The North Shore's appetite for Nashville-inspired fried chicken took a hit as Flip The Bird shuttered its Woburn location. In the social media announcement, the company candidly expressed the challenges of small business ownership, saying, "Unfortunately this is a low," and detailing their exhaustive efforts to make the Woburn branch succeed which despite the hard work and dedication from the team, not all endeavors reach their desired outcome leading to difficult decisions such as this closure, a move announced via Facebook post by Flip The Bird and echoed in a report by MassLive.
About two weeks prior to the final closing date on Saturday, the employees were briefed by owners Victoria "Torie" Farnsworth and Anthony Marino on the imminent shutdown, which was intended to allow them ample time to seek other employment while still maintaining their current positions, according to the company's Facebook declaration furthermore the company has shown a degree of staff care by offering positions at other locations to the displaced workers, highlighting a transfer process already underway for some staff members to the Beverly and Danvers branches.
Plans for the final week of operations at the Woburn location had been geared towards serving the regular clientele as a token of gratitude for their support over the years, though unspecified circumstances disrupted these intentions as indicated by Flip The Bird's public message of thanks to the local community and an invitation to patrons to visit their remaining establishments in Beverly, Danvers, Swampscott, and the upcoming North Andover location with the possibility of being greeted by familiar faces from the Woburn staff.
Since its inception on April 1, 2019, Flip The Bird has curated a loyal following for its concise menu anchored by made-to-order chicken sandwiches and buttermilk biscuits that resonate with a Southern-comfort style, emphasizing quality as its operational standard and promoting positivity with the motto "good vibes only," elements that will persist in its surviving locations as the brand attempts to navigate the ebbs and flows of the restaurant industry even as it confronts the realities of closing one of its sites, the brand’s ethos and commitment to a simple menu and high-quality ingredients are streaming efforts to ensure continuity and consistency across its growing footprint in the region.
