Popular NYC brunch staple shutters 2 locations as landlord sues another outpost for unpaid rent

Sarabeth’s is closing in on two fronts.The beloved brunch brand pulled the plug on its Park Avenue South and Greenwich Village locations last weekend, with both restaurants serving their final plates on Sunday — all as the chain’s Upper West Side eatery is being hauled into court by its landlord over alleged months of unpaid rent.Sarabeth’s, founded by Sarabeth Levine in 1981, has been in business for 45 years, having started as a jam-making operation out of her apartment before opening its first Upper West Side restaurant that same year and later expanding.However, time has not proven to be kind to the brand.In a statement posted to Instagram, Sarabeth’s thanked “the teams, guests, and neighbors” who made the two now-shuttered locations “such vibrant, beloved parts of New York City.” But the company said the math no longer worked, writing that “despite everything that was working well, the economics of running these two locations are no longer sustainable.”Further specifics surroundings those closures were not available by press time.The brand, a fixture of the city’s weekend brunch scene for its classic American comfort food, said it will keep operating its two remaining locations, Central Park South and the Upper West Side, and “look forward to welcoming” loyal customers there.But the Upper West Side outpost, at 423 Amsterdam Ave., has troubles of its own.Landlord 423 AMCO sued the restaurant’s operator, BSWR Inc., also known as BWRS Inc., in Manhattan Supreme Court in late July, accusing Sarabeth’s of blowing off rent payments and refusing to report sales figures required under its lease.According to the landlord’s complaint obtained by The Post, Sarabeth’s owes $43,432.16 in back rent, additional rent and percentage rent, covering shortfalls from May, June and July of this year.The suit alleges the restaurant violated its 2020 lease modification by “failing to report Gross Sales within thirty … days of end of each month�...