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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast - After Slow and Low, can't wait to see how they handle the zoo!

Slow and Low restaurant closed, and supposedly the new operator has taken over the loan. Next project for city - The Zoo!

D.A. Gougherty

04 Jan 2025 — 1 min read

On June 28, 2023 restaurateur Michael Hargis promised Elk Grove taxpayers he was good on a $500,000 loan guarantee. Since then, his Slow and Low restaurant closed, and supposedly the new operator has taken over the loan.

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