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As mentioned last Tuesday, Lumos Kitchen, 188 Second Ave. at 12th Street, hasn't been open in recent months. A sign on the door since early August notes a temporary closure and the words "gas meter."
On Saturday afternoon, EVG reader Harry Weiner spotted workers removing the contents of the restaurant, which is now mostly empty...
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There is a Stop Work Order order for the address dating to late July for "gas work done without a permit" in the kitchen of the restaurant.
To date there isn't any mention of a closure on the Lumos website or social media properties.
The restaurant, serving a menu of French- and Chinese-influenced cuisine, opened in early April. An EVG reader who lives nearby estimates that Lumos has not been open since the end of July.
If this is permanent, then this marks the fourth restaurant — joining Hot Pot Central, DumplingGuo and Dumpling Go — to close here since March 2015.
Updated 10/19
The Marshal came calling yesterday.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Lumos Kitchen remains closed