Popular New Jersey Greek Restaurant Closing Down After 9 Years

One of the most popular Greek restaurants in a major New Jersey city is set to close after serving customers for nearly a decade.

GreekTown in Hoboken, New Jersey announced that it would be closing on Wednesday.

"Thank you Hoboken for the last nine years!!!! It’s a good bye for now, keep an eye out for another opening in the future," the restaurant said in a social media post.

"All good things must come to an end and the ends is now for Greektown."

Visitors flocked to the Garden Street location for a variety of dishes like hummus, tzatziki dip, and Greek soup. Spanakopita was a fan favorite, with visitors enjoying the flaky crust and cream filling of the spinach pie.

"Got a Greek salad here almost every day…going to miss this place," one fan said on Reddit.

"I ate here about once a week. Really sad to see them go," another fan said, offering the suggestion of a brunch menu when the space eventually reopens elsewhere in the city.

Some fans cited another Greek restaurant - Tros Greek Street Food - located close by that seemed to have better options. Tros currently has a 4.5-star rating from customers on Yelp and is located just three minutes away from GreekTown.

Rising costs and other factors have hit the restaurant industry hard over the last few months, as establishments have closed all over the country. Large cities, college towns and even small towns have been affected as the hospitality and food industries recover from pandemic-related losses.

Many restaurants were able to pivot to services like DoorDash and Uber Eats in 2020, but some owners have argued that the cut the apps take from each delivery isn't enough to justify working with them.

Ingredients also cost more than they did several years ago, putting restaurants that were able to break even or turn a small profit into a deficit. Owning a small business in any industry can be difficult, and the variables introduced into an industry like the restaurant business can be catastrophic.

We'll see if GreekTown can re-evaluate its business strategy and determine a new path forward ahead of reopening in the future.