Niche Hospitality opens a Fix Burger Bar in Marlboro

MARLBORO — The Fix Burger Bar, operated by Worcester’s Niche Hospitality Group, is opening its second location at the former Allora Ristorante on Lakeside Avenue. The first location is on Grove Street in Worcester.

The restaurant will host sneak peak events with a limited menu for customers Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5-11 p.m. The events will be first come, first served with no reservations. The bar will be open with an extensive selection of craft beers, spirits, milkshakes and spiked shakes.

The Fix will open to the public for lunch and dinner Monday, Jan. 27. The Fix will not accept reservations during the first week.

“We are incredibly excited to share the new location with you,” Niche Hospitality Group wrote on its website. “Our staff has been working extremely hard to pull this together and transform the space in Marlborough into a place where we can offer the premium burger bar experience you have come to know at our Worcester location. We appreciate your patience and we look forward to serving you our burgers.”

The Fix makes burgers from custom and local grinds of fresh beef combined with more than 40 toppings. The menu features appetizers, burger bowls and salads.

“It’s a neat concept,” said Meredith Harris, executive director of the Marlboro Economic Development Corp., which as been talking with the restaurant group for about five years about bring one of their restaurant concepts to Marlboro.

The 6,500-square-foot restaurant features 150 seats, a 22-stool bar and a patio overlooking Lake Williams.

Besides The Fix, the restaurant group operates Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, Mezcal Tequila Cantina, Railers Sports Tavern and Steam Energy Café, all in Worcester. It also owns Rye & Thyme American Tavern in the historic Wood Block building in downtown Leominster, according to its website.

Allora closed last February after being evicted by the building's landlord, Sudbury-based Breazzano Properties Corp., for failing to pay more than $50,000 in rent and back taxes, according to court documents. The restaurant had been open for 12 years.