Kebab place that advertises 3 a.m. closing discovers you need city permission to close at 3 a.m.

By adamg on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 6:01pm

Azama Grill, which advertises it's open until 3 a.m. at 54 Harvard Ave., goes before the Boston Licensing Board on Wednesday to seek formal permission to actually stay open that late. It's currently licensed only until 1 a.m.

Now, you'd think if there's any place in the city were 3 a.m. closings would not only be allowed but encouraged would be Harvard Avenue (especially with Redneck's open until then), but a couple months back, the board set 2 a.m. as closing time for the Kelly's going into the old Marty's.

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That explains that

By Stewart on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 6:36pm.

I'd been wondering how on earth they had permission to stay open til 3 a.m. given the shitfits thrown when the Chinese place up the street tried to stay open late.

And yet, they weren't caught by the city

By adamg on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 6:51pm.

The licensing board has two types of hearing - violations (like for that pizza place at the other end of Allston) on Tuesdays and requests for new or changed licenses on Wednesdays.

This is a Wednesday hearing. Presumably the police of late have had other matters to concern them in that immediate area.

You mean at the corner prone to violence?

By Mmaryy on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 9:35pm.

You want later hours at the corner where there have been several recent outbreaks of violence, including ones ending in death.
Somehow, I'm not convinced of the need to extend the evening longer right there. Not totally opposed to the concept, but the timing is just not right. This guys going to have a hard argument.

Boston critics, NY wannabes, I know your comments are coming...

No

By Stewart on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 1:02pm.

You seem to be under the impression that this kebab shop is at the corner of Harvard and Brighton. It's on Harvard between Cambridge and Farrington. So over two blocks away from The Corner Of Death.

Yeah what an absurd idea,

By Paging Jane jacobs on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 12:54pm.

Yeah what an absurd idea, having businesses open keeping foot traffic on an unsafe corner--it's obviously working so well already having them close early