The Meatball Shop Closes Upper West Side Location, Report Says

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The Upper West Side location of The Meatball Shop — a New York City chain that serves up a variety of meatballs in different sauces — has closed, the West Side Rag first reported.

The restaurant, which was located on Amsterdam Avenue between West 81st and 82nd streets, served its last meatballs on Wednesday, according to the report. The chain decided to close its Upper West Side restaurant because its operations were too costly, a spokesperson said

"Structural changes to the locations interior necessary to enable the restaurant to run were too cost prohibitive to continue operation," a restaurant spokesperson told Patch.

Employees at the Upper West Side restaurant will be relocated to another Meatball Shop location in the city, a company spokesperson said.

The Meatball shop has six other locations in New York City. Those restaurants are located in the Lower East Side, the East Village, Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, the Upper East Side and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, according to the company's website.

Meatbal Shop CEO Adam Rosenbaum said that the restaurant may explore future options on the Upper West Side.

"The Upper West Side is a lovely, welcoming community and we look forward to exploring new opportunities in the neighborhood in the future," Rosenbaum said in a statement. "While we are sad to say farewell to this location, we are excited to focus on what’s next for The Meatball Shop as a restaurant, and as a brand."

Read the full West Side Rag article here.

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