The City that Always Sleeps opens an eyelid: East Boston to get late-night rotisserie chicken

By adamg on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 4:42pm

The Boston Licensing Board today approved a request by Pollos a la Brasa el Chalan in Day Square to extend its closing time from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Even the mayor's office, which normally opposes requests from restaurants to stay open that late, supported the request, saying its 405 Chelsea St. location is in the middle of a commercial district, that its owner had shown a commitment to not causing problems and that it serves good food to boot. District City Councilor Sal LaMattina and at-large councilors Ayanna Pressley and Felix Arroyo also supported the later hours.

The pollo place has been open since 1997.

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Not a complaint, but it does seem a little suspect

By anon on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:30pm.

Commercial/residential is more accurate. Personally, I believe it ought to be easier to get food late night in all of Boston, but it does seem odd to the cynical side of me that this went through so easily.

I don't get this

By cybah on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:26pm.

So they'll allow this here.. but wont let that Taquira in Downtown Crossing stay open late?

I really wonder where Mumbles brain is? Is he really trying to kill Downtown Crossing?

What's good for Eastie, should be good for Downtown Crossing too.

Downtown tacqueria was allowed to stay open until 2 am

By Ron Newman on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:49pm.

weren't they? What was at issue was staying open later than that.

2:00 is not late for some

By anon on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 3:07am.

2:00 is not late for some people, Ron. For some people, 2-3:30 is "getting out of work" time.

More from my cynical side

By anon on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:13am.

Politicians making sure that a certain segment of the population knows who's "on their side" so said segment knows who to vote for. If Eastie were known for safe nightlife, I'd be far less concerned. It's sad, but Eastie can't seem to get much going on that's positive. I hope this move is a step in that direction, but rather than extending hours for the late night dining crowd/the bar's closed now crowd, some broadening of choice would be nice. Is there a city ordinance against non-dunkin' donuts coffee shops? Can there be some creative dining experiences like one might find in Somerville? Retail beyond discount chains and clothing stores that nobody seems to go to? Porter Square is lively, Somerville is too. What drives them that doesn't drive East Boston? Don't people ride bikes, read books, etc? Of course they do, so why is it they have to leave East Boston to spend money on these activities?