Seagulls immediate out of doors eating closure at Sullivan’s Fort Island

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The daring birds reportedly don’t hesitate to tear meals from prospects’ arms.

A lady feeds a French fry to a seagull from the passenger seat of a automobile exterior Sullivan’s in 2020. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe

Sullivan’s Fort Island, the beloved seasonal Southie restaurant, has a seagull downside.

With its shut proximity to the water and plethora of meals, the eatery is a haven for the birds. However now, Sullivan’s has taken the step of closing its out of doors consuming part as a result of avian intruders, WBZ-TV reported.

If a seagull steals a buyer’s meals, the restaurant has a coverage of remaking the orders at no cost. However the final weekend, the seagull downside obtained so dangerous that Sullivan’s couldn’t sustain with the variety of orders it wanted to remake, based on WBZ.

When reached through cellphone Wednesday, a Sullivan’s worker declined to remark. Representatives of the restaurant didn’t reply to a subsequent request for remark.

Yellow warning tape was roped via quite a few indicators with messages like “please cowl your meals” and “beware seagulls” within the out of doors consuming space Wednesday, WCVB reported. Quite a few birds waited close by.

“We’ve by no means seen it like this earlier than. They swoop down and seize the meals proper because the particular person is placing it of their mouth. It’s loopy! They’re vicious,” an unnamed worker instructed NBC10 Boston.