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Boloco Closes In Future Home Of Boston's First Chick-fil-A

In 2012, then-Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wrote a strongly worded letter saying the chain "would be an insult to Boston."

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In February, the Zoning Board of Appeals gave the Chick-fil-A the go-ahead​ to take over the two-story Boloco spot on Boylston Street.
In February, the Zoning Board of Appeals gave the Chick-fil-A the go-ahead​ to take over the two-story Boloco spot on Boylston Street. (Jenna Fisher/Patch, File)

BOSTON — The Boloco that was holding the space for where the city's first Chick-fil-A will open has closed, Universal Hub reported Monday.

In February, the Zoning Board of Appeals gave the Chick-fil-A the go-ahead to take over the two-story Boloco spot on Boylston Street.

In 2012, then-Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wrote a strongly worded letter saying the chain "would be an insult to Boston." Menino referenced Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's statements against same-sex marriage.

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