Gaia Italian Cafe is on Vacation Until Mid-February
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Gaia is taking a break
The last couple months have been pretty rough on Gaia Bagnasacco, the eponymous proprietor behind the popular Gaia Italian Cafe. Just before the new year, she had threatened to close the business, thanks to frustration born from rude patrons and vicious Yelp reviews. Yet, Gaia ultimately decided against that action upon seeing the outpouring of support. A month after the debacle and all its confusion, the business is currently on a three-week hiatus while Gaia returns to Italy.
A note is scrawled on the front door dry-erase board (and Facebook), alerting customers to the closure. It’s the first time since opening four years ago that the subterranean cafe is closed for an extended period of time.
After 4 years we take a break of 20 days, we will be close from january 22 to february 15th. Is time to go to Italy. Smile. We are very gratefull for the understanding and we hope to see you very soon!a lot of hugs to everybody!
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