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It’s the last roundtop for the Hilltop Steak House.
The landmark restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus, known for its juicy steaks, its giant cactus sign, and its herd of plastic cows, has announced that it will close later this month, citing a dramatic decline in business.
Server Sue Henderson of Hamilton prepared to deliver some steaks in 2007. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff)
“Over the past several years we have seen a dramatic change in the volume of our business,” the restaurant wrote the selectmen Wednesday. “The continued change in the demographics of our customer base, increased competition and the increased cost to run this fabulous landmark has been too great to overcome. We therefore have no choice but to close our restaurant.”
The letter was signed “The Management of Hilltop Steakhouse” and sent to the attention of Selectmen Chairman Michael Serino.
A mecca for beef lovers, the restaurant offers, among other things, an 18-ounce bone-in sirloin steak and 14-ounce servings of rib eye steak, boneless sirloin steak, and prime rib, according to its menu.
Selectwoman Julie Mitchell said she heard the news this morning.
“It’s very sad,” she said. “It’s been there for so long. So many memories have been there.”
One of Mitchell’s first jobs was a hostess at the Hilltop, she said. Mitchell noted that the Hilltop isn’t just an important monument for Saugus, but that people from around the world have traveled to eat at the restaurant.
In recent years, the restaurant, “wasn’t what it used to be,” she said. “In the past, there would be lines and you would wait for hours.”
- See more at: http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/201...zMDDnRB9CPoLM/story.html#sthash.085PHHzd.dpuf
It’s the last roundtop for the Hilltop Steak House.
The landmark restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus, known for its juicy steaks, its giant cactus sign, and its herd of plastic cows, has announced that it will close later this month, citing a dramatic decline in business.
Server Sue Henderson of Hamilton prepared to deliver some steaks in 2007. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff)
“Over the past several years we have seen a dramatic change in the volume of our business,” the restaurant wrote the selectmen Wednesday. “The continued change in the demographics of our customer base, increased competition and the increased cost to run this fabulous landmark has been too great to overcome. We therefore have no choice but to close our restaurant.”
The letter was signed “The Management of Hilltop Steakhouse” and sent to the attention of Selectmen Chairman Michael Serino.
A mecca for beef lovers, the restaurant offers, among other things, an 18-ounce bone-in sirloin steak and 14-ounce servings of rib eye steak, boneless sirloin steak, and prime rib, according to its menu.
Selectwoman Julie Mitchell said she heard the news this morning.
“It’s very sad,” she said. “It’s been there for so long. So many memories have been there.”
One of Mitchell’s first jobs was a hostess at the Hilltop, she said. Mitchell noted that the Hilltop isn’t just an important monument for Saugus, but that people from around the world have traveled to eat at the restaurant.
In recent years, the restaurant, “wasn’t what it used to be,” she said. “In the past, there would be lines and you would wait for hours.”
- See more at: http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/201...zMDDnRB9CPoLM/story.html#sthash.085PHHzd.dpuf
