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“It has been an extraordinary journey full of celebrations,” a post from the Boston Chops Instagram account read.
Both locations of Boston Chops, a steakhouse brand that included restaurants in the South End and Downtown for more than a decade, have closed under current ownership, according to an Instagram post Jan. 1.
Greater Boston has known of the steakhouse’s eventual end, at least under the helm of Urban Hospitality Group, after CEO Brian Piccini announced in October that he was selling Boston Chops. The release also said Boston Chops would remain open while Piccini looked for a new owner of the properties.
The Jan. 1 Instagram post that new ownership had been secured.
“It has been an extraordinary journey full of celebrations, but we are now closed to make way for new ownership and a revitalized concept to better serve the community,” the caption read.
Boston.com reached out to a spokesperson for Urban Hospitality Group, which also owns dbar and Deuxave, for comment about new ownership but didn’t hear back in time for publication.
In the comments section of the closure post, multiple users alleged that they had purchased gift cards in recent weeks and had not received communication from the restaurant about honoring the gift cards.
Questions about those online complaints were also sent to Urban Hospitality Group on Friday.
Back in October, Piccini said the reason he was selling Boston Chops — an acclaimed steakhouse by local and national media outlets — was so he could shift his focus to a new concept he’s bringing to Weston’s historical Josiah Smith Tavern called The Woods.
Though details on an opening date and the menu aren’t yet public, the restaurant is described as farm-to-table, and Piccini snagged the town’s first public liquor license since Prohibition in order to serve drinks, reports The Boston Globe.
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