Bistro West closed Tuesday.
Bistro West, an upscale casual dining restaurant at the Tustin District shopping center, closed today.
Workers at the Tustin and Carlsbad restaurants confirmed the restaurant’s closure. The Tustin eatery, known for serving contemporary comfort foods, is no longer listed on the Bistro West website. Both employees referred all questions to corporate executives, who could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.
The restaurant is the fourth eatery to shutter at the outdoor retail center, which debuted two years ago. The most recent closure was Go Roma, which will be replaced by Native Foods.
A Register food reviewer dubbed Bistro West an “ambitious” venture, having opened amid one of the worst downturns in the restaurant industry.
“The service is well trained and friendly. On my first visit, for lunch, the greeting is so warm that I get the feeling we might be the only people in the place — in this economic environment that is not unheard of. So I’m pleased to see a thriving dining room,” food writer Elizabeth Evans wrote in a review in March.
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