While we’re temporarily closing the deli due to the virus, we do so with hearts full of gratitude to our fantastic customers. We have loved the opportunity to serve our amazing vegan (and veg-curious) guests. You have been so supportive, and we cannot thank you enough.
But despite your overwhelming loyalty and support, we ultimately made the agonizing decision that it is the right thing to close NoButcher at this time. We were evaluating different options to be able to continue serving this wonderful community and considered introducing a complete contact-less pickup, accepting only prepaid orders. But avoiding interactions with our guests is just one part of the puzzle. We also had to consider the safety of our employees. Coming to work on a daily basis would mean nobody could fully self-isolate. There is no social distancing when working together in a small kitchen. And as you have all experienced at the grocery stores, some products are virtually impossible to find. Constantly hunting for ingredients in multiple supermarkets would have increasingly jeopardized the safety of our entire team. The fact that the last days, while only operating our drive thru, were among some of our busiest, made this an even more difficult decision to make. But we trust that you will understand our motivation is to ensure that when this crisis is over, we will be back to serve the vegan community (and beyond) with a healthy staff ready to cook great food. And during the shutdown, rest assured that there will be lots of creative, experimental cooking so you can be prepared for new and interesting weekly specials!
Thank you, stay safe and be healthy!