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Son to Take Over Same Old Place
Eric Ciampa will take over the longstanding JP restaurant after the death of his father, Fred Ciampa.
Pizza veteran Eric Ciampa
Pizza veteran and Slice O' Pie owner Eric Ciampa emphasizes fresh, prepared-to-order food at the Hyde Square eatery.
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Same Old Place will be getting a change.
Pending some paperwork with the city, Eric Ciampa will take over management duties at Same Old Place, a 40-year pizza-and-sub institution in Jamaica Plain.
Fred Ciampa, the restaurant’s founding owner, died last July at age 69.
Eric Ciampa opened Hyde Square’s Slice O’ Pie restaurant in February 2011, but the shop closed abruptly in June 2012. Ciampa had trouble with the city over its licenses early in the year, but the JPNC affirmed Ciampa’s licenses in May 2012. The shop closed one week later, due ultimately to a “spat with the landlord,” a source says.
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council member Michael Reiskind said at a Jan. 29 meeting that a city board has to be notified of any management change because the restaurant holds an active beer and wine license.
The community rallied around Same Old Place in November 2010 when a gang feud erupted into a knife and gun fight inside the restaurant. The incident left three men dead and a passerby wounded. Residents held a candlelight vigil — and kept coming in for the restaurant's pizza and subs.
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Same Old Place
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rhea becker
8:51 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Congrats, Eric! Long live Same Old Place.
Phil Lindsay
10:54 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Liked Slice O'Pie as it had high quality ingredients for subs. The #1 or #2 special at SOP though is one of Centre Street's best deals. Good luck Eric.
Jay L
11:20 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Great news! Same Old Place is one of my favorite spots on Centre St.
Tonia B.
11:39 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Your dad would be proud, I love Same Old Place! buena suerte!
Carol J. Thompson
2:41 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
It's a shame Same Old Place decided not to open for breakfast anymore. We had a small group of folks that ate breakfast there every morning for years, a lot of years. It is not the Same Old Place anymore.