Owner of loved bar, eatery in Austin addresses ’emotional’ closure after fire

Bar Peached could remain closed for at least a year after a destructive fire tore through the Central Texas bar and eatery, owner Eric Silverstein told MySA as he revealed new details about the business’s recovery timeline.

Silverstein said he “guesstimates” the beloved local hot spot may be shuttered even longer while he and his team figure out how to rebuild and repair the building.

He woke up early Sunday, May 31, to a heartbreaking call from the Austin Fire Department, telling him that his 7-year-old restaurant and bar had gone up in flames. Silverstein described first walking into Bar Peached on Sunday morning as a very sad and tough experience that has been difficult to process…

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