Demand was so high when the new St. Paul vegan restaurantJ. Selbys opened that the spot has had to temporarily close to regroup, replenish and hire more staff.

The restaurant opened April 17. By April 21, a post on the restaurants Facebook site read: We have recently realized that our opening week has left us at a place where we are unable to provide you all, our customers, with the service, the food, and the experience you deserve. So, with that said, we are going to close this weekend starting now (Friday at 4 p.m.) so we can better prepare ourselves for the large crowds we expect in the future. We apologize deeply for this, but we want to make sure that the experience you get here at J. Selbys is the one you deserve.

We will be using the time we are closed to make sure we are prepared going into our second week. We know many of you have told us that kinks are expected, but some of the kinks we have run into are ones that prevent us from being at our best. We are sorry for any and all inconvenience. Thank you all for your patience, your love, and allowing us to be a part of your community.

As to when it will reopen, we can only guess that owner Matt Clayton, a retired physician, would say patience, my friends.

Updates can be found at facebook.com/jselbys/

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