My husband started this 68 years ago and I've always helped and I've always worked in the business. 'It's too bad that we couldn't find a working partner or somebody that would come in here. 'My husband started this business 68 years ago, and I've always helped and worked in the business, and, unfortunately, it is very sad that it came to this,' she said. No worker has served longer though than 91-year-old Gloria Kurland, whose husband, Sanford 'Corky' Kurland, opened it nearly 70 years ago. 'We fed the masses and we fed them pretty good I think,' he said. The decision is tough on their customers but tougher still on their long-time employees like Adam Siegel, who'd been there 26 years. 'We were willing to take on a partner, we were willing to have someone buy us out, we were willing to do anything to keep the name going that was reasonable and that correct opportunity hasn't come up.' They had been looking at all other options. 'It is sad that we can't be there for the people, we'd love to be, it's just that we don't have the staff to take care of them and it's just gotten too stressful,' said co-owner Amanda Kurland.Ī burden that she said had fallen on her husband, owner Kenny Kurland, impacting his health.

The owners say the problem isn't a lack of loyal customers but a lack of help to serve them since COVID.

This Cleveland staple, known for its overstuffed corn beef sandwiches, matzo ball soup, salads and jumbo pickles, opened its doors in 1956 before moving to its current location in 1973. John Kosich/News 5 Cleveland Sign at restaurant

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