By Jennifer Eisenbart
Editor
Grater Tater owner Micki Gebel found herself in a Catch-22 situation.
She had to find a full-time job to pay the bills. But in order to take a full time job, she had to cut back hours at the restaurant – a potato bar that also offered Irish pub grub, sandwiches and ice cream.
So, on Jan. 2, Gebel announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page that she would have to close the doors.
“Hello, Grater Tater Friends. It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must tell you that Grater Tater Restaurant is now closed. I thank so many of you that supported us over these past 5 years. I will miss serving you.
If I do open another Grater Tater in another location, I will be sure to let you know.
Thank you!!! – Micki”
The restaurant was the second to close with little to no explanation over the last three weeks. The Heavenly Cup, a drive-up coffee shop located in the former Kmart parking lot, closed with virtually no notice right before Christmas.
The Standard Press could not reach Kami Miller for comment, but a sign in the window reads that coffee shop is “temporarily closed.”
For Gebel, though, reality had set in.
“I wish I didn’t have to close but I had to get a job with a regular paycheck,” she said. “I did start working for the East Troy school district, but having to cut my hours was detrimental to the future of the Grater Tater.
“I guess that’s it in a nutshell.”
A commercial space for rent sign was up on the Grater Tater door, advertising the open space in storefront on West Chestnut Street.
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