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Popular downtown lunch spot Olio plans to close after 11 years

Greg DeSanto, the chef and owner of Olio, is shown in the restaurant's kitchen in July 2013.
Bruce Lipsky
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Florida Times-Union
Greg DeSanto, the chef and owner of Olio, is shown in the restaurant's kitchen in July 2013.

Probably best known for its duck grilled cheese sandwich, a downtown Jacksonville lunch mainstay for 11 years will close permanently on March 11.

Greg DeSanto, the executive chef and owner of Olio, announced the closure on the restaurant's Facebook page, saying personal health issues left him no choice but to close.

"As many already know, I have some progressing physical limitations lately, due to multiple underlying medical conditions. It will require up to a year of recovery, from a series of surgeries. As a chef and an owner, this makes it impossible for me to continue operating the restaurant," DeSanto posted.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.