Bertucci's on College

Tonight we passed Bertucci's once again and wondered what happened to this restaurant. It closed several years ago and the space remains vaccant, which is strange given that it's on a busy stretch of College. Anyone know what's going on?

[Honto]

I'd like to ask this same question. Its 7 years since this was originally posted, and the building of Bertucci's still sits looking the same way it has since moving to the neighbourhood 3 years ago.

I just called the number I found online and someone answered, and said that they are renovating and don't have a scheduled opening date. But seriously, how can a place spend numerous years on end renovating? Makes me wonder what's really going on inside the place right now. *shift eyes*

[malpeque]

the windows have been papered for 12 or 13 years. had my first ever osso bucco there many years ago.

[Lazar]

I too have always been curious about this place, and from what I can recall it was already papered up since the late 90's.

A quick search on www.chefdb.com states that Andrew Milne-Allen (co-owner of Zucca Trattoria) was briefly employed there in '96 as a consulting chef.

Seeing the previous posts, I looked up the number and yes someone answered. I first asked if this was the Bertucci's location and they confirmed. However, when I asked if they were opened, they just said that they were still closed, when I mentioned that I heard they were renovating, they just said "no, no" we are still closed.

Then they quickly got off the phone... this is indeed a mystery ...we need the power team of Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, the Pinkertons, and Scooby Doo to solve this one

....jinkies