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Genova Deli Closes Downtown Walnut Creek Store After 58 Years

Citing rising costs alongside a lease dispute, the owners will keep only the Walnut Creek ravioli factory supplying local stores.

Customers talk with co-owner David DeVincenzi at the original location of Genova Delicatessen in Oakland in 2016.
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Genova Deli’s last location in Walnut Creek, which made the Chronicle’s list of best restaurants in the city, is closing. 
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Overview

  • Genova said Feb. 18 was the final day for its 1105 S. California Blvd. deli, with the one-day notice drawing heavy crowds for a last visit.
  • The company described the shutdown as a difficult decision after years of increasing economic challenges.
  • General manager Jennifer DeVincenzi pointed to problems with the lease and landlord as factors in the closure.
  • The Walnut Creek ravioli factory remains open and will continue distributing pasta to select local retailers.
  • The shuttering follows the Treat Boulevard location’s November closure and leaves only a Napa deli, run by another branch of the family, still operating.