I feel for the OP as I certainly do have a restaurant I wear a figurative black armband for.

It was called Hunan Garden and it was a Chinese restaurant in Rye, New York. It wasn't the best food, the space was dimly lit and far too large for their clientele (which is why they went out of business in April of 2003) but I loved it. Some of my earliest memories are from dining there with my family and we got takeout weekly. They made the best spicy noodles I've ever had (and trust me, in the last nine years I've searched far and wide for a replacement) and the staff were always friendly. I'll never find Chinese food as good