Published: Jul. 10, 2022, 6:30 a.m.Peter Genovese | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
“I’m just going to walk around and cry,” Eileen Toomey said, standing inside Citarella’s Market, a Red Bank institution for more than a century. But first Toomey, one of countless loyal customers paying their last respects earlier this week, asks Andrew Citarella to slice up four New York strip steaks — one and a half inches thick each, please — before she looks around the store, where the shelves are stocked with sauces, vinegar, artichoke hearts and peppers and a whimsical sign on the wall reads: “Tip Your Butcher. They Have Knives.”
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Thanks for the 121 years no one will ever be able to replace it
So sad
Very sad day
Sad. Maybe they can move to Florida and reopen.