Fifth Floor restaurant's final day of business Sept. 28

YOUNGSTOWN

The Fifth Floor was bustling Tuesday night with patrons grabbing dinner before they attended the Bryan Adams concert at the Covelli Centre.

But these busy nights aren’t a constant, which is why owner George Guarnieri decided to shutter the downtown restaurant in the Commerce Building, 201 E. Commerce St.

“We are leaving at the end of the month,” Guarnieri said inside his kitchen at the Fifth Floor.

The last day of business will be Sept. 28.

“I’m very sorry to hear the news,” said Mayor John A. McNally. Owner “George [Guarnieri] and his family worked a lot and spent a lot of money to update the restaurant. It goes to show how tough it is to run a restaurant these days.”

Records from Mahoning County Common Pleas Court outline financial problems for the restaurant.

Read what happened in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.