Gallucio's Italian Restaurant, a part of Wilmington's Forty Acres neighborhood for nearly 55 years, suddenly closed its doors for good Aug. 24, according to Sergio Pellegrino, who has been a partner in the business for a dozen years.

A Gallucio's bartender said she was left "shaking" after Pellegrino and co-owner Herb Casalena, a Wilmington dentist, came in the early evening to abruptly close the iconic eatery.

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