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Editor's Note: A version of this story first appeared on WBUR 90.9FM, Boston's NPR News Station on Thurs., May 31, 2018.

Walk into the Wahlburgers in Hingham and you’re greeted with a merchandise kiosk that says “Dorchester to Hingham.” On the wall there’s a huge image with a map of Dorchester, a row of three-deckers, and a story about the nine Wahlberg kids growing up with little to call their own. Then there’s the menu: the “OFD” – Originally from Dorchester – burger, and the thousand-calorie “triple-decker” burger, topped with “government cheese.”

It’s the merchandising of Dorchester culture, or at least one element of it.

“Being from here, I’m going to roll my eyes at it,” explains Chris Hislop, a Dorchester native who works the counter at a deli in the Polish Triangle, “because I work at a place that actually is working class, and is true to its roots and its heritage.”

The deli is just a few blocks from the future Wahlburgers spot inside the South Boston neighborhoods zip codes!