Italian restaurant Bastone closes after three years on Howell Mill Road

Via Bastone Facebook Bastone the Italian restaurant and mozzarella bar owned by Chef Pat Pascarella closed after three years at the corner of th Street and Howell Mill Road according to an announcement on social media The restaurant took over the space previously occupied by Bocado in with Pascarella saying at the time that Bastone would be his majority of ambitious restaurant to date Pascarella also owns three locations of Grana in Atlanta Dunwoody and Roswell Alici Oyster Bar in Midtown and The White Bull in Decatur Over the last week Rough Draft received multiple tips regarding the viable closure of Bastone Rumors also began circulating on social media that the restaurant would close after arrangement on Mother s Day Related stories things you didn t know about Chef Pat Pascarella Atlanta chef Pat Pascarella competing on Food Organization s Chopped A Rough Draft reporter witnessed the removal of the Bastone sign beside the entrance on Wednesday May When questioned about the sign s removal and closure people working inside Bastone declined to comment Later that afternoon an announcement posted to social media by Pascarella publicly established Bastone s closure When I named this restaurant it was my thank you to one of the men that helped shape me into the person I am nowadays my grandfather Pascarella declared in the message This is what hurts the most of to know that I couldn t keep honoring him through food Rather than blame the economic system COVID- the Westside s other restaurant closures and high operating costs Pascarella blamed himself We could have done several things differently but didn t he added You learn from your mistakes and as much as I would like to tell you that this is my last mistake I doubt that s viable View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bastone bastoneatl Related story West Egg Cafe closing after nearly years Elsewhere Brewing closing Grant Park and Westside Paper locations Dumpling Factory opening at Westside Paper on July Bastone becomes the latest restaurant to call it quits along Howell Mill Road and the surrounding streets Bartaco just down the block from Bastone closed on May after years on Marietta Street West Egg Cafe Snooze an A M Eatery Humble Pie L O A Social Club Superica Wagamama Slim Husky Culinary Dropout Le Fat and Postino Wine Bar all closed over the last several months Speculation as to why there have been so several restaurant closures in the area ranges from high parking fees and high rents to restaurant saturation along this stretch of Howell Mill Road However traffic lack of reliable constituents transit and lack of proper infrastructure may also factor into the rash of closures The post Italian restaurant Bastone closes after three years on Howell Mill Road appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta