In a devastating blow to the Slavic Village community, it was revealed today that the Red Chimney restaurant will not be reopening in that neighborhood – at least not in the foreseeable future. The Eastern European diner has been closed since this past summer, when a fire caused significant damage to the property.
At that time, the families that run the beloved restaurant vowed to rebuild and reopen, but plans have changed. In an announcement that Pappou’s Restaurant (8320 Snow Rd.) in Parma would be closing, those owners broke the news that the space would soon have a new tenant: Red Chimney.
“We weren’t expecting for this all to get out there, but you can’t control the timing of everything” says Red Chimney spokesperson Manny Skantzos, adding that the deal technically is still in the works…