Downtown Louisville’s Manhattan Grill is gradually winding down, to conclude by year’s end, and seemingly all the folks like me who try to keep abreast of food and drink news in Louisville saw this post on Facebook.
I am happy to announce my father has decided to retire. After 26 years in business Manhattan Grill will close its doors by the end of this year. It’s a chapter that needs to happen so my Dad can fully enjoy his life that he worked so hard for. That being said, there is a whole restaurant full of equipment to liquidate! Since there is so much to sell, we feel the best way to sell these items is to TEXT Mitch at 502-759-5256. You can schedule a time to come in and see what he has to offer… and then make an offer!
The owner’s daughter mentions her father, but who exactly is the owner’s daughter’s father? It strikes me as odd that his name appears nowhere in subsequent reports.
Manhattan Grill in downtown Louisville to close by the end of 2023 (WDRB-41)
The owner is retiring after 26 years in business. According to a Facebook post, the equipment inside the restaurant will be sold off…an exact closing date hasn’t been announced.
The Manhattan Grill dates to 1997 (!), moving to its present location at 429 W Muhammad Ali Boulevard in 2008, when Louisville Business First delved deeply into the ownership “naming” issue.
After all, it’s a simple Google search, eh?
Cornering the market: Manhattan Grill owners set to open new location, by Ben Adkins
Manhattan Grill opened in the Legal Arts Building in 1997, and an 11-year lease expires in November, said Cheryl Lary, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Mitch Lary.
The reason I went digging is simple. Speaking as a guy who was part of an independent family-owned business for 25 years, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mitch Lary (edit – sole owner since 2018) and his family for their service, past and present, to the estimable cause of indie food and drink businesses.
Places like Manhattan Grill are part and parcel of America’s entrepreneurial DNA, and we ignore this fact to our ultimate peril amid the prevailing franchising mania.
Mr. Lary, enjoy your retirement—and now the late, great Jim Croce elaborates.
