- Burger restaurant will close its doors
- The owners issued a statement on Sunday.
A burger restaurant has announced that it will close after eight years of business.
The Brooklyn center in Penrith, western Sydney, revealed on Sunday that it will no longer operate from December 22.
“To our amazing burger lovers: thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” its owners said in a statement.
‘Your support has meant the world to us and you have been the reason we keep going, even in the most difficult of times.
‘For us, you are more than customers: you are part of our DB family. Their smiles, laughter and loyalty have accompanied us through the years.
‘You’ve celebrated milestones with us, supported us through the ups and downs, and made this little burger joint so much more than just a business.
“We will be forever grateful for the love you have shown us and the memories we have shared together.”
Downtown Brooklyn first opened as Big Poppa’s Burger Bar in 2016 and quickly became a High Street favorite among locals.
A hamburger restaurant announces its closure after eight years of activity
It is the second burger joint to announce its closure in less than a month after Wing Fix revealed it had closed its Brisbane locations in November.
Wing Fix operated in Coorparoo and Newmarket.
Owners Peter and Ross Jacobi said they had been stunned by the forced closure.
“You probably couldn’t write a worse spell for hospitality in particular, but also for small businesses or even businesses in general,” Peter Jacobi told the Courier Mail.
“It’s been really tough the last five years, but particularly the last two years, since there were back-to-back interest rate hikes, something that the hospitality industry or small businesses haven’t really had to go through.”
Jacobi said rising operating costs led to the popular restaurant’s collapse. The brothers opened the restaurant in a market stall seven years ago.
Jacobi revealed that the cost of basic products such as fresh produce and dairy has increased by 15 to 25 percent.
“When you combine that with a decline in sales and already thin margins… it has to become more expensive to be more viable for the business,” he said.