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Sammy T’s, the restaurant at the corner of Caroline and Hanover streets that has specialized in vegetarian fare for more than 35 years, will shut down on Sunday.

The closing was confirmed by front-of-house manager Olivia Johnson, who said the restaurant’s owners called Monday morning with the news.

The restaurant and the building at 801 Caroline St. have been for sale for more than a year. According to Johnson, the building is under contract but the sale has not closed. She added that the owners said the Sammy T’s brand and recipes were sold with the building.

“It’s an institution,” said Johnson, who has worked there for 10 years. “The close is devastating. It’s always been more than a restaurant. The people here, they’re my family. We’re all one family.”

She said the business employs about 40 people.

“For the regulars who come here, too, it’s devastating,” she said. “Everyone has a favorite food and memory right here in these uncomfortable booths.”

She said people knew the announcement was most likely coming after the building went up for sale, but the one-week notice “was a shock.”