The Greene Turtle Returns to Bel Air

The Greene Turtle is making a comeback in Bel Air.

“...we’re crawling back,” the Turtle reported on the Facebook page for its Bel Air location. The sports bar and grill will open this spring at Harford Mall.

It’s not the restaurant franchise’s first foray into Bel Air. The Greene Turtle used to be downtown, where the Main Street Oyster House is now, according to The Aegis, which reported that the restaurant shuttered there in 2009 due to leasing issues.

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The popular franchise has more than 20 locations in Maryland and others sprinkled around the East Coast, from New York to Virginia.

One of its catch phrases is that people will be “crawling back” for more of its menu items, which include everything from chicken tenders and burgers to gourmet tacos and flatbread pizzas. There is also an extensive beer menu.

According to The Aegis, the Bel Air location’s operators run the Aberdeen Greene Turtle plus Greene Turtle restaurants in Lewes and Reheboth Beach, Del., and they plan to open the Bel Air location in May.

The store will be located near Sears facing Boulton Street, on the opposite side of the mall from many other restaurants.

Photo Credit: Greene Turtle of Bel Air