Obviously this raises two questions: 1) Why are we just now hearing about the sneeze defense and 2) Uh what?
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![As recently as 2018, the Globe declared Boston Market to have the best rotisserie chicken in the Boston area, writing that the “breast and thigh meat [were] both cooked just right, with teriyaki flavors on the skin.” At the time of publication, there were still 18 locations serving that golden, tender bird in Massachusetts.
The final Bay State holdout was in Worcester. Things got pretty bad at the end: The state seized the Worcester branch due to non-payment of taxes, according to the Worcester Business Journal. When it closed in March 2025, it had a Yelp rating of 2.5.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sart754e2t2bcthp5d67aj6x/bafkreiaylgphoeidm5j5kbujgv7nw7ueuocejpeabbk4qnb55uo7cns6qy)
