Kowloon Is Not Closing Any Time Soon | Eater Boston

"I can reassure readers that Kowloon, the iconic Route 1 Chinese restaurant at 948 Broadway opened by Madeline and Bill Wong in 1960 and operating in one form or another for more than 70 years, is not sold or closing and will remain open for the foreseeable future. After reports about a Saugus Planning Board meeting, Bobby Wong said the family is merely “looking at other options we might have with the property” sometime in the future and acknowledged the restaurant business is tough and that the next generation doesn’t want to be involved in operations. The preliminary subdivision plan presented by attorney Richard Magnan would create two separate lots that could allow mixed-use development down the road, but any project would require years of local approvals and is not imminent. In a social-media statement the family stressed they are “not sold or closing soon,” that they are “just planning for the future” after completing their 70th year in business, and that while the life is rewarding it’s demanding—“there will be an end at some point...just not right now”—concluding, “Nothing gold can stay, but Kowloon stays another day.”" - Terrence Doyle