Another downtown eatery has closed its doors.
Luna Rosa Gelato Cafe announced Jan. 2 it is closing after 15 years in business.
The Ortiz family, which owns the restaurant, made the announcement on social media.
“Luna Rosa Famiglia, we’ve been through it all with you,” the family said in the post. “We’ve celebrated 15 years of birthdays, anniversaries, wine dinners, movie nights, and openings. And we’ve weathered just as many storms, illnesses, power outages, and other uncertainties with you at our side. But it is with heavy hearts that we say our journey has come to an end. To close the doors of a restaurant we worked so hard to build over a decade and a half is nothing short of devastating. But know that the Famiglia we built with you lives on; we are forever grateful for you. So although today we say ‘goodbye’ to our restaurant, we can only say, ‘thank you for everything, and we hope to see you around’ to all of you.”
The eatery also has closed its second location at 306 N. Main St. in Mauldin.
The closure comes after the restaurant struggled to keep its doors open in the spring of 2020, when COVID-19 lockdowns and reduced traffic led to a steep drop in sales.
Read our full profile on the family behind Luna Rosa.
The family ended up managing to keep Luna Rosa open thanks in part to nearly $25,000 raised through a GoFundMe drive.
