Grandi Italiani To Shutter After Service Feb. 9

Community rally for the Canoga Park restaurant around Thanksgiving 2019 wasn't enough to keep the restaurant open.

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Grandi Italiani is officially closing its doors after service Sunday, February 9, Owner Aron Celnik late-Wednesday announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

The restauranteur was originally going to shutter the restaurant in late-November, 2019, but support from the community gave Grandi Italiani a boost that kept its doors open a few months longer.

“We gave it our best shot, but now it’s time to say goodbye,” Celnik posted to the social media page.

“…Just a little over two months ago I put up a ‘Hail Mary’ on [Facebook] that resulted in a huge outpouring of support from the community. Within days our business almost tripled! Alas, as the weeks went by the excitement faded. While we’ve subsequently [did] better, it isn’t enough to sustain the business.”

Grandi Italiani isn’t the only restaurant Aron Celnik might have to say farewell to this year. His sister eatery Andre’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria will have to eventually close its doors to make way for an incoming mixed-use development, reportedly sometime in June 2020.

“My profound thanks to all of you who’ve been a joy in my life,” Celnik continued via Facebook.

“There are few things I enjoy more than making people happy with our offerings! If you can, please stop by to say goodbye and have a bite to eat. God bless you all.”

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Caleb J. Spivak is the Founder and CEO of What Now Media Group.
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  • That was fast! Restaurants and retails were closed on same place many times in past. I believe place is really curse. Yikes!

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