“We always give special attention to places open until 2 a.m, especially around closing time when everyone’s coming out at the same time,” Kenny says. “We send in a couple extra squad cars.”
Inside the establishment, Lee says he plans to install an awning that drapes from the ledge of the second-story parking lot down between the three arches of the façade.
Planters will be built in place of the current red rails, and glass folding doors will face the patio in front of the restaurant.
Red Line will serve casual American food, according to Lee, who says they will “cover all the bases, with meat, fish, poultry and a large selection of wine and beers,” much like the old Grafton Street venue.
Lee and his partners, Sean Kennedy, Peter Lee and Gerry Sheerin, say they plan to open a new Grafton Street in the previous location of The Bow and Arrow Pub at 1230 Mass. Ave.
They will occupy the first floor of a three-floor facility that will rent office space above.
The new 5000 square foot location, opening this spring, will be about twice the size of the old eatery.
—Staff writer Justin D. Gest can be reached at gest@fas.harvard.edu.