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No phone call, no social media post. Nothing to let them know that one of their favorite Northampton County Italian restaurants was closing, they said.
According to a report by WFMZ, the Lehigh Township restaurant had a sign on the front doors saying it was closed due to the effects of COVID and inflation as of Saturday, Jan. 28.
The restaurant made a Facebook post on Jan. 12 saying only that its hours were changing. As of Saturday, Jan. 28, it had apparently closed for good — and patrons say they would've appreciated a heads up, especially ahead of dinner reservations.
Jenna Stranzl of Philadelphia called A Ca Mia on Jan. 21 and made a dinner reservation for Jan. 27, in hopes of celebrating her dad's birthday. She's been going to the restaurant since it opened in 2012, and has always gotten a confirmation call.
This one never came, she said.
"We got there and there were only two other cars in the lot, and everything was dark," she said. "We read the sign on the door about [closing due to] longterm COVID and inflation, and that they'd be closed indefinitely.
"It definitely leaves a bad taste in people's mouths."
Stranzl said a family friend had dined at A Ca Mia Thursday, Jan. 27. The very next day, it was closed.
"We went last night for our 7pm reservation and it was closed," one person wrote on A Ca Mia's Facebook post saying the hours had changed. "Aca Mia CURRENT owners need to give us reasons why they could not simply post a FB message and call all reservations. That doesn’t cost long term Covid or inflation to call your patrons."
The restaurant whose name translates to "at my house" opened in 2012.
Daily Voice's phone calls and Facebook messages placed to A Ca Mia Sunday morning, Jan. 29 were not immediately returned.
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