East Coast Grill | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1985 |
Closed | 2016 |
Previous owner(s) | Chris Schlesinger |
Street address | 1271 Cambridge Street |
City | Cambridge |
County | Middlesex |
State | Massachusetts |
Postal/ZIP Code | 02139 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 42°22′26.71″N 71°5′47.67″W / 42.3740861°N 71.0965750°W |
East Coast Grill & Raw Bar, commonly known as East Coast Grill, was a seafood and barbecue restaurant[1] in the Inman Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was opened by Chris Schlesinger in 1985. The restaurant was famous for their annual Hell Night which focused on super-spicy foods.[2]
The restaurant was sold in 2012 to James Lozano, executive chef Jason Herd, and general manager Robin Greenspan. It closed permanently in 2016.[2]
The Boston dining scene, before they opened, was “ fancy, pricey and …a tad stodgy … (but East Coast Grill) managed to change the course of Boston’s dining future.”[3] Staff included Andy Husbands[3] and Tony Maws[4]
The restaurant was featured on Season 1, episode 8 of Man v. Food.[5] It was also featured in his show Amazing Eats and on season 12 of Food Paradise.
Schlesinger called Hell Night a “Boston institution.”.[1] In 2011, an ambulance had to be called for a diner who passed out from the food.[6] People who participated had to sign a Liability waiver.