COARSEGOLD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A locally owned concern successful Coarsegold of 15 years said its last goodbyes connected Sunday aft shutting down.
Robert Moreno, proprietor of Robert's Frosty, says helium tried his champion to support the longstanding concern moving astatine the location.
"I couldn't marque a decent woody with the landlords; it was rather a spot one-sided. I tried my best. I've been present 15 years, and I hatred to adjacent my concern down, but this is conscionable wherever we're at," Moreno said.
Robert Frosty's interaction connected the section assemblage was connected show arsenic lines stretched into the parking lot. Many came to accidental goodbye and person 1 past wound of their favourite burger.
"This upland assemblage supports maine truthful good. We're not conscionable a business, we're a household up here. The upland assemblage is simply a precise tight-knit assemblage and we instrumentality attraction of each other," helium said.
Dora Peck, a Coarsegold local, took clip to reminisce astir the galore times her friends and household frequented the restaurant.
"Robert's Frosty has ever been a staple, particularly successful the Coarsegold community. If you request an crystal pick oregon a acold portion aft a agelong day, oregon drawback a hamburger for lunch, this has ever been the hotspot to go," she said.
Peck says the edifice provided much than conscionable her favourite "Double Mountain Burger."
"Ever since Robert and his household person owned this place, it has been the spot to go. It's delicious, it's friendly, the unit gets to cognize you connected a idiosyncratic level, and that's conscionable what makes the Coarsegold assemblage adjacent amended and much tight-knit," she said.
Residents are hopeful to spot Moreno and his squad connected their feet, serving up their favorites soon.
"We're truly going to miss Robert. Hopefully, helium opens up backmost present determination adjacent truthful we tin proceed to predominant his establishment. It's conscionable truly excessively atrocious we're losing a bully small hamburger spot close present successful Coarsegold," said Madera County nonmigratory John Campbell.
While Moreno is upset his longstanding concern has to close, helium promises the section assemblage that they volition yet spot him and his burgers again.
"Never thought I would leave, but erstwhile 1 doorway closes, different is going to open. So, I volition relocate and commencement each over," helium said. "I'm not finished, I'm conscionable going to instrumentality a interruption and past I'll beryllium close back."