Italian eatery Trattoria Branica, which occupied a storefront in Le Chateau Village in Frontenac, has closed, as reported by the St. Louis Business Journal. B & F Enterprises, which owns the property, confirmed the closing. “Unfortunately, (the restaurant was) not able to keep up with their obligations,” said Barbara Kantrovitz, a B & F representative. She would not elaborate further on the reasons for the closing, but she added that a search is ongoing for a new restaurant tenant to fill the space.
Former owner Sam Kacar relinquished the restaurant to his ex-wife Rebecca Kacar in a 2012 divorce settlement. Court documents collected by the St. Louis Business Journal reflect a series of tax liens imposed on Rebecca Kacar in 2014, as well as a landlord action suit filed by B & F enterprises in September against the restaurant owner.
Calls to Trattoria Branica for comment were not returned.
This article appears in January 2015.