Article: Food STIX to your ribs at new Back Bay bistro.(Arts and Lifestyle)(Restaurant review)

Byline: Mat Schaffer

STIX

35 Stanhope St.; 617-456-7849; stixboston.com.

Price: $20-$40

Grade: B-

Don't prejudge STIX by its gimmickry and glitz. This new Back Bay satay bistro - from the owners of 33 Restaurant & Lounge next door - has more going for it than its silly capitalized name and limiting concept initially suggest.

The primary selling point of STIX is its flavor-infused wooden skewers, used to grill assorted meats, fish and poultry. The premanufactured skewers are steeped in all-natural oils and herbal extracts. Those oils permeate whatever's being grilled from the inside out.

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