Permits and notices posted at 3503 Fairfax Drive indicate that the entity Haly Group Inc. will open a franchise of bb.q Chicken at the retail space formerly occupied by Cosi. The space is located on the campus of FDIC’s L. William Seidman Center.

According to a Franchise Disclosure Document, BBDOTQ USA, Inc. (the franchisor) began offering franchises in August 2014; it does not own or operate any businesses of the type being franchised; and it identifies its parent company as being Genesis BBQ Global Co., Ltd. – a restaurant franchisor and food distributor located in Seoul.

In 2019/2020, Boston-based Cosi Inc. closed more than two dozen of its U.S. restaurants, including the one in Virginia Square, according to Boston Business Journal.

Last Updated on January 27, 2023 by Ramin Seddiq