WESTBOROUGH — A longtime pizzeria on South Street has closed for good.
A sign on the front of Sabatini’s Restaurant on Wednesday, Dec. 11, announced that it had closed after 45 years.
“We were just tired,” said Peter Sabatini. “45 years is enough.”
On Sunday, Dec. 16, Sabatini was clearing out the last of the restaurant’s stock.
“We’re going to miss the people,” he said, adding that when people were stopping by the past few days, “they were crying.”
The restaurant was founded by his father, Peter N. Sabatini, in 1979; he died in 2015.
The family continued to run the restaurant until its closure.
Sabatini said the family had considered closing the restaurant for some time, but once it happened, “it was hard.”
One piece of Sabatini’s will be coming home with him — the menu sign.
“I have a big wall, and I’m going to hang the sign there,” he said.
The space is now available for lease.
