ICYMI: Artie's Deli, Upper West Side Staple For 18 Years, Closes

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A restaurant that has been serving up Jewish-style deli favorites for close to two decades on the Upper West Side is closing unexpectedly, according to reports.

Artie's Delicatessen, located on Broadway between West 82nd and 83rd streets, closed its doors Wednesday, neighborhood blog the West Side Rag first reported. A sign announcing the store's closing was placed in the deli's front door, according to the report.

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A man answered the phone at Artie's Deli on Monday and told Patch that he could not comment on the store's closing.

A restaurant employee named George told the West Side Rag that the closing took the Artie's staff by surprise, and many employees are anxious about being paid for their work.

Artie's Deli was opened in 1999 by the family of restauranteur Arthur Cutler, the man behind restaurants such as Carmine's and Ollie's Noodle Shop. Cutler died in 1997, but was remembered as a visionary when it came to opening restaurants in up-and-coming dining locations such as Times Square and the Upper West Side, according to a New York Times obituary.

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