Unruly customers slammed by cops for starting wild brawl inside family-friendly Massachusetts restaurant on Thanksgiving Eve (Kowloon in Saugus)

Daily Mail ^ | 11/25/23 | Martha Williams

[Libloather]

A brawl broke out at a family-favorite restaurant in Massachusetts the night before Thanksgiving after lines to get into the building spread all the way down the street.

Kowloon, a popular restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, attracts families looking to dine out, with many attending as an annual tradition on Thanksgiving Eve.

This year - a dramatic fight broke out on Wednesday night as unruly guests began scrapping, with a number of patrons throwing punches in the middle of the restaurant.

Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli slammed the disorder, labelling the fight 'unacceptable and disgusting'.

He said in a statement: 'The Kowloon is a family-friendly restaurant, unfortunately a few unruly patrons ruined a nice evening for many others.

'A disturbance such as this on Thanksgiving Eve is unacceptable and disgusting.'

Six Saugus police officers were already monitoring the crowds at the restaurant because large groups of people are expected to show up on the Wednesday night before thanksgiving - as many families have made it part of their holiday ritual.

State troopers joined the local cops on the scene shortly after the fight had been contained by the police department.

The additional forces decided to stick around the scene to help disperse the crowds of people after the restaurant's management shut the spot down early because of the brawl.

Police said that no arrests were made in relation to the violent incident - but that the investigation is ongoing.

[uranium penguin]

I think you’re wrong.

Lots of good food and the Saugus Wings are Legendary.

[GQuagmire]

Golden Banana still there, the other establishment is the Cabaret.
😉

[maddogtiger]

Can’t believe it not them.

[dfwgator]

Waggers.

[Poser]

Kowloon is very good. I rate Dave Wong’s China Sails as better. There are a couple of places in downtown Boston that take the prizes for best Chinese food anywhere.

Saugus has always been an eater’s destination. Hilltop, Prince, Kowloon, Godfried’s, Border Cafe, ShoYu, Polcari’s, Santarpio’s, Weylu’s, Diamond Head, and Augustines, among many others over the years have contributed to my bulk. They even had the only Krispy Kreme in the region for a while.

Add a couple of gentlemen’s clubs and the Blue Star Bar and Saugus was worth the trip for this NH seacoast denizen.

[Paladin2]

Not all the time. The Kowloon sends in food to the Mass. studio on some VIP visiting days.

[Chickensoup]

What does that have to do with him being in the Mass Studio.

That is payment for advertising, nothing to do with whether he is actually there.

[Paladin2]

From listening to the show, Howie tends to be living in Mass. during the Summer. He’s in the Mass. studio for the VIP shows.

At the moment, he is calling it in from Fla. as it’s Winter.

[SamAdams76]

I lived in Massachusetts for quite a long time and went to Kowloon's in Saugus often, sometimes on Thanksgiving Eve (and also New Year's Eve).

Never any excitement but the food (and the Scorpion Bowl or Fog Cutters) were always excellent.

For a time, they had a giant Weylus restaurant on top a size-able hill just south of the Kowloon's on Route 1. I went there often as well but it closed rather abruptly some years ago due to some sort of money laundering scheme.

Anyway, the Boston area was always excellent for Chinese food in general.

[SamAdams76]

Went to the Hilltop many times as well during the 1970s and 1980s. It had several large rooms (Kansas City, Sioux City, Carson City, etc.) with lines outside wrapping around even in subzero weather .

I miss that restaurant. But they took cash only because the owner was allegedly associated with the mob and used the place to launder money. But at one time, it was the highest grossing restaurant in the United States.

After high school proms, it was the place to take your date for a steak dinner. Mainly because they did not card. If you were 16 years old and ordered Heineken or a 7&7, they brought it right to your table even if you looked like Chachi from Happy Days. I do miss those innocent times.

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"Unruly customers slammed by cops for starting wild brawl." It's OK, It's not the usual group of miscreants, so it's OK to slam them...