Scoozzi Trattoria and Wine Bar on Chapel Street with the unusual outdoor seating, scoozzi located right next to Yale Rep in New Haven has closed suddenly after 24 years in business.

BOTB had written about dining there both as part of an Arts & Ideas restaurant tour, and for dining al fresco on the outdoor patio.

If you call the restaurant, you’ll still greeted by voicemail, but not to take your reservation. Instead, you’ll hear, “Thank you for calling Scoozzi, as of Tuesday, October 25 we are closed for business. We’d like to thank everyone for their patronage over the last 24 years. If you’d like to leave us a message… ”