Late Friday night the Café 33 restaurant on East Piedmont Road announced it has closed, but gave no reason for the decision. The restaurant’s website also has been taken down, and the last day of business was New Year’s Eve.
On the restaurant’s Facebook page was the following message:
Cafe 33 would like to Thank all of our loyal customers who have supported us during the last 6 1/2 years.
We are very appreciative of your friendships and your business. We are sorry to say that we must close our doors at this time.
THANK YOU again and please continue to support the small family owned businesses in your community. We cannot survive without you.
UPDATED, 5:30 p.m. Saturday: We went by Café 33 after posting this, and noticed the same message posted in the windows and on the front door (and added the photo at the top and to the right).
All of the furniture had been cleared out of the lobby and dining area.
A further message from the restaurant about its closure was added to a comment thread earlier this afternoon:
Unfortunately, the foot traffic in the area has subsided so much that we were forced to shut the doors as well as not having support from our landlord on such issues as flooding coming in the front door, etc. We hope to maybe relocate but it wouldn’t be for a while. We will keep everyone posted…but for now Thank you from all of us.
Returning to original post:
Café 33 was started by Shane Clements, a Sprayberry High School graduate, in honor of his mother, and opened for breakfast and lunch at 2595 Sandy Plains Road, right across the street from his old school.
The restaurant moved to the Sprayberry Collection Shopping Center across the intersection at 2595 East Piedmont Road and added a dinner menu and a catering service.
Café 33 is the second Northeast Cobb restaurant in recent weeks to close. On Christmas Eve, The Rib Ranch closed after nearly 35 years on Canton Road.
