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A bankruptcy notice was taped to the window just days after passersby told Daily Voice they had seen the place open.
Several pieces of equipment and a shop-full of goods remained.Joseph Valente, who owned and operated the 32-year-old business, couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
The move comes a half-year or so after a shop makeover that re-arranged the layout, creating more space both for items for sale and for customers to mill about in the middle of the store.
Among Valente's attractions was the focaccia barese -- essentially a 12-inch round loaf topped with plum tomatoes and olive oil -- that could be eaten hot or cold.
Several of those long-timers were caught off guard.
“My sister was getting her hair done the other day and saw it open,” a Fairview resident who identified herself only as Jenny said.
“We used to come here a lot. They made the bread out back,” she said, before walking around the store, reading the bankruptcy posting -- and taking a cellphone shot for posterity.
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