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Boloco's last restaurant survives closing date, gets reprieve

Weighing whether to keep the chain going; the Oct. 16 deadline has passed without public word on his decision

Boloco's last restaurant was due to close Sept. 25, when its Congress Street building in downtown Boston is converted into 169 apartments. Developer Patrick Mahoney, who turned out to be a Boloco fan, then gave owner John Pepper until at least Oct. 16 to work out a move.

Updated Oct 23

Notable Quotes

"Cats have 9 lives. Boloco may have more." — John Pepper, in a closing-delay announcement

from Boloco's last restaurant survives closing date, gets reprieve · Updated Oct 23

"Do I want to continue on? Do I want to go through the challenge of opening the restaurant?" — John Pepper, in a social media video

from Boloco's last restaurant survives closing date, gets reprieve · Updated Oct 23

"There's a little bit of a fear that it won't work." — John Pepper

from Boloco's last restaurant survives closing date, gets reprieve · Updated Oct 23