Restaurants & Bars
Popeyes Approved For Woburn's Mishawum Road
The fast food chain is received a special permit from the city to open one of its New Orleans–style fried chicken restaurants.
WOBURN, MA — Over two months after they first came to the city, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has won approval for a location at 305 Mishawum Road.
Woburn City Council granted the chain a special permit Tuesday, with 13 conditions including traffic control measures and a ban on having a drive-through or outdoor seating.
The conditions also set the restaurant's operating hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
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The council approved the special permit unanimously.
The fried chicken and biscuits chain has 21 locations in Massachusetts. One of the chain's biggest competitors, Chick-fil-A, opened a restaurant in the city about two years ago.
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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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