I have never understood that about a location which can't sustain a business...just to have the exact same type of business move in.
It's like, "look, I know you think you've got the edge on your competitor that JUST ate it right here, but you don't. You're the same crap, different name. Unless you're salting your food with cocaine, you're going to fail just like every other burrito/sub/sandwich joint that has met its demise here for the past 10 years or more."
You see this kind of thinking happen in a lot of places in the city. You'd think the realtor/owner at some point would say "look, you're really enthusiastic to open here, I know that, and I'm gonna make a huge profit by having you here for the next year or two, but I just can't bring myself to let you have this space. It will eat you alive."
Where every single restaurant that opens there fails - only to be replaced by another restaurant. No idea what's there now, but at one time it was Samba, which I think was a Japanese steakhouse.
which has been Carberry's, then O'Natural's, then Boloco (the only one I know of that has ever closed), then Green Tomato II, and now vacant. I actually thought Carberry's was pretty successful and I don't know why they sold it to O'Natural's; I wish they'd take this location back.
With the exception of the Green Tomato II (the food there really wasn't all that great) I can't understand why that location constantly fails. It can't be that far out of the Square proper; people walk to Subway or the place that used to be Fusion Express, don't they? What's a few extra steps when you're already that far?
Boloco was great there. They were very friendly with community groups, letting them use that big space off to the side. The Post-Meridian Radio Players often held production meetings there for at least two of the Tomes of Terror shows, and I miss discussing sound effects creation over a peanut butter/banana smoothie and a snack-sized burrito.
Has someone ever checked to see if Babe Ruth's piano was buried underneath or something?
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With plenty of other local
With plenty of other local (and better) options, can't say I'm surprised.
Viva Boloco! (Or just about any taqueria in east boston)
Death
That must be the most cursed location in the city; nothing lasts there!!
Yeah
I have never understood that about a location which can't sustain a business...just to have the exact same type of business move in.
It's like, "look, I know you think you've got the edge on your competitor that JUST ate it right here, but you don't. You're the same crap, different name. Unless you're salting your food with cocaine, you're going to fail just like every other burrito/sub/sandwich joint that has met its demise here for the past 10 years or more."
You see this kind of thinking happen in a lot of places in the city. You'd think the realtor/owner at some point would say "look, you're really enthusiastic to open here, I know that, and I'm gonna make a huge profit by having you here for the next year or two, but I just can't bring myself to let you have this space. It will eat you alive."
There's a haunted location on Rte. 9 in Framingham
Where every single restaurant that opens there fails - only to be replaced by another restaurant. No idea what's there now, but at one time it was Samba, which I think was a Japanese steakhouse.
and another on Elm Street in Somerville
which has been Carberry's, then O'Natural's, then Boloco (the only one I know of that has ever closed), then Green Tomato II, and now vacant. I actually thought Carberry's was pretty successful and I don't know why they sold it to O'Natural's; I wish they'd take this location back.
That really is the Location of Death
With the exception of the Green Tomato II (the food there really wasn't all that great) I can't understand why that location constantly fails. It can't be that far out of the Square proper; people walk to Subway or the place that used to be Fusion Express, don't they? What's a few extra steps when you're already that far?
Boloco was great there. They were very friendly with community groups, letting them use that big space off to the side. The Post-Meridian Radio Players often held production meetings there for at least two of the Tomes of Terror shows, and I miss discussing sound effects creation over a peanut butter/banana smoothie and a snack-sized burrito.
Has someone ever checked to see if Babe Ruth's piano was buried underneath or something?
Still Samba
Samba is still on Rt 9 in Framingham, so I'm guessing it's still there.
Must've set a record for longevity then!
At least, at that spot.
I know that spot
When even a "Not Your Average Joe's" can't hack it there, you know it's a rough spot.
I have never understood that
It's the restaurant business - it attracts people with no business sense.