[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...
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...
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...
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