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The superior deli closed sadly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Deli

>The main branch is set to close on December 31, 2016, due to Levine's (the current owner) personal need to take a break from operating the restaurant.

>On September 30, 2016, it was announced that the Midtown Manhattan branch of the deli would close by the end of the year. The owner, Marian Harper Levine, stated that she needed a more permanent break from operating the restaurant, saying, "At this stage of my life, the early morning to late night days have taken a toll, along with my sleepless nights and grueling hours that come with operating a restaurant business in Manhattan."

>In 2013, Zagat gave it a food rating of 23, and rated it the 8th-best deli in New York City.

>USA Today has called the restaurant the "most famous" deli in the United States

Then why not just hand off the reins to someone else to run the place? Why on Earth close such a famous food landmark which still gets tons of customers?