The sandwich shop opened in Braintree at the Hyatt Place complex earlier this month.
After looking skeptically two weeks ago upon a proposal from Potbelly Sandwich Shop to feature live music during lunch, Braintree officials came around Tuesday and granted the restaurant an entertainment license. The Board of License Commissioners voted 4-1 to allow a single, acoustic guitar player to perform from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Live music has been a part of Potbelly's branding since it grew from an antique shop in Chicago to more than 300 locations today, marketing manager Eric Andreoni said. The 43-seat establishment at the Hyatt Place shopping complex across from the South Shore Plaza will feature mostly cover tunes from the 70s and 80s and Potbelly will encourage local…
The sandwich shop opened in Braintree at the Hyatt Place complex earlier this month.
The idea of a single musician playing guitar during lunch at Potbelly Sandwich Shop exposed wider concerns that Braintree officials have about the new Hyatt Place retail and restaurant complex. "For the record, I'm not afraid of guitar players," Board of License Commissioners Chair Joe Powers said. The board put on hold Tuesday afternoon a request by the restaurant to obtain an entertainment license. Its decision was informed by the Planning Department's concern that the Forbes Road shopping center may be evolving away from the more retail-oriented vision initially presented by the developer, and also by Potbelly's preemptive advertising of live music and placement of outdoor seating. Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwiches received a food …
The license board also continued alcohol hearings on two Braintree restaurants Tuesday afternoon.
Potbelly Sandwich Shop – the restaurant chain that began as an antique shop in Chicago – will open a location at the new Hyatt Place shopping complex in Braintree within the next few weeks. Representatives for Potbelly Sandwich Works, which also has shops at Logan Airport and downtown Boston, said they hope to open the store March 5. The Board of License Commissioners approved a food license Tuesday afternoon. Along with the general antique decor of the shop, Potbelly will feature local history unique to the neighborhood, in this case specific Braintree features such as old photographs of the area and memorabilia from local sports figures, New England Market Manager Eric Andreoni said. The 43-seat restaurant will be located in the same …
Livnxspence
11:36 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
Can't wait to take the kids to potbelly's for the entertainment! What a nice addition to the community. Can't believe Powers was at one point actually chair of the Braintree school committee!! Because he was appointed for a second term in July 2012, we're stuck with him for another 2 years. more ›