West Hartford Couple Says Buying Sally & Bob’s Eatery Is ‘Dream Come True’

By Ronnie Newton for We-Ha.com

Sally & Bob’s Eatery at 10 North Main St. in West Hartford will officially transfer ownership on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, but customers shouldn’t expect much to change in the iconic restaurant.

The buyers, Helen Brower and her husband, Cesar Contreras, are longtime West Hartford residents and customers of Sally & Bob’s. Both also have plenty of local food industry experience and hope to maintain the same warm and comfortable atmosphere that Sally & Bob’s customers have come to love.

In an interview Wednesday, Brower said that buying Sally & Bob’s is “a dream come true.” She’s been working as a server at Effie’s Place for the past 12 years, and Contreras was formerly a cook at Effie’s. The two originally met working at the GoldRoc Diner in West Hartford about 13 years ago, Brower said, and have a 9-year-old son, Alessandro.

“We always said one day we’d love to own our own place. They made it happen for us. They made our dream come true,” Brower said of the Ziekys.

She was choked up as she spoke about the opportunity the Ziekys are providing, and praised them as “so genuine, true people, just amazing people.”

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