Closing Time for C. Tsar's
Another Newton restaurant falls victim to the shaky economy and the changing face of diners.
After just under a year in business, C. Tsar’s in Newtonville has closed its doors for good. The Mediterranean bistro began its life after husband-and-wife owners Christos Tsardounis and Kathleen Malloy changed the concept of their destination restaurant, Ariadne, to reflect the changing tastes of diners hungry for more regular, accessible fare. Unfortunately, this shift was not enough to combat the unstable economy and the move away from dining out as a form of entertainment. “When we changed the concept to the more neighborhood friendly C. Tsar's, we made every effort to be as inexpensive as we possibly could in a space that expensive to operate, but the neighborhood did not respond the way we hoped they would,” stated Malloy in an email…
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Melanie Graham
3:11 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
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