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Harvest is a Harvard Square restaurant originally owned in 1975 by Benjamin Thompson (architect) (he designed it as well) and his wife Jane. They closed in 1997 because of “growing competition and poor management” but reopened under new management [1] (past managers R. Patrick Bowe and Jayne Bowe) [2] and renovations by Elkus Manfredi. [1]
Rialto was a restaurant in Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel owned by Jody Adams and Michela Larson. [2] Opened in 1994, it closed on June 22, 2016. [3] Originally, it was announced she would leave the restaurant in the hands of executive chef David Ladner, but it was later announced it would close down.
The location in Harvard Square was subsequently purchased by attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who had represented the chain's employees in a lawsuit, to be re-opened as a partly employee-owned pizzeria, which closed in winter 2018. [14] Since UC Acquisitions took control of Upper Crust, many franchisees have elected to cut ties with the company. [15]
The first international restaurant was opened in May 2020 in Shanghai. Locations in Australia started operation in early 2021. [5] 2021 was also when a Boiling Crab in Washington, D.C., opened, in July of that year. [6] [7] Meanwhile, a Harvard Square location in Cambridge, Massachusetts, began business in early 2022. [8]
Charlie's Kitchen ("The Double Cheeseburger King") is a restaurant serving American fare with New England specialties in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. “Charlie’s” houses bars on two separate floors; additionally, a front patio and backyard beer garden are open seasonally.
In 2021, the company was acquired by Sweetgreen, a chain of salad restaurants. [17] [18] Both Spyce restaurants were closed following the Sweetgreen acquisition, "to focus on developing technology for Sweetgreen restaurants". The downtown Boston location closed October 22, 2021, [1] and the Harvard Square location closed February 18, 2022. [2]
House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. [1] The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day). [2]
Tom's BaoBao Harvard Square is the first international location of the Chinese fast-casual bao restaurant, Ganqishi and was founded in 2009. [1] [2] Boston was partly chosen as the site of the first location because it is a sister city to Hangzhou, the hometown of Ganqishi founder Tom Tong. [3]