It looks like the pizza bar Zigolini’s on 9^th Ave has joined the list of Fall closed restaurants. They haven’t been open for at least the past few days, and they’ve even taken their signage down from above the store:

Previously:

Doing a quick check, their Twitter and website are still up, but it looks like their Facebook page has been deleted.

It’s been a rough few months for Zigolini’s – they were shuttered by the health department for a week back in August, then closed for a bit during September for renovations. Their former neighbor Phở 66 also closed this year, and no new tenant have taken their place yet, so this strip will start looking a bit bare with Zigolini’s gone too.

Another day, another closure. Kiran Indian Cuisine, just west of 53^rd & 9^th, looks like it’s shuttered its doors. Some of their furniture was dumped on the sidewalk over the past few days, and their usually-​bright lights haven’t been on lately.

The spot has had its ups and downs, including scoring a C on their health inspection earlier this year (which was later upgraded to an A). Regardless of what’s in store for this place in the future, we’ll be interested to see if their year-​round-​Christmas lights stay up.

Fall really is the season of change. Along with the numerous new places opening in the coming months, there’s also a couple of closures that have appeared suddenly. The latest one to join this group is Chanpens, a Thai restaurant at the corner of W 51^st St & 9^th Ave, as spotted by nearby neighbor George Stoll.

They’ve already cleared out all the furniture from the store:

Chanpens closure was almost in sync with across-​the-​intersection neighbor Go Sushi, who also shuttered in the last week. Any more and we’ll have a trend. Fortunately there’s no shortage of Thai food on 9^th Ave, so it shouldn’t be too hard for regulars to find a new place to get your pad thai fix. Nothing will be able to beat that super modern signage though.

Thanks George!

Go Sushi, on the corner of 51^st & 9^th, has closed its doors. The place had been open for over 8 years, with its bright neon signage always standing out.

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like this is the first step of Vynl’s big move one store over. Back in the start of June we noticed the application submitted by Vynl to make the move into Go Sushi’s spot, but until now nothing had come of it.

We’ll be watching the spot closely to see what happens now. In the mean time, memories:

River Side Deli, on the corner of 44^th & 10^th, has been closed for renovations for months now, with little sign of progress or life from the store.

Now, as if the multiple months of closure already wasn’t bad enough, they’ve somehow managed to be closed by the health department…without even being open:

It’ll be interesting to see where they go from here, and how this closure will impact their renovation plans.

A quick update from Zigolinis, the off-​again, on-​again restaurant on 9^th Ave. Looks like they’ve closed for renovations:

We noticed last week that Luna Sur was abruptly closed, and assumed it was temporary. Turns out it wasn’t. There’s now a big “store for rent” sign in the window:

They’ve also taken their website down in the last 48 hours, so you know it’s official. We reached out to them when we saw they were closed, but never heard back, so the closure is still a mystery.

Luna Sur, the Latin bistro near the corner of 53^rd & 9^th, has been closed for the past few nights:

The spot had noise complaints filed against them back in June, so were on the docket for the community board meeting. Apparently the complaints had been addressed though, so it could be unrelated.

They were also starting a new “Fierce Fridays” promotion on Friday, but ended up being closed, so this has been a very sudden closure.

Well there you go. As discovered by Midtown Lunch, The Kati House on 36^th is closed for good. They were shuttered for alcohol violations a few weeks back, but during that time the health department apparently came to have a look, and what they found wasn’t good:

When the police and marshals closed it down, the DoH wanted to come back and take a look. Still powered on at time of inspection, the fridges were way too warm and mold was found within some foods. As in it was apparently stirred into ingredients. The gauges? Not functional. Ewww.

Midtown lunch has more if you’re interested, but it sounds like it’s probably best for everyone that they’re moving on.

Zigolini’s on 9^th Ave was shuttered by the health department earlier this week, for “operating without a license”.

The pizza bar was also closed by the department of health back in April for violations, so this isn’t their first encounter with The Notice™. We’ll keep an eye out for when they’re back open.

As spotted by Midtown Lunch, The Kati House, a month-​old addition to W 36^th St, was shut down last Thursday for alcohol violations:

The spot seemed to have been getting good reviews from customers who tried it out over the last few weeks, and is pretty cheap, so it’s disappointing to see them closed. We’ll keep an eye out for their reopening.

El Azteca, the popular Mexican restaurant/​bar on 9^th Ave just north of 52^nd St, was shut down recently by the Department of Health:

The restaurant’s decided to make the most of the situation, however, and has decided to renovate the interior. It’s only been three days, and they’re already deep into the refitting.

They’ve had a pretty rough history in past health inspections, with a number of violations, but the closure was a first.

Here’s hoping they’re back up and running soon, with the health “issues” fixed.

Kashmir’s Dollar Burger over on 8^th Ave looks like it’s shuttered its doors for good. Read the history of this questionable eatery over at Midtown Lunch

The Columbus Public Library branch on 10^th Avenue temporarily closed last week, to begin upgrades to their HVAC system.

The branch doesn’t expect to be open again until September – 3 months. The nearest locations – for those so inclined – are the Riverside Library at 65^th & Amsterdam, the Donnell Library on W 53^rd St between 5^th & 6^th Ave, and the main branch at Bryant Park.