#restaurant-closure

#restaurant-closure

'Excellently-done rotisserie chicken with a series of vintage sides,' said our four star review of the restaurant, which opened in 2023.

The team reflected on the past years as a formative and collaborative journey, thanking guests, staff and partners who helped shape the restaurant and its community.

After 20 plus wonderful years, we have made the difficult decision to close the doors of DiParma Italian Table. This place has meant so much to our family and to our community, and we are incredibly grateful for the friendships, memories, and support we've shared over the years.

When we closed temporarily, the full intention was to reopen in the spring. At the time, it felt like the responsible pause. At the same time, I was trying to divide myself between two restaurants, flying two planes while fixing them midair, and that wasn't fair to the businesses, the teams, or to myself.

On Friday, they will close Soup Dragon on Capel Street, the restaurant they opened in 2000 without business training, without chef qualifications and, by their own admission, "knowing nothing really".

due to business need and restructuring," the company will lay off some of its employees by April 22. The layoffs will affect 41 full-time employees and 38 part-time workers. After a $182 million renovation, the observatory opened in June 2023 on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Center.

Vegan Mexican restaurant Club Mexicana has closed the doors to its Kingly Court restaurant after six years. In an Instagram post, the famously hot pink resto announced it had served its last tofish taco on February 7. Owner Meriel Armitage said the restaurant wasn't closing its Carnaby Street location because of a lack of success, but because the landlords want to redevelop the building.

Achilles Heel, the casual Greenpoint bar from Andrew Tarlow, has closed after 13 years. The restaurateur behind the wildly popular Borgo in Manhattan who established a new Brooklyn aesthetic for dining with Diner and Roman's, announced the shutter on Instagram, Sunday, February 8 was the restaurant's last day of service. "The business has faced a protracted period of financial hardship, and we've reached a point where it is no longer viable to continue operating," the post reads.

After a year of doing everything we could to keep the Boo alive, from starting a GoFundMe to selling merch, we are very sad to say this is no longer sustainable and we'll be closing our doors on February 28. We are grateful for the 24 years you have spent with us and the love and support you've shown our vegan food. Much love from my dad and I, we hope to celebrate with you before the 28th. Bye for now and thanks for the memories.

always thanked the kitchen on her way out, every time,

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The money, they said, might not be there to continue operation. Payroll was in question, following months of uncertainty, and to make matters worse, they'd discovered two tax liens filed by the state of California against the restaurant for a total of $530,000, related to loans against the business taken out by the owner and principal investor, Stephen Light. A collections notice had arrived in December.

"Thank you to everyone who shared a meal, a laugh, a celebration, or a quiet night with us along the way," reads the caption on Alici's Instagram post. "While this chapter is coming to a close, the story isn't over. What comes next is already taking shape, and we can't wait to share it when the time is right." Pascarella, who owns the Porchetta Group, also runs Michelin-recommended the White Bull in Decatur and three locations of Grana.

to make way for new ownership and a revitalized concept,

We had planned on being open on New Year's Day,

"The restaurant was on a month-to-month agreement with the Port after its lease expired in December 2024," Young said in an email. "Port staff are currently assessing the building in anticipation of bringing the facility to market in early 2026 in search of a new restaurateur."

Chef Rock Harper closed Hill Prince on H Street and reopened it this fall as Hush Harbor, DC's first phone-free bar. To ensure everyone's actually unplugged, the bar uses Yondr pouches-the same ones that have become popular from schools to comedy shows-which allow you to carry your phone with you but not look at it. "All we're doing is giving people a little nudge to be supremely present and intentional about this hospitality experience," says Harper.

Just days after Christmas, sad news hit Pennsylvania: the Cadet Restaurant - a Pennsylvanian fixture that's fed families, first dates, and late-night cruisers for over 73 years - is shutting down for good, another casualty in a difficult year for beloved American diners. Famous for its Poorboy sandwich that became synonymous with the place itself over decades of service to the community,

Having been regulars at the bar for years, they were eager to start their new business venture. My husband and I always thought that as a retirement gig, hospitality was always something we'd think about, Tricia, a local Fremont teacher, told this news organization. We were just coming out of COVID, things were opening up and you were allowed to go outside. We thought, What an opportunity to get into something we knew well.'