Main St. Café’s last day in business is October 26.That’s the bad news for the avid customers of the locally owned restaurant in the small commercial complex across the street from Carl’s Jr. on West Yosemite Avenue.But owner Jakkie Arellano was smiling as she made the announcement, because on the flipside of the otherwise sad news of her business closing, she has good news.A popular sports bar and grill in Stanislaus County called Shooters Wings & Things will be taking over the café location in November.“He is taking over the lease and is buying all the kitchen equipment,” except for a couple of things that he is not going to need, Arellano said Wednesday when she made her announcement.And although she admits that, like everybody else in this tough economy, “it’s been rough, but it’s still making it,” she said about maintaining her small restaurant, she also could not turn down “this opportunity to sell our business.” It all started two weeks ago when a friend told her about knowing someone who is planning on expanding his business and that her café seems to meet the location criteria that he was looking for. Not long after that, two weeks ago to be exact, “I met this man” – Danny Gray, the owner of Shooters & Wings – and shortly thereafter, they completed the negotiations.While she feels bad about closing the business that she nurtured for nearly a decade, Arellano is happy that the new business that will be taking over the place “will bring more jobs and people” to Manteca.“I hope and pray that Manteca will welcome him with open arms as much as they supported us,” she said.
Sports bar and grill to open in November