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Papa Razzi to replace Bennigan’s

December 6th, 2007


According to a MWDN article the Italian restaurant Papa Razzi will be taking over ye olde Bennigan’s location (thank you!)

From the article:
“Work on gutting Bennigan’s will start within the next five business days”
“The gutting is taking place because “pretty much everything in there is useless,” said Dalton (VP Back Bay Restaurant Group) ”It has a lot of age on it and it’s in poor condition. It’s better to strip everything out.” 
Amen.

I’ve been to the Papa Razzi Wellesley a few years ago and remember it being really good.  I think they’ll do very well here.  They’re going to spend $2.3 million on renovations. I’m glad someone with money is going to renovate the whole place.

Posted in What will it be?, Progress |

6 Comments »

  1. R.I.P. Bennigans. I will miss your crispy chicken salad with honey mustard. :(

    Comment by Erin — December 7, 2007 @ 2:57 am

  2. I will miss the loaded potato skins and the garlic parmesean bread sticks circa 1988. Yum!
    But I love Papa Razzi in Concord and haven’t been for years since it’s not exactly close by. This location will be much more convenient. Yum again!

    Comment by Jennifer — December 7, 2007 @ 1:19 pm

  3. Wow! That’s a definite upgrade from Bennigan’s. When it opens be sure to try the Papa Burger. A juicy hamburger on focaccia bread . . . YUM!

    Comment by Michael — December 7, 2007 @ 3:35 pm

  4. Great, more yuppy food.

    Comment by Kris — December 18, 2007 @ 6:07 pm

  5. Bennigan’s went downhill pretty fast…we used to go to Kid’s Night on Tuesdays, at one time the place was busy and the food was good. A few months later there were hardly any customers, the service was terrible and the food was horrible. It’s amazing that a chain can let things slip so bad, but it was obvious their gravy train was the bar, and once the smoking ban took effect, that part of the business also went down.

    Papa Razzi’s will be a vast improvement in that prime location. They should give Olive Garden a run for their $$$!

    Comment by Keith — February 21, 2008 @ 2:39 pm

  6. The Framingham Papa Razzi opens tonight! If you’ve never been, make sure to try the Gallo al Forno (Roasted Chicken)… it’s AMAZING! As far as the Olive Garden post- there is no comparison! Papa Razzi is fresh and made-to-order.

    Comment by Amy — July 24, 2008 @ 11:03 am

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