Brookline Couple Shutting Down Pittsburgh Eatery

PITTSBURGH, PA — For the past 45 years, Rosemarie and Salim El-Tahch of Brookline have run Salim's, one of Pittsburgh's premier places for Middle Eastern food, on Centre Avenue in North Oakland.

If you were hungry, you could stop there for a gyro, salad, hummus or other freshly prepared food. If you needed Middle Eastern foods or ingredients to take home, Salim's grocery area could meet your needs.

But after nearly a half-century in business, Salim's is preparing to shut its doors.

"We want to inform you that our final day of business will be Sept. 29," a post on the eatery's Facebook page stated this week. "Salim is retiring and our store will be closing permanently. We will truly miss you all and are deeply grateful for your support over the past 45 years. It has been our pleasure to serve you."

As operations wind down, Salim's hours will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. seven days a week.