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FARGO — Johnny Carino's, a once-popular Italian restaurant in south Fargo, abruptly closed its doors Tuesday, Sept. 13.
"Carino's Fargo will be closing permanently as of Sept. 13th, 2022. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause," read a post to the restaurant's Facebook page Tuesday. The post does not allow reader comments, but it has been shared over 200 times since it was posted around noon.
The restaurant opened nearly 20 years ago at 4410 17th Ave. S.W. in Fargo. Just three years ago, readers voted Johnny Carino's the Best Italian Restaurant in The Forum's annual Best of the Red River Valley issue.
The bar and restaurant closed for good Nov. 20. Owners cited the area's ongoing labor shortage as the cause.
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The last day of business will be Sunday, Dec. 4, for the eatery, which opened two years ago at the busy corner of Veterans Boulevard and 32nd Avenue East.
According to a Facebook post, the closure is due to the ongoing labor shortage in the area.
The store, which sells primarily everyday casual menswear, is working toward relaunching with online sales in the coming year.
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Owners Chub and Diane Olson say they're ready to make retirement their sole focus.
The last full day of business for the homestyle restaurant will be Oct. 16, co-owner Jan Ness says.
"It's just hard to find people" to run the operations, an employee for the ownership group said.
