Well, hell. Now there will be no more reason to detour off the highway, en route from Patrick’s Point to Eureka, for a pint and slice at Paul’s Live From New York Pizza in McKinleyville.
Today’s the tasty joint’s last day. Today, as in May 23, 2014. There’ll be lotsa tears in beers, we imagine.
On the phone this afternoon from Paul’s Live’s Eureka location, owner Paul Amato shared this news, and more. He said his landlords, Dave and Dana Figueiredo, sold to CVS the building that houses both the McKinleyville Paul’s Live pizzeria and Figueiredo’s Video Movies, and gave Amato a 30-day notice (Amato says his lease was up June 1). If the sale news is true, CVS likely will put in a new pharmacy there (see our previous coverage of CVS’s purchase of the McKinleyville Lima’s Pharmacy). Dana Figueiredo declined to comment when we reached her by phone, and we’re waiting to hear back from CVS.
Amato says he’s relocating all of the equipment from the McKinleyville restaurant to the former Porter Street Barbecue site on Samoa Boulevard in Arcata, where he plans to open a new Paul’s Live there within the next four to five months.
“We’re going to be doing whole pies, parties and other stuff,” Amato says about the new Arcata location. “We’ll have an outdoor patio, with heat lamps, and approximately 20 beers on tap.”
He says some employees are sticking with him in the transition, and some have “gone their own way.”
The current Arcata Paul’s Live, on Ninth Street, is staying open, Amato adds, and both Arcata locations will be offering delivery to McKinleyville. Eventually, Amato says, he might do something different with the Ninth Street Paul’s Live (which he bought from his parents six months ago).
The Eureka Paul’s Live, meanwhile, isn’t going anywhere, Amato says: “Eureka is solid.”
But there’s more: Amato says he plans to bring Paul’s Live back to McKinleyville someday — “a year to a year and a half,” he says.
So, something to live for. (Just kiddin’, Mc’Ville, of course you have other detour-worthiness.)
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UPDATE: Michael DeAngelis, director of public relations for CVS Pharmacy, has sent an email saying “we have no announcement for a new CVS/pharmacy location in McKinleyville at this time.”
This article appears in The Slimmest of Margins.
Oh Joy…more chain crap in McKinleyville. Reminds of when Maggie’s Burgers met it’s demise shortly after Burger King opened up on Central…a sad day indeed for real burger fans. I live in Dows Prairie and this is yet another reason to just stick to the highway and head to Arcata and avoid McKlineyville all together. Kids always loved stopped by Figs for movies and Pauls for slices en route to home…I wonder what the fate of Figs will be (?)
Meanwhile, CVS has nothing to offer me…if I need a prescription filled, I’ll head to Barnes…the rest of the crap in CVS is just low-grade fodder for a wasted afternoon of boredom shopping.
Fig’s is moving to the Safeway shopping center and laughing all the way to the bank. Please tell me why we need a CVS less than block from Rite Aid and Cloney’s? Not to mention CVS is going to level the newest building in town so they can build a newer one! What a shame. Besides Sushi Spot Paul’s was the best place in town.
Fuck David and Dana Figuerido.
Lie. Aside from knowing personally that PAul from Paul’s Pizza had all ready placed and won his bid for the purchase of his new location because of the sale to CVS long before he claims to be haste fully informed, I find it childish to slander the Figuerdos after years of successful business together. Bad taste. I will continue to rent from Figueredos, eat Paul’s Pizza, and eventually shop at CVS. If Paul does prefer to slander Figueredos I suggest he is careful because Libel is against the law and selling your building haste fully is not.
If the space becomes corporate franchises I’ma puke.