It lasted longer than I expected. Long ago Blue Chalk ceased to be a restaurant destination, and even longer ago a billiards destination. Lately it survived more as a nightclub and a place for private parties (a dessicated market, that). I thought the demise of the Southern menu was the beginning of the end, and the Southwest menu (from Left at Albuquerque) wasn’t really why people went there. It just gave them something to eat, and it made it easy for the owners, who also own(ed) that chain. Note that the last two of what were once twelve Left at Albuquerque locations have been closed at the same time as the Blue Chalk Cafe.

The closing was sudden and not announced in advance. It will take an ambitious restaurateur to turn so capacious and remote (from University Avenue) a space into a profitable property, so I don’t expect we will see a replacement in a similar genre for, maybe, ever. Look for alternative use or subdivision.