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Everyone can take a deep breath: Kowloon has not been sold, and it is not for sale. It’s also not closing at least not any time soon.
After Boston Restaurant Talk posted news of a Saugus Planning Board meeting that included a preliminary subdivision plan for the property at 948 Broadway on which Kowloon sits, social media was
Bobby Wong, whose parents Madeline and Bill Wong opened Kowloon in 1960, calmed some of those anxieties, telling the
Saugus Advertiser that the family is merely “looking at other options we might have with the property” sometime in the future. However, Wong did say that the restaurant industry is tough that is especially true at the moment and that the next generation doesn’t want to be involved in the operations of Kowloon.
UpdatedFri, Jan 8, 2021 at 2:43 pm ET
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Representatives of the Kowloon Restaurant said the property will be redeveloped. (Google Earth)
SAUGUS, MA It s not yet closing time for Kowloon Restaurant, representatives of the Route 1 landmark reassured customers Thursday night. An appearance by members of the Kowloon team at a Saugus Planning Board meeting turned some heads, as the eventual closure and redevelopment of the property was announced.
But that isn t happening for some time. According to a statement on Kowloon s Facebook page, the restaurant is only planning for the future, which is years, not months, away. The process to get the local boards to do their due diligence and approve any project is not an overnight process, the statement continued. So our family is just getting some preliminary legwork started.