Jack's Abby in Framingham May Open a Bakery

by Marc Hurwitz

A brewery west of Boston that moved to a much larger space a few years ago and has since expanded within its space could be adding something new to the facility.

The Framingham TAB is reporting that Jack's Abby in Framingham is planning to make renovations to a warehouse area within its Clinton Street building, with the section including office and retail space a bakery being considered among its plans. The proposal, which is expected to be looked at by the Planning Board this Thursday, would apparently be used for the making of pizza and pretzels and while the bakery area would mainly be used for offerings at the restaurant on the premises, they are looking into having it be open to the public as its own business at some point.

In addition to its brewery and restaurant/beer hall area, the Jack's Abby space also includes the Springdale Barrel Room, which focuses on barrel-aged beers.

The address for Jack's Abby and the Springdale Barrel Room is 100-102 Clinton Street, Framingham, MA, 01702. The website for Jack's Abby can be found at https://jacksabby.com/ while the website for the Springdale Barrel Room is at https://springdalebeer.com/

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Philly Pretzel Factory Is Opening in Revere

A Philadelphia-based chain of pretzel shops is on its way to the Boston area.

According to a message sent by @CappyinBoston, Philly Pretzel Factory is getting ready to debut in Revere, with a Facebook post from the place earlier this month indicating that it is on the verge of opening its doors. Philly Pretzel Factory mentions on its website that it is "the world's largest Philly-style pretzel bakery," with well over 100 franchised shops--though there are none currently in New England and the closest locations are in the New York metropolitan area. In addition to scratch-made pretzels, the chain offers such items as pretzel dogs, pretzel cheesesteak, spicy pretzel sausages, pepperoni pretzel melts, cinnamon pretzel sticks, rivets (pretzel nuggets), and frozen lemonade.

The address for this new pretzel shop in Revere is: Philly Pretzel Factory, 4 Squire Road, Revere, MA, 02151. The website for the chain can be found at http://phillypretzelfactory.com/

[January 10, 2017 update: A new Facebook post from the place indicates that Philly Pretzel Factory has its grand opening in Revere on Friday, January 13.]

[January 16, 2017 update: The Facebook page for the place confirms that Philly Pretzel Factory is now open in Revere.]

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Pretzelmaker to Open at Somerville's Assembly Row

A chain of shops featuring all things pretzels--including pretzel dogs--is expanding to a growing development in Somerville.

According to a job post within the Craiglist site, Pretzelmaker is on its way to Assembly Row and is currently hiring for the upcoming store. Based on the menu for the other shops, expect to see freshly-made pretzels, pretzel bites, pretzel dogs, and a variety of sauces offered, along with blended drinks and lemonade.

Once it opens, the new Pretzelmaker at Assembly Row will join other locations at the Cambridgeside Galleria in Cambridge, the Northshore Mall in Peabody, the Burlington Mall in Burlington, the Square One Mall in Saugus, and a number of other shops elsewhere in the United States and beyond.

Pretzelmaker first started out in 1991, according to its website, which can be found at http://www.pretzelmaker.com/

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