Bankruptcy to Have Little Effect on Bugaboo Creek in Braintree

Braintree's Board of License Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to a shift in the executive structure of the town's and approved a food license for a new sandwich restaurant at the .

The company that owns Bugaboo Creek filed for bankruptcy in federal court in Delaware late last year. Capitol BC Restaurants has since bought the 12 Bugaboo locations in six northeast states, including three in Massachusetts, according to Joseph Devlin, an attorney from Lynn representing the company. The other two Massachusetts restaurants are in Milford and Methuen.

Devlin said that customers will not notice any significant changes at the Braintree location, aside from perhaps updated decor.

"The Bugaboo Creek concept is still a healthy concept," he said. The previous owners, he added, "didn't run it well."

Two more Bugaboo restaurants are scheduled to open within the next six months, said Michael Evans, the Braintree manager since June 2007. With unanimous approval from the board, he will remain as manager of record. Board members also approved a transfer of the restaurant's all-alcohol license to the new ownership, along with its food license.

Another food license – officially known as a Common Victualler License – was granted by a 3-1 vote to Charley's Grilled Subs for use in the food court at the Plaza. Licensing department head Marybeth McGrath was absent and Police Chief Paul Frazier voted against the permit because no one from Charley's appeared on Tuesday afternoon before the board.