Jae's Grill to Serve American Cuisine on Winter Street

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A well-known local eatery is relaunching a second location with a new menu.

Jae's Grill is planning a soft opening mid-week at 7 Winter St. The menu will feature upscale American cuisine, a change from the pan-Asian offerings of Jae's at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Street.

"It's a classy place but a homey place that you can come to," general manager Raya Stockton said, adding that it will have good food, good drinks, and a nice atmosphere.

The space was open as Jae's a handful of years ago before the South Street location, which Stockton reported is a great success. Owner Jae Chung, herself, and Executive Chef Ronald Reda felt it was the right time to bring a new restaurant to Pittsfield.

"Everybody is ready for a new restaurant for Berkshire county and it was the perfect timing," she explained.

Reda previously was chef de cuisine at Hotel on North and has a long tenure in the restaurant industry as Chung and Stockton do.

They chose an American cuisine menu to not step on the other location's toes and offer a new side of Jae's brand. For drinks, there will be a fully stocked bar that includes around 40 different types of wine.

Reda said the vibe will be similar to a steakhouse but not completely fit the theme, as the team wanted to keep it approachable to best serve the community.

"I think you need something upscale but casual," he said. "We're still going to have really good steaks, we're still going to have some really good options but I didn't want to label it as a steak house so I said upscale American grill."

Car Fire Briefly Shuts Down Section of North Street

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
04:18PM / Monday, June 22, 2026

The street was briefly shut down. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Firefighters responded to a car fire on Eagle Street at about 4 p.m. Monday.

 

The 1986 Chevrolet Camaro was parked next to Persip Park when it "blew up," according to a passerby. Firefighters swiftly put out the engine fire but the northbound lane of North Street was briefly shut down and traffic redirected.

 

The blaze that started in the engine compartment was small but smokey, with smoke visible looking north from Fenn Street. 

 

Fire Capt. Mitchell Keller said there were some flames, describing it as a "well involved car fire." He estimated it took about 10 minutes to put out. 

 

"The initial response was Engine 6, right here, because Engine 3, the closest engine was was on another call because of the close proximity to headquarters," he said, referring to the Columbus Avenue station. "Our deputy car two and truck company responded to make sure that the car was unoccupied and that there was no people requiring aid. And then they waited for the engine to get here to for fire extinguishment.

 

He said the cause was undetermined but not suspicious. No one was injured in the fire and authorities were trying to track down the owner.