You can stick a fork in Gallagher’s — the iconic New York steakhouse is done and set for closure.
The meat mecca, which opened in 1927, will shutter Jan. 16, according to plant-closure papers filed with the state Department of Labor. Gallagher’s New York Prime Steakhouse Inc., at 228 W. 52nd St., cited economic reasons in its notice with labor officials.
The closure would cost 92 workers their jobs, the restaurant said, but there’s still hope the venerable steakhouse could survive.
Partners who own the eatery have been trying to sell Gallagher’s for months, and have lined up a potential buyer, Dean Poll, owner of The Boathouse in Central Park, according to sources close to the restaurant.
However, one partner, based in Southern California, has steadfastly opposed selling, and is blocking the deal, those sources told The Post.
By filing a plant-closure notice — and threatening an off-the-cliff closure — partners hope to convince the roadblock partner to buy into a restaurant-saving deal.
Workers learned of the scheduled shutdown last week, in a boiler-plate letter they received in the mail.
“Everybody felt horrible,” said Mario Gonzalez, 61, a waiter who has been at Gallagher’s for 38 years. “I was very surprised and concerned and that is the mood of the staff right now.”
Gonzalez said he’s grateful for all the great personalities he’s met on the job.
“I have such fond, fond memories in this place. I took care of people from movie stars to presidents — Bill Clinton, George C. Scott, Burt Reynolds,” he said.