LOLA TAVERNA

"The commenter agrees with the observation about empty seats, stating that Lola's Taverna often had them even during peak times and served as a fallback option."

"The commenter shares that they also wondered about the closure."

"A contributing factor to restaurant closures can be expiring leases coupled with significant rent increases from landlords."

"The commenter checked Google and saw the restaurant listed as temporarily closed, suggesting a possible issue like a leak that might have been the reason for the closure."

"The commenter recalls that while Pure Food and Wine offered excellent and inventive food, patrons often left feeling hungry."

"The commenter finds it strange that popular NYC restaurants can close unexpectedly, and also notes the odd trend of successful restaurants opening new locations very close to their original ones."

"The commenter expresses appreciation for learning a new word ('replete') from the original post."

"The commenter questions whether Lola's Taverna had a location in the West Village."

"The commenter expresses nostalgia for Pure Food and Wine, mentioning it was an amazing restaurant they still think about."

"The commenter speculates the closure might be related to Prince Street Hospitality's lease or landlord issues, suggesting staff might be reassigned and the restaurant could reopen with a new concept."

"The commenter finds the abrupt closure unusual, as typically there would be a notice or announcement from a popular restaurant about lease issues."

"The commenter suggests that even successful businesses can face closure due to landlord issues or rent increases, and questions the value of speculation without concrete information."

"The commenter relates the closure to a story about Sarma Melngailis and her restaurants, linking it to personal life issues rather than business problems."

"The commenter notes that the restaurant's website is still active but booking a table results in a spinning wheel, speculating about the unexpected passing of a key individual."

"The commenter observes that business closures due to popularity are common, suggesting that poor financial management, rather than a lack of customers, is often the cause."

"The restaurant appeared very popular, consistently full of diners even during winter and summer. However, it unexpectedly closed about a month ago with no changes visible inside and newspapers covering the windows."

"The commenter shares having a peach and burrata combo at lola taverna that leaned more sweet than savory, recommending it as a worthwhile try."

"The previous commenter mentioned Lola Taverna and Shuka, stating Lola Taverna was awful, Shuka was moderately better, and 12 Chairs was the best on the street but had poor service and no AC."

"Lola Taverna has closed. The owner was reportedly bad, and it was an Instagram-famous restaurant that benefited from extra sidewalk seating."

"Lola's (potentially Lola Taverna in SoHo) is recommended as great."