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News that just can't be bottled up any longer: Sullivan's could expand to the Children's Museum Milk Bottle
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I just hope this expansion
I just hope this expansion won't affect the quality of the food. I love Sullivan's and my family has been customer for generations.
"quality of the food"?
I love Sullys as well, but really, it's fried seafood and hot dogs/hamburgers, not gourmet cuisine. I'm pretty sure it will be just fine.
Fried seafood. Look what
Fried seafood. Look what happened to Kelly's. Last 3 times we went the oil tasted like it was sitting there forever and my clams looked sad. Never again.
This thing is tiny
I doubt that they can offer the full Sullivan's menu. Where will they cook anything?
Didn't you know?
It's a magic milk bottle, with a portal to another dimension where grills and deep fryers fit into the size of a small closet.
Bigger on the Inside
It's bigger on the inside.
Destination: Sullys!
That would be nice for that area to make the milk bottle more of a destination. I couldn't even tell you what they sell now...just ice cream??
Ice Cream?!?!
You make it sound like that's a bad thing. That's kinda what I would expect from a giant dairy bottle.
Walks up to milk bottle...
Walks up to milk bottle...
"I'd like to get an ice cream please."
Sorry sir, we only sell hot dogs.
"Ok. Well, where can I get ice cream around here?"
Walk in that direction until you see a building shaped like a hot dog.
Last I looked, it was a mini
Last I looked, it was a mini Au Bon Pain. Sullivan's would be a great addition to the neighborhood, and especially with the burgers and hot dogs, a lunch price point that's hard to hit around Fort Point. [You got $5 for lunch? You go to Metro. Next step up is the Shake Shack, and then you're hitting the $9 sandwiches at Flour and the $10 salads at Sweetgreen [$12 if you want chicken].] Not sure how they could do all that cooking in the milk bottle, though, even seeing how food trucks operate. I'm probably hoping for too much with the fried clams and lobster rolls ...
that makes sense...
As the restaurant in the museum is an Au Bon Pain. They can just take stuff from the kitchen there.
Nothing seems to stay open in there very long
I used to work near the milk bottle, and, unless things have changed, nothing stays open in there very long. A few times they tried to sell sandwiches and hot dogs in there but it never lasted. Most of the time it's empty. Who owns it anyway?
Au Bon Pain has been in there
Au Bon Pain has been in there for at least a few years.
Seems like the Children's Museum owns it.
Wikipedia says Hood gave ownership of the bottle to the Children's Museum in 1977 when it was moved to its current location, (it was originally in Taunton) and the assessment data says the Children's Museum owns the land up to the water.
Great Addition
There really isn't a kid-friendly lunch option in the area. Au Bon Pain, Metro, Flour - where else can you take a tired five year old for lunch?
It'll probably last...
About as long as the Kelly's did in Allston.
Early 90's
I worked in the area in the early 90's (92-94). Whoever the vendor was then made a great pasta salad in a pita. Don't know who they were but that was good summer fare.
There's always money in the banana stand.
n/t
Sullivan's location
Sullivan's current location is part of the ambiance which in my opinion makes the hot dogs, burgers and fries taste special! Watching ships and planes come and go near the fishing pier while chowing on their food is an experience.
Great move
Keep them down Fort Point and out of City Point.
Tough parking here
There is not enough parking to support a small food business at this location. McDonalds and Hood Milk Bottle could not survive here. Customers are not going to Uber or walk here to get a hotdog or ice cream cone. But, good luck to Sully's for trying.
Tourists, families and office workers
That spot has tons of them.