Durgin Park
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Durgin Park is a centuries-old Restaurant in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau states that it has been a "landmark since 1827", [1] and it continues to be a popular tourist destination within Faneuil Hall.[2]
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[edit] Concept
In keeping with its long history, the concept of Durgin Park maintains the tradition of communal seating at long tables. The menu is designed to offer traditional New England-style fare with a concentration on seafoods, chowders, broiled meats, and boiled dinners.[3] The service is also a partial hold-over from the time of its founding as the waitstaff are now encouraged to adopt a "surly" attitude and "backtalk" the clientele.[4]
[edit] History
While there has been a restaurant at the location since the days of the American Revolution, the origin of Durgin Park itself can be traced to the Reconstruction era when a partnership of John Durgin, Eldridge Park and John G. Chandler acquired the business.[5] It was this trio that established the concepts of food and service that have remained essentially unchanged.
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