Piccadilly Pub

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Piccadilly Pub was a chain of casual dining restaurants headquartered in the US state of Massachusetts. The first Piccadilly Pub restaurant was opened by William C. Martin in 1973 in the town of Westborough, Massachusetts.

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The chain offered a menu of American cuisine, with particular emphasis on seafood such as fish and chips, New England clam chowder, fried clams, lobster, scallops, and shrimp.

Other items served included ribs, steaks, grilled honey lime island chicken salad, and Oreo cookie ice cream pie. [1]

As of 2001, the chain had 11 locations. [1] At its peak, the chain had 13 locations, all in Massachusetts and Connecticut, but at the time it went out of business it had nine locations. [2] All locations closed on February 5, 2012.

Locations

  1. Auburn
  2. Foxborough
  3. Franklin
  4. Marlborough
  5. North Attleborough
  6. North Reading
  7. Randolph
  8. Sturbridge
  9. Tewksbury
  10. Westborough
  11. West Springfield
  12. Wethersfield, Connecticut
  13. Worcester
  14. Peabody

Sale of operations

Piccadilly Pubs was acquired by Massachusetts Pub Group in 2008. [3] Repechage Investments LLC, which controlled Piccadilly Pub through its Massachusetts Pub Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011. [4]

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that "Piccadilly Pub's assets have now been acquired by FranWorks Group of Calgary, Alberta, Canada." [5]

Closing

On February 5, 2012 an internal memo to all employees circulated that informed them that all remaining restaurant locations would be closing indefinitely, and that further information would be disclosed in a public announcement shortly.

On February 6, 2012 all restaurants remained closed, with the following memo on the door: “Piccadilly Pub Restaurants have temporarily closed. Currently, a date has not been set for a re-opening.” [6] [7] [8] [9]

By 2013, some Piccadilly restaurants had opened under new names, including The Pic and Bentley Pub. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tuttle, Nancye (2001-09-21). "On the Menu: Piccadilly Pub Takes Pride in Food Cooked to Order". Lowell Sun. p. 15 – via Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 Knothe, Alli (2013-09-09). "Piccadilly Pubs enjoying resurrection under new names, new management". telegram.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Repechage Investments Limited, owner of Elephant & Castle, announces acquisition of Piccadilly Pubs by its Massachusetts Pub Group subsidiaries" (Press release). PRN Newswire. June 27, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Elephant & Castle Group Inc. Announces Chapter 11 Filing" (Press release). Elephant & Castle Group Inc. July 5, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gustafson, Courtney (February 9, 2012). "Don't toss Piccadilly Pub gift cards yet". Worcester Telegram & Gazette . Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ Gray, Josh (2012-02-07). "Piccadilly Pub Shuts its Doors Indefinitely". Patch. Marlborough, MA. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  7. ↑ Becker, Sy (2012-02-06). "Piccadilly Pub on Riverdale Rd closes". WWLP.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Picadilly Pubs close in Marlborough, Westborough - Framingham, MA". The MetroWest Daily News. 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  9. ↑ Kurtz, MaryJo (2012-02-07). "Piccadilly Pub Is Closed". Patch. Westborough, MA. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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