Locally Loved Family-Owned Restaurant Shutting Its Doors After Over 60 Years: ‘I’ve Got to Come in There to Eat One More Time’ (Exclusive)

“We hate it, but we have to do it,” owner Brett Kelly told PEOPLE

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  • A family-run restaurant is selling its property after 68 years
  • The restaurant was struck by hard times from the pandemic and family health issues
  • Customers and employees have gotten in touch with the restaurant’s owner to express their gratitude

A local-favorite family-owned restaurant is shutting its doors after 68 years and two generations.

Kelly’s Seafood, a seafood restaurant in Philadelphia, announced on Facebook on March 7 that they will be selling their property after 68 “amazing years.”

“To say we are thankful is an understatement,” the post says. “You stuck by us through some very challenging times.”…

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