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Moon River Diner to close

And not just one location, at that. Co-owner Greg Duerfeldt notified the Moon River Facebook group this afternoon that the partners have decided to close the restaurants and go their separate ways. A thread on Shanghaiexpat attributes Moon River's demise to infighting and financial woes, the hallmark of every nutritious restaurant closing. For grieving, please add to the thread or start one here; we will miss the Santa Ana breakfast burrito the most.

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By Eric Hu in on July 8, 2008 8:25 PM

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  • MarkN

    This was my favorite place to eat when staying in Shanghai. Amy made long stays away from home a bit more tolerable. Maggi was the best waitress in the world. Gonna miss you both.

  • jaycasey

    This is a tragedy for expats in Shanghai. It seemed to go downhill after the Hawaii owner disappeared. Who was the damn partner that screwed this up? Partners are always the demise of restaurants - especially in China.

  • EL JEFE

    Seemed like bad location selection

  • Shanghai Pete

    Bummer for sure, this really sucks. I really don't like City Diner, much preferred the MRD in Jing'an. Never really made it though.



    I'll miss the Southern Fried Chicken....yum!

  • herr contrarian

    anyone who went to any of the mr locations regularly could have seen this one coming for awhile now...mr peaked shortly after they opened the jian an location, but started their slide shortly afterwards...



    consistency of food, no more fun, newsey monthly menus, dwindling crowds, etc.



    they were the first of the diner breed in town & greg was a great guy, so a sad loss for SH for sure...



    but their chocolate cake was the best in the city, hands down, right up until the not so sweet ending

  • nocas

    bummer. i wish i had known about this sooner.



    i'll miss the place, especially for the friendly staff.

  • T

    Oreo milkshakes, decent diner breakfast and good mac and cheese. The kid's grilled cheese was good too - but the "grown-up" grilled cheese was an awful mess.

  • yu888

    Actually I will miss the friendly staff and the steak and Eggs breakfast the most... and their milk shakes... damn.

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