Okay so you kind of have to understand what Hot Harry's is to appreciate the food there.

This is not Mexican food -- not really even Tex-Mex. It's a distinctly New England version of Americanized fast food influenced by a few different traditions. You can get a burger here, or a burrito, or a Thai chicken bowl, but none of these will be what you would expect from another restaurant that specializes in that type of food. Hot Harry's is just...unique.

Is the food good? Up until recently, the food at this location was very good. For my wife and me, it was a kind of convenient comfort food we turned to when we were exhausted at the end of the day, didn't want to cook, and needed to grab some reliable takeout. And this Hot Harry's used to be that: reliable.

But not any more. The food has changed pretty drastically in the last months. We know this location used to be a franchise, and that it was being taken over by Hot Harry's corporate ownership. But what we didn't know is that the dishes we used to enjoy -- the pulled pork or spicy chicken bowl, the grilled veggie quesadilla, etc. -- would no longer taste or look the same. The meat is now salty and dry, often very chewy, and without any of the interesting spices it had before; the veggies are also no longer grilled to order, but sit in a warming tin getting soggy and limp. And it does seem as though there was a bump up in some of the pricing -- though we would gladly pay those higher prices if we could get the food we could before.

Different locations offer a different experience. At this location there is a small outside seating area next to the parking lot, for example, and ample seating inside. And the food quality and quantity will vary between different locations as well. This location was really convenient for us, so it's the Hot Harry's we know best, and before the new owners took over, we trusted it to provide a quick, healthy, satisfying fast food experience.

Lastly, Hot Harry's has a loyalty program where you accumulate points based on purchases. This has been helpful to us in the past, but we will no longer be frequenting this location as often.