The news came as a surprise to pretty much anyone who had eaten there in the past year and change. Mama G’s Pizza and Bistro, home of what was widely regarded as Bluffton’s best pizza shop closed suddenly this week. Most of the community found out about the same time, via an email notification from Mama G’s that they were closed. Permanently.

We reached out to owner Glen Grace on Wednesday hoping to get a few answers. We got fewer than we thought we’d get.

“You know what we built here, Jesse.” he said. “We are thankful to all of the people and customers who helped us get to this point.”

“On the advice of my attorney, I really can’t say any more. All questions should be referred to him.”

A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filing was submitted by Charleston-based Attorney Kevin Campbell on November 13th.

Business wasn’t that bad, was it?

“No, it wasn’t. But due to some economic difficulties, we had to do this.” Mr. Grace added.

Mama G’s Pizza Bistro and Bar was an instant hit with most of the Bluffton community. They offered pizzas and pastas made with the best ingredients they could get shipped into the area regularly. That drove costs up, which ultimately kept Mama G’s from being more popular than it was, but it was still the standard for pizza in Bluffton.

Mr. Grace hinted at the fact that the business ‘was available’ to anyone interest in wading through the Bankruptcy process at this point, but Mama G’s would remain closed otherwise.

Will we see you again?

“Absolutely!”

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