Fork and Gavel

09/20/2021

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This pandemic has had many tough moments and the Fork & Gavel closing also hits our community hard. Missed already!

09/19/2021

LAST (wo)MAN STANDING - thanks all! We will miss ya! 👋🏻

09/18/2021

At capacity with the staff we have on this last night. We are not taking anymore orders for dine in our scheduled take out. Thanks for everything…. We sure will miss you…. Sappy post later to follow. 🖤 Until then …. Thank you from all of us at the Gavel!

09/17/2021

Thank you to the kind words from near and far, for coming out tonight HARD with lots of orders that we wish would be the regular 😆 We got slammed with orders and had to take the phone of the hook, as well as turn off online ordering for a bit. Our skeleton crew rocked it the best we could .

Tomorrow is our last day. Wow.

Open at 4PM until we run out. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Come say hi, and grab a beer and hang, (we gotta kick these kegs) and once again, thank you

09/17/2021

Online orders are off, phone too…, we love the love! Thank you! If you are willing and able to grab a beer feel free to come hang then order when we get outta the weeds a little bit. Thank you!!

09/17/2021

We have some news to share. Tough news. The Fork & Gavel will be ceasing operations. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟗/𝟏𝟖/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. We simply do not have the staff to operate. To say this has been a tough time and decision for us would be an understatement. We have so loved being a part of this community, growing this business, feeding you, and all the adventures that a restaurant/catering business brings.

We opened our doors March 2019, and have had a rollercoaster in the first few years of business - we got married, renovated a building from the 1800's, opened a restaurant, had a baby, the world shut down, we renovated again, opened again in a new format, and we have been fighting like hell to keep the doors open. The pandemic, the current state of our industry, increasing cost of goods, and staffing woes have proven to be insurmountable. We simply cannot justify keeping operations going. Rest assured, we have tried every avenue for grants, loans, etc. We have had employees leave, some for personal reasons, some for other jobs. We have consistently and persistently had ads for staff. Many no showed for interviews or work. We appreciate the 2 folks who did reach out, but we cannot continue to operate on a skeleton crew. its just not enough. We feel as though we could copy and paste these words from messages we have seen all over our state and the country. This is not isolated to our Lamoille county corner of the world, it is crippling so many small businesses. We don't take comfort in that, its a scary reality, but it eases the feeling of failure a bit.

To our beloved staff who stuck it out - what can we say, we so appreciate you 🖤 and your dedication to good food and the Gavel. You are part of what made this place so special. Thank you.

We hope to see you - come hang and PARTY with us tonight and tomorrow - we are open 4PM - 8PM for fun, good food, probably some tears, and definitely beers. Come have one last burger or waffle fry order! Help us push through this large food order we just got it, as we thought we would still be here.

This is not goodbye, this is see you later - just differently.

From the bottom of our hearts - THANK YOU. 🖤

Oh, and.... please support your local establishments - they need it.

09/16/2021

🚨 🍔 🍻 HAPPY THURSDAY!! 🍻🍔🚨it’s time for our beloved burger + beer night special! A classic Gavel smash burger, waffle fries and your choice of ANY beer 🍺 for $12!

09/15/2021

Unfortunately we need to close this evening due to lack of staff. Please know we desperately want to feed you, see you, sling beers and hang with you,….but the staffing struggle is a harsh reality that we are dealing with. If you know of anyone looking for a job with great pay, great hours and great food … send them our way or email us at [email protected] 💌Thanks for your understanding.

09/11/2021

Happy Saturday friends! Open 4pm-8pm tonight for take out and dine in. Full disclosure, we (like every restaurant out there) are struggling with staffing. In order to provide the best food and service, we are limiting our menu tonight to some top sellers (pizza, burgers, BEER, salad)
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Thanks for understanding, your patience and support of a small business. These are not easy times, but we always try to remain positive. Your support and smiles give us energy and hope. 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊. Here’s a picture of the only sunflower that made it in our garden this year 🌻 to make you smile.

www.forkandgavelvt.com
☎️ 802-521-7910

09/09/2021

📣 BURGER! 📣BURGER! 📣BURGER!
👏🏽 BEER! 👏🏽 BEER! 👏🏽 BEER!

It’s Thursday night burger and beer special at Fork and Gavel!
A classic Gavel smash burger, waffle fries and your choice of ANY beer 🍺 for $12!
Dine in only
📸 Pulled pork burger with house battered jalapeños and crispy onions!
Open 4pm-8pm