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6, the city’s licensing board is scheduled to consider C & W Group’s application for an all-alcohol license for the hot pot restaurant.Craigslist south shore jobs Toms River ALL POSITIONS AVAILABLE 6/3 “There are over ten vacant store fronts in Quincy Center with ample parking,” he said. This restaurant’s fare is quite different,” he said.īut Tony Liang, whose family owns six Asian restaurants in Quincy, said there was a boom of Chinese eateries in the 1980s that “opened and closed, opened and closed” because of too much competition. “The people who generally go there to eat are Caucasian people. Milgram said the Quincy Dynasty at 49 Billings Road has 102 seats and Grand Chinatown at 21-25 Billings Road has more than 100.Īs for competition, Milgram said Wong’s proposed cuisine and customers are different than what the nearby Assembly Restaurant, the Irish Pub and Quincy Dynasty offer and attract. Milgram said some residents have raised concerns about oversaturation and competition, but his clients’ proposal is “substantially smaller” than other nearby restaurants. “Traffic and parking concerns are paramount.”Īyers requested that the business owners conduct a traffic study before anything moves forward. “People want to make sure we’re planning right and putting the proper businesses in that are conducive,” he said. Bruce Ayers, a Quincy Democrat, said the area is already congested with 28 businesses and four schools, creating safety and traffic concerns. Norfolk Downs in North Quincy has a number of Asian-owned restaurants and stores and is within walking distance to North Quincy High School and the North Quincy MBTA station.

Apthorp Street resident Joseph Szocik said Milgram would have found a completely different situation if he hadn’t counted vehicles “while people were away for summer vacation.” He said there were at least 20 empty spaces every time.īut more than a dozen residents and business owners took to the microphone to share personal observations countering Milgram’s statements. Milgram said there’s a 60-space parking lot off Vane Street and street parking at and around the intersection of Hancock Street and Billings Road.ĭuring the last two weeks, Milgram said he counted cars in the Vane Street parking lot daily during peak times: noon to 1 p.m. The audience in North Quincy High School auditorium broke into laughter when Quincy attorney Jack Milgram, who represents C & W Group, said he doesn’t foresee parking being an issue. McNamee said the restaurant will likely need approval from the zoning board of appeals because the business use will be such a drastic change from its previous use as a dry cleaners. The city’s zoning rules typically require new restaurants to provide one parking spot for every four seats. The eatery, like other businesses in the area, would have no designated on-site parking and rely solely on public spaces. The restaurant is being proposed by C & W Group, Inc., led by Chung Shing Wong of Cohasset.

Ward 6 City Councilor Brian McNamee hosted a community meeting Thursday to hear feedback on a company’s plan to open a hot pot Asian restaurant at 67 Billings Road, the site of the former Fashion Quality Cleaners. QUINCY – Residents and business owners say an 81-seat hot pot restaurant would exacerbate parking and traffic issues in the already congested Norfolk Downs neighborhood and drive people to other parts of Quincy to shop and eat.
