I feel like the whole Worcester Renaissance thing is dead. Places closing up shop or moving out left and right.

Because they’re being outcompeted by better businesses lol

Or maybe there’s too many friggin “burger” themed restaurants. That and the video game bars. In reality, there’s only so much demand. How many times a month do you want a $15 burger? Everybody is trying to be something that everybody else is already doing or done. Some originality goes a long way

During boom times it's normal to open too many stores, the not so good ones always end up dying.

Never even heard of this place

Wasn’t a fan the one time I went there.

The beauty of the Worcester Renaissance is it never really starts. It just revs its engine but never takes its foot off the clutch. They've been saying, "The Worcester Renaissance is just about to really kick off!" since at least 2005. But it never does, really.

That’s too bad they were on my list. Although they had been for a couple of months so I’m sure that’s part of the problem.

I was going to say the same thing!

Yeah, I hear that. I feel like it’s always one or two steps away from Worcester cutting loose.

This place had potential but the burgers were just OK, the drink menu didn’t actually list the type/flavor profile of their whiskey, and the bartenders didn’t seem to know anything about the whiskey they were serving either.

Well I for one thought this place was pretty good and will miss the onion strings.

Doesn't seem like a great sign for the Canal District that this place and the Hangover have closed back-to-back like this.

In regards to the Renaissance comments here, we need real trash collection with barrels not bags, free large item pick up, walkable and bikeable streets and free, quality public transportation and the willingness to pay a touch more in property taxes to get these things. As long as we continue to vote for the least property taxes and the most entrenched representatives we'll always just be a really big suburb with suburban values and suburban style landscapes. If we want to be a city, we need to be willing to be a city.

You're talking to a city with a near 20% poverty rate. People are already getting priced out by the increasing housing costs, nobody is going to want to vote for increasing their taxes. Even if it does make life easier.

Good. A waitress there stole my wallet off the table on New Year’s Eve. When I went to get it back the owner laughed at me and told me there’s nothing he can do. Got what’s coming to him. Food sucked too.

Yet question 5 will pass

It's almost as if 80% of restaurants close within 5 years or something...

>Doesn't seem like a great sign for the Canal District that this place and the Hangover have closed back-to-back like this.

well, the Hangover sucked and that's not just my opinion but also the overwhelming sentiment on this sub. i've never even heard anyone talk about Buck's. sounds like the canal isn't going to miss them.

Raising taxes is a horrible idea with the cost of rent and inflation.

Agreed I’ve wanted to go there but just never happens

They have amazing burgers and fries

I ordered an old fashioned there, and the bartender had no idea how to make one and failed massively

Based on the other current thread sounds like Worcester could use a Dim Sum place 🤷‍♀️

Among the things question 5 does is create a pool of money to be used on affordable housing. Vote YES on Question 5 if you're concerned about the cost of rent.

The money that would be used for affordable housing will affect such a small population if it even gets used for that. While the rest of get stuck with another reason for higher rent. No more taxes. Balance the budget.

The tax increase is tiny. Less than $5/month unless you are wealthy enough to own a huge home. The benefits are more than worth the cost.

If it’s such little money.. I’m sure they can figure it out with the existing budget. Just like the rest of us adults do every week. The poor and middle class pay enough taxes.

Adopting this policy means we gain access to a statewide pool of monies that we can’t get otherwise, but are already paying into through surcharges on real estate transactions. In other words, by passing this, we get access to way more money than it costs us in taxes.

Money they you’ll never see any direct benefits too. Parks and roads are good enough and if not balance the budget. Sorry I can’t afford even another $50 a year.

I agree that transferring money from the bloated police budget to things that actually serve the community is a great idea too.

Yeah I noted at the time how weird it was that the Hangover was regularly recommended on here and Worcester Eats, and then everyone said it sucked when they closed. People saying they never heard of Buck's when it seemed popular up until now is similarly weird.

What is the cost to the average commercial property owner?

It will be interesting to see if you are correct. The place going into the Hangover, positions itself as a martini bar with gastro pub food. To me that doesn’t sound like a winner, but I guess it might meet your criteria of originality

Oof 😮‍💨

Yup. Hangover sucks as does broth IMO. Haven’t been to this place but poorly run restaurants deserve to be replaced.

Yup. Burger joint is the last place I’m going for food. The whole concept of going out to eat (for me) is centered around getting something that is a serious pain in the ass to make at home, or trying something i’ve never had.

Applebees level food

They were both bad restaurants

Do you know ANYTHING about this policy??? lmao

A shitty restaurant closed

gastro pub = burger bar ugh

600-700 - taxachusetts… let’s not hold government responsible let’s keep taxing the lower and middle class and writing blank checks

This wasn't the consensus before they closed but certainly is now after the fact.

Smokestack just announced they're closing, too. Gotta assume the commenters are about to piss on their grave too instead of interrogating why that one street is seeing so much turnover suddenly.

Cool haven’t been to Smokestack since 2014, there’s way better bbq