{"id":382579,"date":"2026-07-01T20:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382579\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:56:40","slug":"downtown-sacramento-deli-pennisis-closes-after-more-than-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382579\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Sacramento deli Pennisi’s closes after more than 70 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

A deli that called a prominent downtown Sacramento corner home for more than seven decades is now closed for good.<\/p>\n

Pennisi’s Deli originally opened in 1952 at J and 13th streets and became a lunchtime staple for downtown residents, workers and visitors.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the longtime eatery appeared cleared out and dark.<\/p>\n

No exact reason for the closure has been given, but the loss did not go unnoticed by the deli’s neighbors.<\/p>\n

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Pennisi’s Deli was shuttred and cleared out.<\/p>\n

“I wish there was somebody that would have taken it over and continue it,” said Jeroen Gerrese, general manager of the Sheraton Grand hotel across the street. “They’ve built up quite a reputation over those 74 years.”<\/p>\n

Legislators, tourists, hotel guests and downtown workers were all common patrons at Pennisi’s.<\/p>\n

The closure comes the same week a return-to-office mandate<\/a>\u00a0takes effect for many state workers, requiring them to be in the office four days a week.<\/p>\n

“Being in downtown has not been the easiest over the last couple of years,” Gerrese said.<\/p>\n

CBS News Sacramento has not yet been able to reach Pennisi’s owners for comment on the closure, but the Downtown Business Partnership said the owner had retired.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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