One of my favorite little eateries is gone. According to Boston Restaurant Talk, the Boston Globe and Eater, owner Eric Cormier (who can talk up a storm with anyone!) has shut the doors. He apparently is both happy and sad. Sad to see it go, but happy to spend more time with his young son.
I must admit that I didn’t go in as often as I’d like, mostly because there are only so many days in which I can eat fried stuff. But the catfish was wonderful, as were the onion strings.
The restaurant had been at 67 Crafts Street, near the Whole Foods.
I’m very sorry to hear it. He had a unique and excellent product and is an interesting guy.
My interest in the property goes deeper than Po Boy; My maternal grandfather bought the property in 1902 and ran a grocery store in that space. My mother was born in the house and her sisters lived there into the early 1980’s.
I wish Eric good fortune and hope that something nice appears in 67 Crafts st.
Fabio’s ancestors lived on Crafts Street?
True dat Greg.
Fabios from around the world pay homage to the shrine. It is said that if you shampoo with the water at 67-69 Crafts street your hair acquires the texture of silk and the power to make mortals swoon.
When does Malloy’s Restorative Hair Spa open for business?
@Fabio — who was Mary then? Your grandmother? It was called Mary’s for as long as I can remember.
Emily, yes, my grandmother was Mary. However, she passed away around 1933 and the store was then run by my Aunts for many decades until they leased it out to others. There may have been another Mary’s, not on Crafts st. My mother was the youngest of ten children, all raised in 69 Crafts st.
Wow. No we definitely called that location Mary’s. It was my daily stop after collecting from my paper route, I would spend my tips on candy. Sometimes my babysitter would send me there to buy her a pack of cigarettes, back when 10 year olds could do that.
That’s the place Emily! It’s an interesting part of the city. Across the street is Maquire court, which was all immigrant junk dealers in the early part of the century. When he first got here from the old country my grandfather rented a room above a junk dealer for his family before he rented and then bought 67-69 Crafts st. Many came off the boat, got hold of a cart, and sold whatever they could. And the city stables were active stables; My uncle kept his horses for trucking and plowing at the stables. Long before our time…
One of the hidden secrets of the city is Schiavone’s junkyard on Maguire Ct. Yes, for decades they have quietly handled the refuse metals for all. Who needs to run all the way to Rumford? And for some reason this private sector recycling center remains unrecognized by the city$$
My mother’s grandfather, George Kimball lived on Magiuire court in 1885 to 1895. He was one of the immigrants that ran the junk yard, along with his horses.But even then Newton was too expensive, and he moved to Springfield MA where land was cheaper. 100 years later, I find myself living on California Street, 4 blocks away.