Less than 50 days after opening, Brookhaven eatery shutters
Fiorello's Italian Bistro, an upscale Italian eatery that opened in place of Brookhaven Provisions at Brookleigh Marketplace, has closed. The restaurant opened March 30th and reportedly closed yesterday, May 14th after what at least one Facebook user indicated was a popular and successful Mother's Day brunch.
Fiorello's posted the following message to their Facebook page earlier this afternoon.
"It is with sincere disappointment that we announce Fiorello's Italian Bistro is now closed, for reasons out of our control. Thank you to all of our amazing guests for your business and for allowing us to share our love of delicious food, wine, friends, family and music! We are forever grateful. Arrivederci"
I have been thus far been unable to reach anyone at the restaurant to get further clarification for what exactly the "reasons out of our control" are.
Fiorello's menu offered lunch and brunch entrees in the $10-15 range while dinner entrees were priced in the $20-37 range. The March post on ToNeTo Atlanta received a tremendous amount of interest and comments. Many readers praised the restaurant, its menu and staff while at least one reader noted the seemingly high menu prices.
As I reported in March, Brookhaven Provisions, which Fiorello's replaced, lasted just under a year in the approximately 3,500 square foot space. Both concepts were "subsidiaries of sorts" of The Hungry Peach, a catering company co-owned by Tricia Patterson.
Are you surprised that Fiorello's Italian Bistro has closed? Do you have any insight as to what caused the restaurant to close? What would you like to see open in its place?
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