Nick’s Tomatoe Pie shuts down in Jupiter

Quarter-century fixture on Indiantown Road closed two weeks ago.

JUPITER — Nick’s Tomatoe Pie, a quarter-century fixture for Italian food in Sims Creek Plaza on the north side of Indiantown Road, is closed.

The restaurant, which employed about 60 people just east of Center Street, shut down about two weeks ago. Keep up with The Post’s complete coverage of Jupiter on its Facebook page dedicated to the town. On Facebook, search for Post on Jupiter. known as the old Classico.”

The owner, Nick Chiantese, had planned on opening a new restaurant in Sims Plaza, just north of the current location, in the Hobby Shop and three adjacent bays. Outdoor seating and a bar were planned.

That plan has been abandoned, sources said. Chiantese could not be reached for comment.

About a year ago, a plan was submitted to the town to demolish the restaurant after Nick’s left. An Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A

restaurant was proposed.

The Chick-fil-A plan called for:

Demolishing Nick’s 8,000-square-foot restaurant.

Building a Chick-fil-A about half the size with inside seating for 96 patrons.

The new restaurant would have two drive-through lanes. There would be no outdoor seating.

The town planning staff responded a month later with a “insufficiency letter” to Chick-fil-A calling for changes due to traffic issues at the busy intersection.

Chick-fil-A withdrew the plan.

Nick and Johnny’s in Juno Beach — no connection to the Nick & Johnnie’s in Palm Beach — is owned by Chiantese and former Jupiter Inlet Colony Mayor John Zuccarelli.

The airport location of Nick’s Tomatoe Pie will remain open.