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HAVE HIM HERE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. IAN: A RESTAURANT THAT’S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, AND MAY BE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES, IS GETTING READY TO SAY GOODBYE. BRITTANY: WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH SHOWS US THE GOOD EATS THAT KEEP PEOPLE COMING BACK. REPORTER: IT’S OPENING TIME AT TRUSSVILLE’S SEAFOOD AND CHICKEN BOX WITH A SEA OF CUSTOMERS WANTING LUNCH. >> THAT PROVE THEY’VE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD REPUTATION FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME EAT HERE ONE LAST TIME. REPORTER: ONE LAST TIME BEFORE THE POPULAR RESTAURANT CLOSES ITS DOORS FOR GOOD AT THE END OF MAY. >> WHEN PEOPLE CALL AND THEY SAY, YOU CAN’T LEAVE, YOU CAN’T DO THIS, AND I KNOW, I’M SO SORRY. REPORTER: THE SEAFOOD AND CHICKEN BOX OPENED 47 YEARS AGO, LATER EARNING A SPOT ON SOUTHERN LIVING’S SEVEN BEST PLACES FOR FRIED CHICKEN. >> MY HUSBAND PAUL AND HIS BROTHER WERE THE BACKBONE OF THIS BUSINESS. THEY WERE PERFECTIONISTS ABOUT HOW THE FOOD SHOULD BE COOKED, HOW IT SHOULD BE SEASONED, AND THAT’S WHAT MADE THE FOOD GREAT AND WHAT KEPT PEOPLE COMING BACK. REPORTER: SO FOR THE GAGLIANO’S, THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN 8:00 TO 5:00 JOB. IT STARTS AS EARLY AS 8:00 IN THE MORNING AND CAN GO ALL THE WAY UNTIL 9:00 AT NIGHT. >> I’VE GOT TO REALIZE THAT I’M GOING TO BE 71 YEARS OLD IN NOVEMBER AND I’VE GOT TO BACK OFF SLOW DOWN, AND START ENJOYING LIFE MORE. REPORTER: BUT FOREVER GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE IT A POINT TO VISIT THE RESTAURANT OVER THE YEARS. >> WE ARE REALLY HUMBLED BY THE RESPONSE WE GET. WE HAVE NO IDEA WE TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS. BUT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING FOR 47 YEARS, I GUESS YOU DO TOUCH A LOT OF PEOPLE. REPORTER: PEOPLE THEY’LL CONTINUE SERVING RIGHT UP UNTIL CLOSING TIME ON MAY 26. IN TRUSSVILLE, CHIP SCARBOROUGH, WVTM 13. BRITTANY: YOU DESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, RIGHT TO? THERE IS ONE BIT OF HOPE FOR THOSE STILL CRAVING SEAFOOD AND CHICKEN. THE OWNERS SAY THEY’VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE EXPRESS INTEREST IN BUYING THE BUSINESS. THEIR DREAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR THE BUSINESS TO CONTINUE ON. SO HOPEFULLY THAT IS A CASE. IAN: YOU KNOW IT’S GOOD WHEN THERE’S A LINE LIKE THERE WAS IN THAT VIDEO. BRITTANY: YOU BUILD THAT TRUST.

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