Last year, it was reported that a beloved East Boston restaurant had an uncertain future, as it was considering shutting down or being sold around the end of this year. Now we have learned that the dining spot may end up sticking around for at least a little while longer.
Eater Boston mentions (via a Facebook post from the place) that KO Pies at the Shipyard in East Boston has renewed its beer and wine license, allowing the place to remain open through 2020. The Facebook post gives a bit of information on the current situation, saying that "We'll be back at it in 2020 slinging more meat pies, beer, cider and wine down in the yard. Its been 10 cracking years in Boston and we're pumped to do it all again." The note also says that owner Sam Jackson and the crew will be taking nearly a month off for the holidays and that its last day before the break is December 22. (An article in the East Boston Times-Free Press give more information on this story as well.)
In the fall of 2018, it appeared that there were three possible scenarios that could take place for KO Pies in East Boston--the business could be sold to a new owner who could then open a different restaurant in its space; the dining spot stays open until its lease runs out at the end of 2019, at which point its beer and wine license is sold; or a new owner buys the place and continues to run it as KO Pies.
The address for KO Pies at the Shipyard is 256 Marginal Street (Building 16), East Boston, MA, 02128. Its website is at http://www.kocateringandpies.com/
Thanks to @universalhub for bringing this to our attention.
[Earlier Article]
KO Pies at the Shipyard in East Boston May Close Down or Be Sold
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
