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September 14. 2012 9:26PM
36 Delux to open under new ownership
MANCHESTER — A high-end restaurant that shut down suddenly and without notice earlier in the month may be back in business soon with a new name and a new owner, according to the investors behind the ill-fated 36 Delux.
The restaurant at 36 Lowell St. was closed on Aug. 26 due to “problems with employees that were causing us to lose money,” according to Itamar Isakov, whose wife, Flavia, was on record as the restaurant owner.
The Isakovs own Carmel Produce, a distributor with locations in Nashua and Boston. “The restaurant is being sold to a friend, who will continue to follow the gourmet, high-end menu,” Itamar Isakov said. “I'm obligated to the success of the restaurant, and as owner of Carmel Produce have promised to supply him with goods.”
Isakov declined to identify the new owner, but said he intends to reopen under a new name next month.
The 36 Delux opened in November to positive reviews in the New Hampshire Union Leader and statewide magazines for its American and French cuisine. “The food was great, but we had what I'd call cultural issues. We closed the restaurant because we couldn't keep up with the way things were running,” Isakov said. “In this industry, I guess the owner has to be in the place to make it run.”
He said the day after the restaurant closed, someone used the company account number to purchase $515 from a state liquor store. “On Sunday night (Aug. 26), we notified all the employees that we were closing. On Monday morning, someone who knew that we closed showed up at the Manchester liquor store with our number, faked a signature and purchased the alcohol,” he said.
An incident report has been filed with the Manchester Police Department, and the case is being assigned to the detective unit, according to police. The investigation is likely to involve a review of the security cameras, which may have taped the suspects at the state liquor store on Bicentennial Drive, where the purchase is alleged to have occurred on Aug. 27 at 10:16 a.m.
The Isakovs said they plan to post a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of any suspects in the case, once they can work out the necessary arrangements.
“We're going to work with the state on the case and review what they have on the cameras,” Isakov said.
dsolomon@unionleader.com
The restaurant at 36 Lowell St. was closed on Aug. 26 due to “problems with employees that were causing us to lose money,” according to Itamar Isakov, whose wife, Flavia, was on record as the restaurant owner.
The Isakovs own Carmel Produce, a distributor with locations in Nashua and Boston. “The restaurant is being sold to a friend, who will continue to follow the gourmet, high-end menu,” Itamar Isakov said. “I'm obligated to the success of the restaurant, and as owner of Carmel Produce have promised to supply him with goods.”
Isakov declined to identify the new owner, but said he intends to reopen under a new name next month.
The 36 Delux opened in November to positive reviews in the New Hampshire Union Leader and statewide magazines for its American and French cuisine. “The food was great, but we had what I'd call cultural issues. We closed the restaurant because we couldn't keep up with the way things were running,” Isakov said. “In this industry, I guess the owner has to be in the place to make it run.”
He said the day after the restaurant closed, someone used the company account number to purchase $515 from a state liquor store. “On Sunday night (Aug. 26), we notified all the employees that we were closing. On Monday morning, someone who knew that we closed showed up at the Manchester liquor store with our number, faked a signature and purchased the alcohol,” he said.
An incident report has been filed with the Manchester Police Department, and the case is being assigned to the detective unit, according to police. The investigation is likely to involve a review of the security cameras, which may have taped the suspects at the state liquor store on Bicentennial Drive, where the purchase is alleged to have occurred on Aug. 27 at 10:16 a.m.
The Isakovs said they plan to post a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of any suspects in the case, once they can work out the necessary arrangements.
“We're going to work with the state on the case and review what they have on the cameras,” Isakov said.
dsolomon@unionleader.com