![]() ![]() It was a scary prospect,” Anthony said.Īlthough the restaurant closing was “something you never wanted to see happen,” Anthony said she is looking forward to finding a job at another local establishment and is going back to teaching in the fall.Īnthony said she went into the restaurant Tuesday to retrieve her last paycheck and spoke with owner TK Powell, who told her he waited to make the announcement until after closing because of the staffing shortage. “Within a month, the restaurant was facing a shortage of five employees going from basically being available all the time to having limited availability. Bartender Sarah Anthony, who did not know during her shift Sunday that it would be her last, said staffing remained a problem and had worsened recently.Īnthony, who started working at the restaurant a few months ago, said the restaurant was already having difficulty attracting enough experienced employees, but a couple of weeks ago, more staff members had to cut back their hours for other jobs, school and personal reasons. The Portland location of Tortilla Flat, on Forest Avenue, closed temporarily in May 2021, citing an inability to hire enough staff. “Eventually all good things come to an end, it was just time … The owner and family look forward to enjoying their time together,” a message said. ![]() ![]() Reached over Facebook, they did not respond to specific questions about the decision to close nor to a request for an interview. The post, signed by the Powell family, thanked customers and reminded them that the Merrimack, New Hampshire, location of Tortilla Flat will remain open, but gave no reason for the closure. The owners announced the closure on the restaurant’s Facebook page Monday. ![]()
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