CORTEZ – Slicker’s Eatery owner Bob Slicker is winding down his restaurant operations and the leased space he currently occupies will soon be transformed into Izzy’s Place, a family diner operated by new lease holder Tom Theophilopoulos.
During separate interviews given on Thursday, Jan. 8, Slicker and Theophilopoulos discussed the upcoming transition.
Slicker’s Eatery will continue operating under Slicker’s leadership through the conclusion of a catered event on Sunday, Feb. 1. Theophilopoulos will take over the following day and the gradual transformation from Slicker’s Eatery to Izzy’s Place will begin.
“We’ve been on a month-to-month lease, our rent increased, and with all of the health issues I had last year, and having another grandchild I would like to visit, we have decided it is in our best interest to not continue our lease,” Slicker said…