The Paddock Restaurant Closes

, on Pearl Street—behind and —has closed, according to its Facebook page.

In a Facebook post from July 25, the restaurant wrote:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE THROUGH THE PAST 4 1/2 YEARS. Please note that Friday, July 27, 2012, will be our last day at The Paddock Restaurant. Anyone interested in leasing the space/purchasing the business should call 617-492-9900.

Michael DaCova, the longtime chef who bought the restaurant in 2008, posted on Facebook that he wanted to "thank everyone for their patronage through my years at The Paddock Restaurant. As of Friday night, July 27, 2012, I will be hanging up my Paddock chef jacket and moving on to a new chapter in my life."

The Paddock was by Patch readers.