A Long-Closed Dive Bar in Brighton Continues to Pretend to Be Open During the Pandemic

While a number of restaurants and bars in the Boston area remain open for takeout/delivery as the coronavirus crisis continues, a Brighton bar is using social media to say that it is planning to do the same, though there happens to be one small problem--it hasn't been open in years.

According to a source, Hogan's Run is stating on its Facebook page that it is looking into offering hot dogs and more for curbside pickup, with a recent post indeed saying that "We're working with our vendors to offer take out during these trying times. Coming this week we plan to offer Hot Dogs, Beer and Scratch Tickets to go - curbside pickup!" The post goes on to say that "My nephew shared his Netflix info with us and honestly if you order some take out, we will share with you too. Netflix don't look into this." The dive, which had been located on Lincoln street until early 2014 when it was replaced by the Lincoln Bar and Grill (which closed last month), is also posting an events page for April 17, 2021 when the Dropkick Murphys are scheduled to play at the long-closed bar.

Hogan's Run has been putting up gag posts every now and then since closing down, including one from 2017 when it was claiming to be looking to hire interns who would be expected to "come away with a much deeper understanding of the industry and perhaps even a few tips from our regulars regarding scratch tickets and Keno."

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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