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Montauk Restaurant That Burned Down Has Been Operating Under a Tent

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After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

After a fire destroyed the former Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe the night before it was to open for the summer of 2023 as Maison Close, the owners of the chic French Riviera themed restaurant has been operating out of a tent on the property. KYRIL BROMLEY

The property had been slated to open with a combination of indoor and outdoor dining and lounge seating on Memorial Day weekend, but a fire destroyed the main building, long home to Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe, the night before. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The property had been slated to open with a combination of indoor and outdoor dining and lounge seating on Memorial Day weekend, but a fire destroyed the main building, long home to Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe, the night before. MICHAEL WRIGHT

A fire broke late on May 26, the night before Maison Close was slated to open for the summer. SCOTT SNOW

A fire broke late on May 26, the night before Maison Close was slated to open for the summer. SCOTT SNOW

authorMichael Wright on Aug 2, 2023
A Montauk restaurant that was destroyed by fire in May on the night before it had been slated to open in the longtime home of Rick’s Crabby Cowboy Cafe has... more

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