Lyons Den, the Cheers of Attleboro
Owner Joyce Lyons said that she runs the Den as a hometown pub.
Joyce Lyons has been working in the same Attleboro bar for more than 37 years, and she says she'll never stop. "It's just a tiny neighborhood bar, something like Cheers," she said. Lyons said she obtained ownership of the Lyons Den 13 years ago when the owner's son, Jim Friedman, asked her to take over. She said it was great because all of her regulars knew and trusted her. "They all stayed because I was their bartender before that," she said. "I just knew about tending bar and he gave me the opportunity to try, and I've been here for 13 years." Lyons said that the little things in the bar help keep her regulars coming back. In the early days of her job, she said she used to dress up as different female characters. She said nowadays the …
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