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

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

I was at Posto yesterday, got the scoop from the manager. Hooray!

Honestly? I thought Gargoyles was mediocre and the idea of good Mexican food is very, very appealing.

[teko.livejournal.com]

Can you share what sort of food they're going to be serving? I was intrigued when I heard they'd be doing Oaxacan cuisine, but the article I read quoted the owner of Posto describing it as "tacos and margaritas", so I'm really hoping it's better than that sounds.

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

It was described to me as traditional Mexican fare, not TexMex. I don't know who the chef is going to be, the owner of Posto is the chef there so I'm assuming it'll be someone else. The manager at Posto said he'd be splitting his time between the two restaurants and was shooting for an "original Mexican" feel for The Painted Burro, with music and drinks.

The people running Posto are awesome, I'm hoping this will translate well to the new space.

He also said that the owner of Gargoyles was done and wanted to move on, so I'm assuming Gargoyles would have closed soon regardless of what will open there in the future.