This morning I got an e-mail from a resident of the Claridge House, at Main and Adams, that made me very unhappy. He informed me that Leonard’s BBQ, the buffet in the ground floor of that building, closed permanently on Friday and the signs have been taken down.
How sad, and if I’d only known yesterday I’d have skipped that breakfast burrito and instead headed to Leonard’s for one last lunch. Many times I’d pay my money and fix myself a heaping plate full of ribs, smoked sausage, cabbage, green beans, BBQ chicken, corn and pulled pork, finished off with cobbler topped with ice cream for dessert. They had a salad bar too which was included in the price of the buffet, but I have to admit I never visited it.
Very sad to know that Leonard’s is no longer among my lunchtime options when I find myself Downtown on a weekday. The place will be sorely missed.