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Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-06-11 05:11:50 +0000

RIP Grecian Yearning

<img src ="http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/archive/x1196184572/g13c0c7f1772692533dc5257a33a3ef28d32828c8f07d37.jpg">

<a href ="http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/news/x1517282328/Fire-destroys-Allstons-Grecian-Yearning-Diner"> The Grecian will be missed. </a>
Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-06-11 11:57:35 +0000
Wow... a totally whatever restaurant, but it will be missed. Many a hangover was fought over some eggs at that dump.
Posted by G lib on 2008-06-11 12:12:30 +0000
Insurance scam?
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-06-11 17:50:48 +0000
I don't think so -- half of the block burned down, including a cleaner and another restaurant.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-06-11 17:55:44 +0000
Which other restaurant? Just out of curiousity...

Grecian Yearning was a little too eggy for our household. Amy's not vegan, but eggs freak her out conceptually - she also fears fish because "they breathe water" which is apparently "totally disgusting" (this statement is generally accompanied by a full-body shudder, bless her little heart). Bagel spots were safer hangover-busters in my Comm Ave days.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-06-11 17:57:26 +0000
L:

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Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-06-11 17:58:22 +0000
The little joint to the left of the Grecian also burned down -- I think it was a Korean place.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-06-11 18:01:22 +0000
The place with the fast-food style decor (possible Korean), or the place with the fish tanks (more likely Japanese)? I get the order of businesses mixed up on that stretch.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-06-11 18:04:18 +0000
I never went in, so I'm not sure -- you can see the awning in the photo at the way top of the thread.
Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-06-11 18:20:29 +0000
This posted on universalhub by a (self-described) firefighter on the scene: "The Korean joint should be back shortly unless they use this as time to make improvements." Apparently, it was just "severe cosmetic damage."
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-06-11 18:31:22 +0000
That would be the fast-food looking joint. Cheers, mate.

TFC, thanks for the info from the (self-described) firefighter. I reckon it could actually be a positive thing for the Korean joint, given his 411 - would make sense for them to remodel a bit.
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