One door closes, another door opens
Portabella’s is no more.
All that’s left of the North Locust Hill Drive restaurant is used equipment, dishes and glassware.
Patrick Kelly is selling those items as fast as he can.
The former owner of the restaurant, Kelly had offered to sell it for $65,000 in listings on eBay and Craig’s List.
At one point, he thought he had a sale.
“We had a deal fall through. He (the potential buyer) is still trying, the last I heard.”
But time had run out.
Kelly had to move on.
He couldn’t continue to operate a restaurant that had been unprofitable for the five years he had owned it.
“I am working for Whole Foods Market, which I’m very excited about,” he said Friday. (It’s the former Wild Oats store in Lexington Green.)
“It’s an amazing company that takes of its people,” Kelly said. “They have some incredible products.”
Any thoughts about returning to restaurants? “I doubt it” he said, “but anything is possible.”
“I can honesty see myself retiring from Whole Foods and selling stock options in 20 or 30 years. You never know what’s going to come down the road.”
