Excitement builds for arrival of beloved Boston restaurant chain

Kelly’s Roast Beef has opened its first location outside of New England in Florida. Several more are on the way.

Kelly’s Roast Beef, a favorite of the Boston area, has expanded to Florida with the opening of a restaurant at Sarasota’s University Town Center. RAVentures Hospitality, the local franchisee, aims to open nine more over the next two years.
Kelly’s Roast Beef, a favorite of the Boston area, has expanded to Florida with the opening of a restaurant at Sarasota’s University Town Center. RAVentures Hospitality, the local franchisee, aims to open nine more over the next two years.
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Like many Boston-area residents, Ryan Dion has been a longtime fan of local culinary institution Kelly’s Roast Beef.

“I grew up three miles from Kelly’s Roast Beef in Saugus, Massachusetts,” he says. “I’ve been there well over 1,000 times.”

 

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