More changes for Hamburg’s dining scene: A second restaurant has closed
The restaurant scene at the Hamburg shopping area is about to see another big shift: Longtime tenant Saul Good has closed.
Saul Good Restaurant & Pub, which opened at 1808 Alysheba Way in 2010, closed for good on Saturday night.
The local dining destination was the second of three locations for the popular restaurant, which serves pizza, burgers, sandwiches and more. It opened in a former Ruby Tuesday at Man o’ War and Pink Pigeon Parkway after building a following at the Broadway location.
That downtown restaurant, as well as the one at Fayette Mall, will remain open, said owner Rob Perez. Catering and private dining will continue at the other locations.
It’s the second major change in the dining lineup at the popular shopping center. Last week, Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza closed on Wednesday.
But Joella’s Hot Chicken, a Louisville-based restaurant chain, is looking to expand into the Hamburg area and is expected to announce soon that it will be opening its second Lexington location there.
The change for Saul Good may mean that Perez’s sister concept, DV8 Kitchen, can grow. He said the closure will allow him, and his wife Diane, to focus on plans for developing a second DV8 Kitchen.
The DV8 Kitchen on South Broadway focuses on baking cinnamon rolls and breads for breakfast and lunch as a way to create job opportunities for workers recovering from addiction.
“At the end of the day, not having each of these restaurants gives us the opportunity to do other things. We only have so much bandwidth,” Rob Perez said. “And this will give us the ability to help more people. It loosens up some available resources, both personal and financial.”
Perez said he is not permitted to disclose what will be going into the Saul Good spot, which is part of the Madden family’s real estate holdings.
An Instagram post Sunday from the restaurant said “Due to the location of the Hamburg restaurant, a national business has purchased our building and assumed the lease.”
Patrick Madden said he could not immediately comment on what might occupy the space. He said he hopes a national tenant will be announced soon.
“It’s bittersweet,” Perez said. “I hate it for all my staff but we are paying severance based on tenure and hours, and we will give a job to anyone interested in working at another restaurant.”
This story was originally published March 1, 2020 at 6:00 AM.
