Piccadilly Pub
{{Short description|Restaurant chain in Massachusetts, USA}}
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.
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.{{Cite news|last=Tuttle|first=Nancye|title=On the Menu: Piccadilly Pub Takes Pride in Food Cooked to Order|date=2001-09-21|work=Lowell Sun|page=15|via=Newspaper Archive}}
As of 2001, the chain had 11 locations. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegram.com/article/20130909/news/309099989|title=Piccadilly Pubs enjoying resurrection under new names, new management|last=Knothe|first=Alli|date=2013-09-09|website=telegram.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}} All locations closed on February 5, 2012.
Locations
Sale of operations
Piccadilly Pubs was acquired by Massachusetts Pub Group in 2008.{{cite press release
| publisher = PRN Newswire
| title = Repechage Investments Limited, owner of Elephant & Castle, announces acquisition of Piccadilly Pubs by its Massachusetts Pub Group subsidiaries
| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/repechage-investments-limited-owner-of-elephant--castle-announces-acquisition-of-piccadilly-pubs-by-its-massachusetts-pub-group-subsidiaries-57557632.html
| access-date = February 12, 2012 | date = June 27, 2008
}} Repechage Investments LLC, which controlled Piccadilly Pub through its Massachusetts Pub Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011.{{cite press release
| publisher = Elephant & Castle Group Inc
| date = July 5, 2011| access-date = February 12, 2012
| title = Elephant & Castle Group Inc. Announces Chapter 11 Filing
| url = http://www.elephantcastle.com/node/250
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111017104928/http://elephantcastle.com/node/250| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2011-10-17
}}
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that "Piccadilly Pub's assets have now been acquired by FranWorks Group of Calgary, Alberta, Canada."{{cite news|last=Gustafson|first=Courtney|title=Don't toss Piccadilly Pub gift cards yet|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120209/NEWS/120209562/0/business|access-date=February 12, 2012|newspaper=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=February 9, 2012}}
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.”{{cite web|last=Gray |first=Josh |url=http://marlborough.patch.com/articles/piccadilly-pub-shuts-its-doors-indefinitely |title=Piccadilly Pub Shuts its Doors Indefinitely |work=Patch |location=Marlborough, MA |date= 2012-02-07|access-date=2012-02-07}}{{cite web |last=Becker|first=Sy|url=http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/piccadilly-pub-on-riverdale-rd-closes |title=Piccadilly Pub on Riverdale Rd closes |publisher=WWLP.com |date=2012-02-06 |access-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207033037/http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/piccadilly-pub-on-riverdale-rd-closes |archive-date=2012-02-07 }}{{cite web|date=2012-02-06|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/newsnow/x574392279/Picadilly-Pubs-close-in-Marlborough-Westborough |title=Picadilly Pubs close in Marlborough, Westborough - Framingham, MA |publisher=The MetroWest Daily News |access-date=2012-02-07|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209200115/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/newsnow/x574392279/Picadilly-Pubs-close-in-Marlborough-Westborough |archive-date=2012-02-09}}{{cite web|last=Kurtz|first=MaryJo|url=http://westborough.patch.com/articles/piccadilly-pub-is-closed |title=Piccadilly Pub Is Closed |work=Patch |location=Westborough, MA |date= 2012-02-07 |access-date=2012-02-07}}
By 2013, some Piccadilly restaurants had opened under new names, including The Pic and Bentley Pub.
Image:Piccadilly Pub, North Attleborough MA.jpg|{{center|Location in North Attleborough MA, June 2010.}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.picpub.com Official website]
- {{official website|http://www.elephantcastle.com/|Elephant & Castle}}
- {{official website|http://www.franworks.com/|FranWorks Group of Companies}}
Category:Defunct restaurants in Massachusetts
Category:Defunct restaurant chains in the United States
Category:Restaurants established in 1973