De Vere’s Irish Pub Serves Up Final Last Call In Downtown Sacramento

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — There was 1 last “last call” for a downtown Sacramento staple Sunday.

The Irish pub de Vere’s that had go portion of the cloth of each Sacramento celebrations closed for good. The owners accidental it was due to the fact that of the pandemic.

Loyal employees were the past ones determination aft past call. Only the tears were flowing astatine de Vere’s Irish pub Sunday afternoon.

Owners moved picnic tables successful beforehand of the doors and posted a missive to radical hoping for a past round, reading: “Sacramento you person drank america adust and we are retired of food. Thank you for the love.”

Some customers tried to get a past peek inside. The family-owned concern opened 12 years agone and became an instant hit—the go-to spot for each civic celebrations and beyond, including, of course, the Irish caller year.

The pub besides got permits to unopen down the thoroughfare connected Saint Patrick’s Day, and held respective artifact parties celebrating the Sacramento Republic FC’s yet failed bid for a Major League Soccer team.

The de Vere-White household said COVID-19 near the concern successful a fiscal spread it could not ascent retired of.

So determination was lone 1 happening to do.

“COVID has deed everybody. If it tin deed specified a well-established spot similar de Vere’s, it tin hap anywhere,” 1 lawsuit said.

It was the closing of an constitution that was lone a decennary old, but felt similar it was built into the DNA of downtown Sacramento.

The pub had announced past telephone would beryllium astatine 6 p.m. Sunday, but truthful galore radical showed up early, they ran retired of nutrient and drinks early.

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The owners besides closed their Davis location.