NOW the Porter Sq. Uno's is closed. :(

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

"It's with sadness we write to let you know that our Uno® at 820 Sommerville [sic] Ave. has closed.

As a whole, Uno is doing great things: we've been acknowledged as
• America's Healthiest Chain by Health magazine
• Top Four Family Friendliest Chains in America by Parents magazine
• Home of Guilt Free Pizza by Prevention magazine
• Top Value by WalletPop.com

Sometimes, locations just don't work, even with great guests like you. That's the case here. Our entire staff will sincerely miss serving you and thanks you for sharing your time (and appetite) with us.

As a convenience to you, we've taken the liberty of updating your preferred location to Harvard Square, 22 John F. Kennedy St. You can change your preference by logging in and updating your profile. Either way, you'll continue to receive all those Insider benefits like:
• Sneak Peeks
• Thank You Parties
• Insider Rewards
• Birthday Gift
• Insider Feedback On All Things 'Uno'

If you wish, you can always opt out of the club by clicking here.

You have been a friend to us, and we appreciate it. You have our gratitude for your loyal patronage and support as an Uno Insider. We hope you will take that loyalty with you to another local Uno. We guarantee they'll take care of you as well as we tried to.

With appreciation,
The Uno Team"

Comments

[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

The Unos chain filed for bankruptcy protection in January. I'm sure other underperforming branches are going to be closed too as they 'reorganize'.

[ron_newman]

From the short Wicked Local Cambridge article:

Rick Hendrie, senior vice president of marketing for Uno, said the company was unable to renegotiate a new lease during its restructuring process. Earlier this year, the West Roxbury-based chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

“We are moving forward as we’ve hoped, but we are very disappointed in this particular location,” he said. “We have been optimistic that we could come to an agreement with the landlords, but this is an instance where we couldn’t.”

Which probably means: the Bankruptcy Code allowed us to terminate the lease, and the landlord wouldn't agree to lower the rent in order that we could stay.