CLOSINGS: No Soup for You!
By Brooke A. Brown
No worries, fellow foodies. There’s plenty of Blog in my Soup to go around. Instead, I’m referring to the current status of one of Charleston’s newer, more popular lunchtime haunts. Sorry, Cazon fans: the “No soup…” line is for you. There will be no grilled quesadillas, Texas spuds or muffaletta, either. Not for a while, anyway.
The following text is taken verbatim from the note currently attached to Cazon’s front door (as seen in the photo to the left):
September 10, 2007
Cazon Southwest Deli
To our loyal customers:
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are temporarily closed. We have been informed by officials from the City of Charleston that due to structural concerns in the building, the load capacity of structural support under our restaurant flooring limits us to half of our customer capacity. In addition, there are other safety concerns that we have discovered and are having investigated to be sure our restaurant provides a safe and enjoyable dining experience.
Cazon will reopen when we are able to provide full service to our customers in a safe environment. Our business office, located in the basement of the building (which was built out at the direction of the building’s owner), has been closed by the City of Charleston’s building inspector and declared unsafe for occupancy until the building’s owner renovates it according to building code requirements.
We apologize for not being able to serve you at this time. We thank you sincerely for your loyal past support and anxiously look forward to the day when we can serve you again.
So there’s clearly an issue with the building’s structural support. Great. Get Norm Abram on the horn and it’ll be fixed in two days, max. But what are these mysterious “other safety concerns” that have been discovered? And why mention them if you’re not going to identify exactly what they are? Since my official Blog in my Soup press pass has yet to be laminated (or issued, for that matter), maybe it’s time to call in the professionals:
IF YOU GO: Cazon Southwest Grill, 222 Capitol Street, Charleston, W.Va. This restaurant is closed until further notice.
September 24th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Too bad, I liked this joint. Hopefully it comes back soon!
September 25th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
As soon as it’s back, I’ll let you all know!
September 29th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Good riddance to lousy food.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:02 am
Sounds like they couldn’t pay their bills and needed a way out… Maybe bankruptcy wasn’t an option… so sue that always a way out….
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:01 am
No new news re: Cazon. Only that they increased the size of the letter in the window to posterboard size. Oh, and it’s a red poster. Nice touch.
November 20th, 2007 at 10:50 am
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