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title: The Grey Jay Is Closing After October 12
description: The James Beard-finalist brunch spot on Church Street serves its last shakshuka on October 12. Four years, one legendary brunch, and a lease that didn't add up.
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# The Grey Jay Is Closing After October 12

[Richard Green](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/richard-green)  Dec 31, 1969, 7:00:00 PM

Church Street is losing one of its best brunch tables.

The Grey Jay, the eastern Mediterranean-inflected spot at the top of Church Street, closes after service on Sunday, October 12. Chef and co-owner Cara Chigazola Tobin says the math just didn't work as the lease came up for renewal: as much as the team loves it, it just doesn't quite work.

Four years is a short run for a place that became a 2025 James Beard Award finalist. The shawarma wraps, the shakshuka, the French toast — it all earned national attention from a little room at 135 Pearl Street, a building that spent 22 years as Burlington's only LGBTQ+ bar. The team honored that history with a photo collection in the foyer.

The silver lining: sister restaurant Honey Road isn't going anywhere, and your Grey Jay gift certificates work there. The team is approaching its 10-year anniversary on Church Street.

You've got until Sunday. Go get the shakshuka one more time.

WOW Burlington

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