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Boston Market

Founded as a pop-up in West Hollywood, Dave’s Hot Chicken is known for its hot chicken tenders and sliders – with spice levels ranging from “No Spice” to “Reaper” – as well as its sides, such as mac & cheese, kale slaw and cheese fries.
Oct 2, 2025

Dave’s Hot Chicken takes over former Boston Market in Central Jersey

The celebrity-backed Nashville-style chicken chain will open its first Mercer County restaurant Oct. 3.

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Jul 31, 2025

Wayback Burgers prepares 5th NJ restaurant (photos)

The fast-casual brand will take over a former Boston Market location in Emerson as it continues its national expansion.

Boston Market peaked at 1,200 locations during the 1990s.
Dec 19, 2024

DYK? 4 of the US’s last 20 Boston Market restaurants are in NJ

Since late 2022, the brand has shuttered 95% of its locations nationwide, often due to unpaid rent or utility bills, according to reports.

In recent years, Boston Market has closed hundreds of locations and is now down to roughly 300 locations nationwide.
Sep 18, 2023

NJDOL lifts stop-work order at 27 Boston Market restaurants

The locations were initially ordered closed in August after labor officials said the chain would have to pay nearly $2.6 million in fines, which included the back wages, as well as penalties for violating laws that protect workers’ rights.

In recent years, Boston Market has closed hundreds of locations and is now down to roughly 300 locations nationwide.
Aug 16, 2023

27 Boston Markets ordered closed in NJ over $2.5M in unpaid wages, penalties

After receiving a complaint from an employee at the chain’s Hamilton restaurant, the state began an investigation that prompted nearly three dozen workers from other locations to come forward.