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'''Cobb Lane Restaurant''' | '''Cobb Lane Restaurant''' was a fine-dining restaurant located at 1 [[Cobb Lane]] in [[Southside]]. The owner and head chef at the time of closing was [[Jeff Stykowski]]. | ||
The restaurant, which | The restaurant, which featured Southern cuisine, was established in [[1948]] by [[Virginia Cobb]]. It quickly became popular for its large shaded courtyard and quaint interior dining areas, as well as for its she-crab soup and other signature dishes. The street was renamed in Cobb's honor in [[1982]]. The restaurant continued to operate under a sequence of new owners after her death in [[1987]]. | ||
After months of slow business beginning in [[2008]], Stykowski was forced to close the restaurant | After months of slow business beginning in [[2008]], Stykowski was forced to close the restaurant on [[January 31]], [[2009]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.cobblane.com Cobb Lane Restaurant] website | *[http://www.cobblane.com Cobb Lane Restaurant] website | ||
*[http://beta3.flickr.com/photos/echeevo/sets/72157613163556383/ Last day at Cobb Lane Restaurant] photo set by [[Brooks Brown]] at Flickr | |||
[[Category:Restaurants]] | [[Category:Restaurants]] | ||
[[Category:Cobb Lane]] | [[Category:Cobb Lane]] | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 31 January 2009
Cobb Lane Restaurant was a fine-dining restaurant located at 1 Cobb Lane in Southside. The owner and head chef at the time of closing was Jeff Stykowski.
The restaurant, which featured Southern cuisine, was established in 1948 by Virginia Cobb. It quickly became popular for its large shaded courtyard and quaint interior dining areas, as well as for its she-crab soup and other signature dishes. The street was renamed in Cobb's honor in 1982. The restaurant continued to operate under a sequence of new owners after her death in 1987.
After months of slow business beginning in 2008, Stykowski was forced to close the restaurant on January 31, 2009.
References
- O'Hara, Jo Ellen (January 11, 2008) "Birmingham's Cobb Lane Restaurant marks 60th anniversary with wine dinner." Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (January 23, 2009) "Cobb Lane Restaurant to close at the end of the month, owner says." Birmingham News
External Links
- Cobb Lane Restaurant website
- Last day at Cobb Lane Restaurant photo set by Brooks Brown at Flickr