Beloved Red Bank deli to close after 120 years in business

In simply three days, Andrew Citarella might be serving the final buyer at Citarella’s Meats and Deli, 121 years after his nice grandfather, Andrew Citarella, served the very first.

“He was an Italian man who came to visit right here within the late 1800s, simply attempting to make an sincere residing,” Citarella mentioned.

The household enterprise is closing, and now it is time to hand the nook constructing over to others and deal with household.

“We’re very unhappy, actually want we might do it once more for an additional 120 years,” Citarella mentioned.

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However that additionally means saying farewell to prolonged household, and anybody who made the shop an everyday pitstop who grew to become like household.

“Very unhappy. I have been coming since 1979, I’ve recognized Ralph since college,” Purple Financial institution resident Dave Adams mentioned. “Will probably be missed.”

“Whenever you simply want any person and all the time cooking directions for my Christmas dinner, we shared recipes, they’re simply phenomenal individuals,” mentioned Susan, an everyday buyer at Citarella’s.

The enterprise has lasted efficiently due to the products, and due to the nice.

“We made certain we handled the purchasers properly, and made certain we carried high quality merchandise,” Citarella mentioned. “We put a whole lot of delight in it. We have had some very loyal prospects.”

Saturday is the final day of enterprise for the household that hung in there and saved their nice grandfather’s dream going.

Over the whole 121 years in enterprise, there was all the time a Ralph or an Andrew to greet you.

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