Cafe Italia Closing This December. No, really.

Delaying plans to close the doors in August as he previously announced, owner Scott Jones is keeping his Tex-Italian restaurant open until the end of the year due to “patron request, holiday parties, and the busy fall season.” Jones has been working on redeveloping the Lovers Lane location into something else but hasn’t announced his plans yet. (Perhaps something southern inspired much like his popular Screen Door in One Arts Plaza?) Anyway, if you’re Jonesing–see what I did there, huh?–for deep-fried smoked chicken lasagna or some proscuitto pepper poppers, chowdown while the chowing is still good. Or open at least.