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The Suburban House restaurant — a culinary touchstone for generations of local lovers of delicatessen cuisine for nearly eight decades — recently closed its doors at its 1700 Reisterstown Road location of seven years. A simple “Closed” sign is posted on the eatery’s front door.

Mark Horowitz, the Pikesville deli’s owner, confirmed that the restaurant closed on Dec. 22 but said he could not discuss the matter until first speaking with legal counsel.

“I closed it under circumstances I can’t currently discuss,” he said, while noting that business at Suburban House was still “good.”

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Ethan McLeod is a freelance reporter in Baltimore. He previously worked as an editor for the Baltimore Business Journal and Baltimore Fishbowl. His work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, Next City and...