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SAUGUS, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — To-go orders and pickups are nothing new for Kowloon, Saugus’ iconic pan-Asian restaurant that has welcomed New England’s diners since 1950. Now, plans for new drive-throughs could allow customers to enjoy their egg rolls or sweet and sour soup without needing to get out of their cars.
A plan for redevelopment of the property was recently approved by the Saugus Board of Selectmen. Two drive-through windows would be incorporated into a redesigned Kowloon, along with apartment buildings on the existing site.
Alan, who lives on the cape, said he appreciates the convenience drive-throughs provide.
“I like them; they’re an option if you don’t want to dine in or you’re going home to your wife or something,” Alan said.
Others aren't fans of the idea.
“It just doesn’t seem like a Kowloon thing to do," Saugus resident David said. "You go to Kowloon for a vibe there, not for fast food. It just doesn’t fit to me."
The windows wouldn’t operate as typical drive-throughs, but rather for picking up food that was preordered. Though concerns about traffic along Route 1 were shared, the proposal was unanimously approved.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojas.bsky.social) reports.