Worcester’s Mezcal Tequila Cantina planning move to East Central Street
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11 East Central St. in Worcester
A prominent Worcester restaurant is on the move again, as Niche Hospitality Group’s Mezcal Tequila Cantina will be moving to 11 East Central St., the former home of a Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub location.
The news was made public at a Worcester License Commission meeting on Thursday, when Niche Hospitality president Michael Covino appeared to request a change of location for the restaurant’s licenses. He said that the company’s ten-year lease at its current location at 30 Major Taylor Blvd. expires in March, prompting the move a few blocks away.
“We’re in a pretty deep renovation [at 11 East Central], and we should be ready to go on April 1.” Covino said.
Mezcal moved to the Major Taylor Boulevard location from its original location on Shrewsbury Street in 2014.
Mezcal’s new location on East Central Street is owned by Sheltered Harbor, LLC, a Boylston-based corporation, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth records. Originally built in 1960, Shelter Harbor acquired the building in 2003, according to City of Worcester property records.
The former Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub at the location closed in 2020. The casual restaurant chain, which is headquartered in Woburn, has 96 remaining locations across New England and New York.
Niche Hospitality Group, based in Worcester, also owns Bocado Tapas Bar, which has a location in Wellesley and a recently expanded location in Worcester, and The Fix Burger Bar, with locations in Worcester, Marlborough, and Leominster.
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