Log Cabin Restaurant closing....

This place has been a treasured ';special occasion'; restaurant for generations of Lancaster countians %26amp; will be sorely missed...I am somewhat shocked they are closing but maybe it has nothing to do with business being off...anyone know the full story?

Log Cabin Restaurant closing....

I only ';know'; the gossip I%26#39;ve heard locally.

1) The road most people use getting to/from the restaurant has been closed for repair/replacement. Not sure when they closed it, it%26#39;s been a while, and won%26#39;t likely reopen soon. So undoubtedly it%26#39;s hurt business.... whether it hurt it enough to put them out of business, I don%26#39;t know.

2) The owner was looking to retire, and nobody in the family wanted to take over running the place, so they are shutting it down.

To my knowledge, the place has not been listed for sale (which seems a little odd but who knows), so it%26#39;s quite possible that there is more to the story that what I%26#39;ve heard.

Log Cabin Restaurant closing....

Here%26#39;s the article from July, from Lancaster Online:

articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/224078

By P.J. REILLY, Staff

A Lancaster County landmark is closing.

After serving meals to diners for the past 75 years, The Log Cabin restaurant on LeHoy Forest Drive in Warwick Township will close its doors either Tuesday or Wednesday, operations manager Rob Smith confirmed Sunday.

';Charlie recently turned 80 years old, and he%26#39;s had the restaurant for 50 years,'; Smith said of Log Cabin owner Charles DiSantis. ';He wants to spend time with his family, and he decided the only way he can truly do that is to retire completely.

';And that means closing the restaurant.';

Smith said DiSantis announced his plans suddenly July 3 — the same day the covered bridge that carries Log Cabin Road over Cocalico Creek on the line separating West Earl and Warwick townships was closed.

';The bridge closing was the straw that broke the camel%26#39;s back,'; Smith said. ';Ninety percent of our business comes over that bridge, and we didn%26#39;t want to carry the loss until it reopened.';

Thanks for posting the info.

I don%26#39;t blame Charlie for wanting to retire but I don%26#39;t get why he can only do that by closing the place.

I can%26#39;t imagine there would not be interest in buying or leasing a restaurant with such a long %26amp; successful history, not to mention a very distinguished reputation.

Can%26#39;t quite buy the bridge story either...a setback for sure but that%26#39;s not the only way to get there.

I doubt that there are many locals who would have cancelled their reservations just because that bridge was closed.

You%26#39;d be surprised how a bridge closing can affect business. Mill Creek bridge on Strasburg Pike was closed from 06-07, and the Old Mill House Shoppes definitely saw business fall off.

It%26#39;s happening to Reflections now, too - the Oregon Road bridge has been closed all summer. People with reservations will still show up, but the impromptu/quick diner crowd - especially the %26#39;working lunch%26#39; business- will go somewhere more convenient.

It would be hard to sell it for top dollar right now.

...not arguing with you, I know it can be traumatic to a business when nearby roads close, but I think this only illustrates how anal people can be (as in not wanting to alter from their ';regular'; route).

Reflections is a case in point:

For anyone coming up 272N from Lancaster, it%26#39;s actually more direct to turn left at the north end of Oregon Dairy. And this is only a little further for anyone coming from the north (or they can take back roads).

I think anyone interested in operating the Log Cabin would recognize that the bridge will eventually reopen. I really hope someone will keep it alive.