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Mad Mex in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood closing after three decades

Mad Mex in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood closing after three decades
>> IT WILL BE REALLY SAD TO SEE IT GO. >> A STAPLE IN OAKLAND, THE ORIGINAL MAD MEX LOCATION IS SHUTTING DOWN AFTER 30 YEARS. A PLACE WHERE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH STUDENTS MADE MEMORIES. >> HAPPY HOUR IS GREAT, HALF OFF DRINKS, ALL OF THE FOODSTUFF. IT WAS A FUN PLACE. LOCATION WAS AMAZING. PEOPLE DID LIKE COMING HERE. >> PEOPLE IN PITTSBURGH LOVED FOR ITS NOSTALGIA. >> A LOT OF MEMORIES, PEOPLE WILL BE SAD. ALL OF THESE HOUSES AND DORMS AROUND HERE. I DON’T SEE ANYTHING REPLACING IT. >> SHE IS A REGULAR CUSTOMER, BRIGHT AND EARLY SHE HAD A CRAVING FOR TACOS. INSTEAD, SHE WALKED AWAY DISAPPOINTED. >> I AM WITH CHILD, 10 WEEKS, AND I’M HUNGRY. MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME TACOS AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GO. >> THE POSTED THEY HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION BECAUSE OF ONGOING STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL CHANGES. BIG BURRITO RESTAURANT GROUP SAYS ALTHOUGH THE ATWOOD LOCATION IS CLOSED, THEY HOPE PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE MAKING MEMORIES AT OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CITY. BUT CUSTOMERS SAY THE ONE IN OAKLAND HAD AN ATMOSPHERE, ALL ITS OWN. >> IT WILL THE LITTLE OVERCROWDED, THE FOOD WAS AWESOME. SERVICE WAS AWESOME. IT IS MORE FAMILY ORIENTED. THE OTHERS ARE LARGER AND BIGGER. >> BED, BATH & BEYOND IS CLOSING STORES, INCLUDING IN MONROEVILLE. THE OWNERS ANNOUNCED IT IS TAKING A HIATUS. -- SHUT DOWN ITS LOCATION AT THE GALLERIA IN MOUNT LEBANON. THE COMPANY SAYS WORKERS IN OAKLAND HAVE BEEN OFFERED OTHER JOBS AT OTHER LOCATION
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Mad Mex in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood closing after three decades
A local restaurant is closing its doors.Mad Mex in Oakland will be closing up shop after 30 years.According to the restaurant's Facebook page, ongoing staffing and operational challenges are to blame. Management thanked customers for the "good times" shared on Atwood Street over the last three decades.Customers said they are disappointed the Oakland location has shut down.Leslie Gordan is a regular customer. Bright and early on Wednesday, the pregnant woman had a craving for tacos and discovered it was closed.She said, "I'm with child. Oh my goodness. I'm 10 weeks and I'm hungry and my mind keeps telling me tacos and I don't know where to go."The company said workers in Oakland have been offered jobs at other locations.

A local restaurant is closing its doors.

Mad Mex in Oakland will be closing up shop after 30 years.

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According to the restaurant's Facebook page, ongoing staffing and operational challenges are to blame.

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Management thanked customers for the "good times" shared on Atwood Street over the last three decades.

Customers said they are disappointed the Oakland location has shut down.

Leslie Gordan is a regular customer. Bright and early on Wednesday, the pregnant woman had a craving for tacos and discovered it was closed.

She said, "I'm with child. Oh my goodness. I'm 10 weeks and I'm hungry and my mind keeps telling me tacos and I don't know where to go."

The company said workers in Oakland have been offered jobs at other locations.