By Niesha Lofing
nlofing@sacbee.com
Slocum House, one of the most lauded fine dining restaurants in the Sacramento region, is closed.
The restaurant served its last meal Sunday, financial consultant Jack Kandola confirmed today. Kandola and business partner Joe Wittren bought Slocum House in 2009, but Kandola sold his share of the business to Wittren last year.
Kandola said the restaurant lost its lease at the hilltop location in quaint Fair Oaks village.
"For the last couple of years, business has been going down because of the down economy," Kandola said.
Kandola said they had asked the landlord to extend their lease, but he refused. The landlord indicated another business may move in, but Kandola did not know who the possible tenants may be or whether that statement was true.
There are no plans to reopen Slocum House elsewhere in the region.
"It was a landmark restaurant, so we hate to see it go down," Kandola said. "Hopefully someone else will have better success (at the California Avenue location)."
Slocum House had consistently been one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the region. Bee dining critic Blair Anthony Robertson gave the dining room four stars in an October 2009 review. Click here to see a video interview with former Slocum House executive chef Gabriel Glasier by Bee photographer Jose Luis Villegas.
The restaurant also was rated best date night restaurant by Bee readers later that month.
What are your memories of Slocum House? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
*Bee researcher Sheila Kern contributed to this report
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