Gargoyles closing

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

I got the official email today:

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All Good Things Must End

It's with heavy hearts that we must say:

Gargoyles on the Square will be closing its doors after business hours on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, as it is time for the Conforti family to move on.

We have had a terrific run thanks to wonderful, dedicated staff members and all our loyal customers over the years.
You are all considered a part of the "Gargoyles Family" and we will miss you all.

Thanks for the memories!
James, Pat and John

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Gargoyles was one of my favorite restaurants, with the crazy food and the fun waitstaff. I'll really miss them.

Comments

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

And here's info on the replacement restaurant: http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/features/x519373323/Gargoyles-on-the-Square-to-close-in-Somerville-after-16-years#axzz1XsSOSuT4

Painted Burro “a fun neighborhood restaurant that’s based on cuisine from Oaxaca, Mexico.”

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

Wow, and here I thought we'd moved on from the burrito joint jokes.

I wonder how serious they are about Oaxacan cuisine vs. generic Americanized tex-mex.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

This.

[real-green-tea.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping this means (a) something more affordable than Gargoyle's (which I could never afford) and (b) fucking awesome empanadas (and other Oaxacan deliciousness that isn't burritos)

[ron_newman]

"...will close after business cards on Sept. 20."

what does that mean?

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

I speculate wildly that it was a mistake for "after business hours" which is the phrasing from the email. (presumably to distinguish between "closing at the end of Sept 20" and "does not open on Sept 20")

[ron_newman]

Looks like you were right. The story was later edited and now says this. How the newspaper made such an error in the first place, I can't figure out.