Ocean City restaurant closing due to road work – NBC40.net

OCEAN CITY -

Patty Davis hasn't forgotten the road construction project that, starting last Fall, cut off street access to her Bay Avenue Restaurant.

"The hardest thing was communication. Just not knowing when the work crews were coming, when the roads were going to be closed, the access people would have on Bay Avenue," said Davis.

But just when they though their troubles were over, the owners of Bongo Caf and Grill learned about more road work scheduled for this fall.

"The town engineer was very honest with us, said Davis. He said they're gonna be ripping up this whole corner. It's just we don't know when."

It's that uncertainty that has Patty closing up the restaurant for good, much to the dismay of her regular customers.

"One of the waitresses told us and I burst into tears, said Marcella Canfarotta, who has been coming to the restaurant since it opened. Just, I was so sad."

"It's just a shame because you got a place that really captured the imagination of a lot of people," said Ron Giaconia, another loyal customer.

"We decided that we just didn't want to go through what we went through last winter, not knowing when we could open, what the access to the restaurant was going to be, said Davis.

Davis says she's planning to spend time with family in Pennsylvania while they plan their next move, but there's no hard feeling between her and the city.

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