This popular northeast Fresno restaurant has closed after 12 years

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A fashionable edifice successful northeast Fresno has permanently closed aft 12 years, according to the owners.

Starving Artists Bistro announced connected societal media precocious Monday evening that the edifice astatine 9447 N Fort Washington Road, adjacent the intersection of Fort Washington Road and Friant Road successful northeast Fresno, has closed.

The closure was not announced up of time. The edifice confirmed connected societal media that Sunday, Sept. 30, was their past time of operations.

"We recognize that our valued customers and artists volition beryllium amazed by the unexpected quality of this closure. There is ne'er a bully clip to accidental goodbye (for a fig of backstage reasons) we person chosen to adjacent rapidly and quietly."

In the closing connection posted by Starving Artists Bistro, the edifice said that they struggled and rallied during the COVID-19 pandemic - but since then, "the rules, regulations and laws that person been imposed connected the edifice industry" arsenic good arsenic "inflation and continuing nutrient and unit shortages" person forced the business' closure.

"We simply cannot support the prime of nutrient and work our customers rightfully expect."

The owners extremity the connection by saying that they volition "miss each azygous 1 of our supporters."