the spring of 2025.
Case Verde’s website and social media channels are under development and will be announced prior to its January 2025 opening.
