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[Reader photo from last week]
That's the question an Avenue A resident asked after noticing that the biscuit purveyors at 198 Avenue A between East 12th Street and East 13th Street have closed for a "brief winter break" for the second time this month.
Last week...
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But then they did reopen...
Closing for two days felt like a year. Hello, EVill.
— Empire Biscuit (@empirebiscuit) January 9, 2016
... and as of yesterday... another sign appeared, noting that they'd be back open on Jan. 14...
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There isn't any mention of this second winter closure on the Biscuit's social media properties.
The quick-serve restaurant's website is also down for the count...
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Empire Biscuit opened in the fall of 2013.
Updated 5:53 p.m.
Empire Biscuit assured us that they will reopening... Here's a new post with comments from owner Jonathan Price. "It's a slow time of year," he said. "We're doing some housekeeping. We refinished the floors in the kitchen Tuesday, for example. It's been over two years and there's just a lot of maintenance to do."
H/T dwg