Americana Eatery & Bar, the latest successor to Great Neck’s legendary Seven Seas Diner (1979 to 2023 ), has been closed since early November and is unlikely to reopen, partner Stephanos Frangos said.

A gas leak that Frangos said his insurance company will not cover the expense of fixing coupled with other unmet financial obligations leaves "only a very slim chance we can save Americana."

Frangos said he is open to partnering with another operator or to selling the lease to what he describes as "a turnkey property."

The restaurant opened in April, a collaboration between Frangos, a silent partner and chef Gregory Zapantis, who left the business a few months ago. In May, Zapantis described Americana as "not a diner, not a Greek restaurant, not fine dining, not the neighborhood place on

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