Gateway Restaurant - Raleigh, NC

06/01/2023

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05/19/2020

Obituary - Gateway Restaurant - May 19, 2020

In 1985, Hans Rohweder became the sole owner of Gateway Restaurant. Shortly thereafter, Hans introduced 18 year-old Thomas and 16 year-old Martina to the restaurant business. Trudy joined the rest of the family sometime later, operating the register. In 2000, when Hans and Trudy decided to “retire” (they both continued to work in the restaurant until 2014), it was apparent that Thomas and Martina were the obvious choice to take over the Rohweder legacy.

Gateway has truly been a family business in every sense of the word. Kyle, Austin and Paulie were the next generation raised here. Customers who came for their first breakfast or lunch returned again and again until they become friends and “Gateway family”. Known for comfort food in abundance it was a great place to start the day or enjoy a lunch break. For many people, Gateway has been a home away from home, “where everybody knows your name”, a place to relax and a haven for hugs and humor.
The “Gateway Family” stuck together during the recent major renovation, scrambling for a place to park and dodging construction debris in order to continue the daily or weekly ritual of good food and family fellowship.

On March 17, 2020 Gateway closed its doors temporarily in accordance with the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order. Now, two months later, our world has forever changed. A reopening of restaurants is anticipated soon. Evaluating what the new normal is going to look like has been heartbreaking. Having worked tirelessly for years, we have thought long and hard about how to bring our team safely back to work. The time has come to make a decision which will assure the well-being of our employees as well as our customers. With that in mind, we are at peace with our decision to close Gateway’s doors, knowing that new doors will open for all of us.

Thank you to each of you who have supported us the last 35 years.

Much Love,

Martina & Thomas

07/12/2019

A little history about our home for the last 30+ years. Looking forward to the next chapter....

Gateway Plaza is seen, 11 September 1966--about 9 months after completion. Crabtree Boulevard can be seen running diagonally across the frame with the Woodcrest neighborhood above. This scene may look unfamiliar because in 1966 Crabtree Boulevard terminated at Timber Drive. It wasn’t until Raleigh Boulevard was extended in 1973 that Crabtree was extended further to connect with it.

The 53 year old shopping center is currently undergoing renovations including an improved parking area and an updated exterior. New tenants include Union Special Bread, Brew Coffee Bar, Mordecai Beverage Company, and HQ Raleigh.
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From the N&O Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC. Photo copyrighted by the Raleigh News and Observer. Illegal to use without express permission from the N&O.
Gateway Plaza Raleigh

07/09/2019

See what Gateway Plaza wrote about us on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqRJNzH74f/?igshid=fikbo3pmvusx

01/16/2019

Gateway Plaza is getting a new roof! For the next few days the side parking lot will be a bit full with equipment and dumpsters. The church parking lot behind the Gateway is available to avoid the construction. Come through the back door or walk around the side. Thank you for your patience and patronage during all of this.

01/01/2019

Our new storefront is in! We will open tomorrow at 7 am and resume normal business hours.

11/14/2018

Despite all the construction going on in the beautification of Gateway Plaza, we are open normal business hours. Monday - Friday 7am -2pm for breakfast and lunch, Saturday 7am - 12pm for breakfast. See the picture for parking.