i just wish they'd go back to their pre-covid hours. it sucks going home from a show around midnight and they're closed when they used to be open until 3am before that. (or at least medford was)

I wish they’d focus more on quality than expansion its a shell of itself

Another location I won’t go to.

Dedham, be prepared to be overcharged and underwhelmed

I wish they took over The Clam Box in Quincy.

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If you enjoy completely unseasoned seafood and live in Dedham, this is exciting.

Thank god they’re too late, it’s already been sold. Like that, it’s independent. Although I prefer Tony’s

When I moved to Boston 8 years ago I really wanted to like Kelly’s. I love roast beef and always heard they were the best. I gave them about 5 chances, trying a couple different locations. I was disappointed every time. I don’t plan on ever eating at one again.

They are a north shore thing. Sullivans would have made more sense...than the one in a parking lot in hanover.

I live within walking distance. I have never been to a Kelly's. I don't intend to start now.

Who asked for one? I can make a better roast beef sangwich with toast and roastbeef and nothing else for less than half the moneys

I remember when they opened one Kelly’s in Allston a few years ago, it was always empty… lasted less than 2 years

Been that way for years. Honestly as long as I can even remember Kelly's it's been a shell of itself.

Will never understand how their drive through draws a huge line, especially the locations north of the city like Medford and Saugus that have way better beef close by.

We already have a Brothers Roast Beef in Dedham which is… ok. How does Kelly’s compare?

I’d imagine there is a correlation between those two things

Downvote if you want but if a place embodied a jar of mayonnaise it might be Dedham lol

I don’t get the fascination w Sullivan’s. It’s just hotdogs. Nothing special.

You don't want a gigantic bag of greasy half cooked french fries?

It's all about the location

That sucks. Kelly sucks.

Gotta go to a true beefery. Kelly’s was once one. Many many years ago.

You can go to Stoppies. Buy some roast beef cold cuts and some cheese. Warm up the beef in the microwave. There it is. Kelly’s is lazy. Not a good beefery.

No one here really says they're the best

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The Revere Beach location is/was the only objectively "good" location. Every other store is mediocre at best. Definitely not worth the prices they charge now.

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Bro thank you. People need to get over the fact that they're a big old chain. It's a really good beef! And this coming from someone who grew up on the north shore and only wants a classic 3-way.

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that roast beef bought a huge mansion in marblehead.

When I moved nearby I tried out the one in Medford, my first experience with the chain. I spent like $40 on getting a bunch of items and didn't eat more than two bites out of any of them before throwing it all away, walking out, and never stepping foot in them again. At that point I had not heard anyone else's negative opinion of the place to bias me in that direction

I mean it's a hot dog stand I feel like you're reading into it a lot.

Real talk their food is ass. The hype is undeserved

Sometimes the big touristy things are actually still good after all!

Can’t speak to their burgers or fries, but objectively, their super beef isn’t a super beef. Over toasted sesame bun? Nope. Onion roll or bust for a super beef. I also find Kelly’s beef to be over cooked more often than not.

Tessie’s in Tewksbury, Royal Roast Beef in Methuen, Jillie’s in Lowell, Simard’s in Wilmington, and Geo’s in Amesbury, just to name a few that have superior super beefs to Kelly’s.

Yeah there's some truth in that. Though Sullivans doesn't do Roast Beef sandwiches. That's really what i'm after.

While I wholeheartedly agree with this, there are some exceptions. When I went to the one that used to be in Allston and asked for a Super beef with just sauce he asked "what kind of sauce". It ended up coming with au jus on the side. That place deserved to close.

It depends if they're going to train their employees to make Kelly's food or just let any old dipshits use the Kelly's name. Seems like some do and some dont.

No, there roast beef is objectively bad. Like try any other roast beef spot and it’s better than Kelly’s.

It really is. It’s just plain old hotdogs. The fried seafood and French fries are decent, though.

The prices aren't bad too, compared to like a woodman's.

I might be the only one looking forward to this.

> Can’t speak to their burgers or fries,

i can. the burger and fries are excellent.

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Did anybody ask for this? Give me more locations of Jamie's and I'll get excited

I’ve only eaten at Kelly’s at the airport, and for airport food it isn’t half bad.

Yeah I agree, they have good roast beef. They also had a roast beef/lobster roll combo that was reasonably priced I always enjoyed, not sure if hey still do.

For fried seafood I do like a lot of the other places better

It become a thing with all these Roast Beef Instagram accounts. Kelly's using big slices of beef, not that chopped up shit most northshore beef places use.

I only moved here last year, didn't really know if it was a chain or what it was. Or if it was popular. So I hold no bias. Went to the Medford one because it was near Wellington and I'd always see it on my commute home.

I felt like it was pretty expensive and underwhelming for what it is. Like, it's fine, but it didn't strike me as worth it.

Don’t you just hate people like that???

Good portions is all they have going for them, but I can get that for cheaper at fast food places. It's fine quality wise but it takes forever for a drive-thru and is expensive af. It's not fast, not cheap, and only okay quality. Extremely overrated

I have had 3 meals at Kelly's in the last year because a coworker is convinced its "the best" Its over priced and calling it mediocre would be a compliment. I got a cheeseburger medium w/fries the last time. Burger was welllll done and tasteless the fries were under cooked smelled and tasted like fish because they didn't use a separate fryer for just fries. The other 2 times its was just as bland and meh. Much better options available