I remember some very famous New England restaurants expanding, only to find their new businesses not very appetizing to everyone.
The former, famous Green Ridge Turkey Farm on the Daniel Webster in Nashua, N.H., opened up the Green Ridge Steak House right next to its landmark restaurant. It didn't last long at all. Let's just call it a "misteak," or a real turkey of an idea. The now closed but legendary Hilltop Steak House in Saugus, Mass., started up a Hilltop Steak House also on the Daniel Webster Highway. While it lasted a while, it never quite caught on and clearly lacked the magic of its flagship location. I think they needed more plastic cows out front. The now-closed Wursthaus in Cambridge, Mass., was once one of the most beloved restaurants in Harvard Square -- a German-American restaurant with a cozy, one-of-a-kind atmosphere perfect for conversation and excellent food and drink. The Wursthaus owner decided to try a location in the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis, Mass. It goes without saying the Hyannis Wursthaus didn't quite have the Harvard Square location spirit! It just didn't seem the same buying a Johnny Miller golf shirt at Sears and then going into the Wursthaus to talk about what Cape Cod beach to visit on that day.
Can you think of any Boston/New England restaurants that expanded with less than desirable results?
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The Green Ridge Steak House was my very first job when I was 15. I've found ads for them online from 1972, and I know they were around until the early 1980's. A ten year restaurant isn't exactly a mistake! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in my late 40's and clearly remember going to the Wursthause at the Cape Cod Mall. In fact, they had a huge cheese block with tons of crackers that were FREE... never forget it. 40+ years later, I'm sad that this restaurant is gone. However, I married a German so I can have Schnitzel anytime I want!!!
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