Hospitality & Tourism  January 22, 2019

Emmerson on Pearl Street closed

BOULDER — Emmerson, a bistro on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, has closed after less than two years in business.

The restaurant, owned by Ben Kaplan and a group of four others, opened to positive reviews in August 2017.

High operational costs and dwindling foot traffic made operating the 5,000-square-foot eatery at 1600 Pearl Street difficult, Kaplan recently told Eater Denver.

According to a Boulder Daily Camera report, a notice posted outside the restaurant last week indicated that the owners owed their landlord $156,000 in unpaid rent and expenses.

BOULDER — Emmerson, a bistro on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, has closed after less than two years in business.

The restaurant, owned by Ben Kaplan and a group of four others, opened to positive reviews in August 2017.

High operational costs and dwindling foot traffic made operating the 5,000-square-foot eatery at 1600 Pearl Street difficult, Kaplan recently told Eater Denver.

According to a Boulder Daily Camera report, a notice posted outside the restaurant last week indicated that the owners owed their landlord $156,000 in unpaid rent and expenses.

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A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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