Reader: Even hipsters liked the sausage at Carbone's

When Carbone's Italian Sausage Deli shut its doors last month, word was that the closure was temporary. But today there are no signs of it reopening, and the voicemail message remains unchanged: "We will be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family. Hopefully we'll be back." Carbone's was...

By Patricia Calhoun

February 11, 2013

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When Carbone's Italian Sausage Deli shut its doors last month, word was that the closure was temporary. But today there are no signs of it reopening, and the voicemail message remains unchanged: "We will be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family. Hopefully we'll be back."

Carbone's was the third old-school Italian spot to close in northwest Denver in the past few months; Pagliacci's called it quits in August, and Longo's Subway Tavern sold soon after. See also: - Red alert: Denver's old-school Italian joints are closing - Carbone's Italian Sausage closes temporarily; "hopefully we'll be back" - Best Sandwiches 2011: Carbone's

Says maxplanck0:

Businesses like Carbone's have a life cycle of their own and will rise and fall subject to a wide range of circumstances, not solely the demographic make-up of the immediate neighborhood. When the Italian families who occupied that part of town for such a long tenure some 30 years ago pulled up stakes and headed to Wheat Ridge, Westminster and Arvada, Carbone's chose to stick it out and sell their excellent wares to a new clientele. Even hipsters like sausage and pasta e fagoli..

And those hipsters would like to see Carbone's come back. In the meantime, where are you getting your sausage fix?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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