Bertucci's Closes Swampscott Location; 15 Left In MA

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — The Swampscott location of a popular brick-oven pizzeria has closed — leaving 15 Massachusetts locations remaining of the once-thriving pizza shop.

Bertucci's parent company removed the Paradise Road location from its website as of Monday.

A sign posted door read: "Our apologies that your favorite location, Bertucci's Swampscott, has closed. Thank you for the years of loyalty to Bertucci's."

Several customers expressed disappointment on social media when they went to the restaurant and found it abruptly closed less than four weeks before Christmas.

The sign directed customers to the nearest location, which is now in Reading.

Other remaining Massachusetts locations are: Braintree, Chelmsford, Chestnut Hill, Framingham, Hingham, Holliston, Mansfield, Medford, Newton, North Andover, Norwood, Plymouth, Waltham and Westborough.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)