Boloco's wind-down (2023)
Boston burrito chain Boloco, born from a 1997 Harvard Square wrap shop, announced it would close most of its locations after several had already shut. Founder John Pepper said the previous three years were 'very difficult' and the pandemic nearly closed every store in August 2020.
Only two locations, in Boston's Longwood area and Hanover, New Hampshire, remained open.
Became part of a documented wave of pandemic-era restaurant closures across Boston.
Shows the same pattern of quiet dissolution that a single license lapse like Todo Rico's now signals for East Boston.
