The Avenue Diner, formerly known as Gitsis Texas Hots, has closed at 600 Monroe Ave.

Gitsis was a long-standing diner with an eponymous name for the Greek family that originally ran it. For decades, it was known for its quintessential diner fare, the "Gitsis Plate," 24-hour service and occasionally violent episodes during the wee hours. A woman was shot and wounded in the restaurant in January 2013.

A few months later, Gitsis closed, and Spiro Georgakopulos and Billy Petrou teamed up to renovate and rebrand the place. It reopened on May 1, 2013, as The Avenue Diner, a family restaurant. Instead of the 24-hour approach, it was open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Its website and a sign in the window reveals that The Avenue Diner has closed; the owners could not be reached for comment.

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TRACYS@Gannett.com