Gavi's closing date has been moved up to December 19th.Very nice video on the CJ website:
http://www.courier-journal.com/videos/l ... um=twitterMy friends at Gavi's posted the following news release on their Facebook page. I've known about this for a couple of weeks but didn't want to say anything until it was officially announced. I'm terribly sad about this news but understand their decision and wish the whole family only the very, very best!
Lois
Dear Friends & Customers of Gavi's Restaurant:
Gavi's Restaurant would like to thank all of our wonderful friends and patrons for this special opportunity. 33 Years is a great achievement, and now it's time to say Good Bye! Be sure to come by and get your favorite things and to say hello before Dec. 31st!!!
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gaba Gavi
502.583.8183 (office)
502.817.9573 (mobile)
gavisrestaurant@aol.comGavi’s Restaurant to Close After 33 Year in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY - For more than 32 years Gavi's Restaurant has been serving the city of Louisville and offering the only place to find Russian style fare. At the end of December 2014, Gavi's will be saying good-bye.
Started in 1982 by the Russian-Jewish immigrant family of Joseph & Ida Gavi, and their son & daughter in law, Isaac & Zina Gavi, and later handed down to their grandchildren David & Gaba Gavi. What began humbly as a prospect of achieving a small slice of the American Dream, turned into the staple restaurant of Downtown Louisville.
Situated in the heart of the civic district, Gavi's has always been a place that welcomes everyone from high powered attorneys, newcomer public advocates, to the most decorated of public servants. Providing an atmosphere where - if you come once you’re a friend, and when you come back, you're family - Gavi's proves to be that search for authenticity.
Throughout the years, Gavi's Restaurant offered an opportunity for this city to experience different cultures through food, and this city offered the Gavi family an opportunity to share it's story.
Joseph Gavi and his wife Ida, both survivors of the Holocaust shared their experiences with countless customers, turned friends. Their story, having such reach even brought to fruition the publication of a book based on Joseph's life - a hero of the Nazi resistance as a boy, an educator, a renowned athletic trainer, a mountain climber, and finally, a business owner in Louisville, Kentucky. Joseph subsequently went on to tour schools throughout the region discussing the topics of his life and sharing his philosophies with countless students, enriching both their lives and his own.
Ida & Zina continued this legacy even following the passing of Joseph, and soon after, David & Gaba Gavi stepped in to continue the business. Even from its modest beginnings, Gavi's Restaurant has always been something more than simply a place to eat, it has been a place to share in the human experience.
We are grateful to all the patrons that have stepped through the doors over the years, and wish the best to those that continue to be friends.
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