UPDATE: Ybor City’s Columbia Restaurant will reopen for dinner service at 5 p.m. Tuesday, a day earlier than originally planned.
As of Sunday, the flagship location for Tampa’s Columbia Restaurant has temporarily closed for maintenance. The restaurant at 2117 E. Seventh Ave. will cease operations in Ybor City through Tuesday, reopening on Wednesday.
Guests with reservations on the aforementioned days were contacted by staff, and the Columbia’s other locations — there are six of ’em across the state — remain open for business.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience,” said Richard Gonzmart, fourth-generation CEO and president of the 113-year-old restaurant, in a statement. “But historic buildings — and parts of this one date to 1903 — need special care from time to time. We’ll be back on Sept. 5 to make new memories.”
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 6, 2018.
