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Owner Adam Weitsman promises that patrons will enjoy a spectacular meal on opening night Aug. 15. But he won鈥檛 be there. And there will be no balloons, string quartet or backyard fireworks display, either.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just going to be a very quiet opening,鈥� Weitsman said. 鈥淎nd we鈥檒l be open for business and hopefully it鈥檒l make people in the area happy.鈥�

The opening is fully booked already. Perhaps lake residents, who light flares for the Fourth of July, can all fire up their George Foreman grills in solidarity with the guests of opening night.

The Krebs, which closed several years ago, has been a village of Skaneateles landmark at 53 W. Genesee St. for more than 100 years. Weitsman has put about $5 million into the restaurant, including the cost of purchasing the property.

The restaurant will have a staff of about 25, including the general manager and the executive chef, with a total payroll of about $750,000 a year. The employees have health insurance, 鈥渨hich is unusual for a restaurant,鈥� Weitsman said.

鈥淲e鈥檙e not looking for turnover in employees,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking at employees that want to make a career here.鈥�

It did seem like a long time to finish the project, 鈥渂ut we weren鈥檛 in a rush and we wanted to do it right and now we鈥檙e ready," he said. "There were so many rumors because it did take long. 鈥業 wonder why it鈥檚 taking so long.鈥� 鈥楳aybe he鈥檚 not doing it.鈥� Those things don鈥檛 bother me. It鈥檚 just part of life.鈥�

Other rumors said that the food was going to be 鈥淛apanese, Chinese, Spanish, steakhouse. I heard I already had it for sale. I heard I fired the whole staff. That鈥檚 not true. Not one person has been fired at that place, ever.鈥�

But his role on opening night? What about that?

鈥淚鈥檓 not going to be there,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is a restaurant run by professionals. I hired people to make this a wonderful restaurant. I might go to the restaurant once a month. I don鈥檛 really drink or anything. That鈥檚 not my personality. I鈥檓 not the big social guy. I鈥檓 sorry. I鈥檓 just a kid from Owego, New York, that runs a junk business and just wants to be with his wife (Kim) and kid at night, and does nice things for the community at the same time.

鈥淚鈥檓 tired when I get home from work (in Owego),鈥� he said. 鈥淚 want to hang out with my kid. I鈥檓 a dad. 鈥� I want to be home with my family. I just want to go home and sleep. I鈥檓 my own person.鈥�

鈥淭he people that have the experience are the ones that are going to be at the restaurant,鈥� he added. 鈥淭he patrons are the stars of this. The patrons are the ones that should get the attention, not me. I want my staff focused on the patrons, not me.鈥�

Regular hours for The Krebs will be 5:30-10:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday brunches will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

鈥淭hese guys won鈥檛 be burned out,鈥� the owner said. 鈥淲e want the staff to have a life outside the restaurant. 鈥� I think that鈥檚 really important. We want to be on our game for 3.5 days a week.鈥�

Including the bar, the eatery can feed just over 120 patrons at a time. Weitsman called it a medium-size restaurant. The d茅cor, he said, is 鈥渆legant, but very comfortable.鈥� The restaurant is divided into rooms, instead of being one big room. Each room has a somewhat different color pattern. The feeling is a home with various dining rooms, instead of a typical restaurant. There is a porch, and the landscaping includes 鈥渢rees and roses and beautiful ferns and things like that.鈥�

The Krebs has made its first donation: $5,000 to the Rescue Mission of Syracuse. Under The Krebs Foundation, all the profits from The Krebs will go to women鈥檚 and children鈥檚 food charities that deal with hunger, the proprietor said.

As for parking, Weitsman said, 鈥淭hey might want to contact city hall and ask them.鈥� The Krebs was not afforded a single parking space, he said. 鈥淓ven people that turned me down for parking are invited to the restaurant,鈥� he said. He added, 鈥淭hey鈥檙e in charge and I鈥檓 not and I have to respect their decision.鈥�

The Krebs rumors even included attire. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 want people to come in shorts and sneakers,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut it鈥檚 dinner-casual. 鈥� I鈥檓 sure some people are going to wear ties and jackets but it鈥檚 not necessary. 鈥� We want people to be comfortable. But I think a lot of people will get dressed up to come out.鈥�

The menu will be changing, 鈥渟o it鈥檒l be something different every week,鈥� Weitsman said. Ingredients will be sourced locally, 鈥渁nd everything will be fresh, because we want to spend money locally. We鈥檙e going to try to source as much as we can locally, but you鈥檒l get seafood FedExed in.鈥�

The prices will not be the cheapest in the area, but 鈥渋t鈥檚 definitely priced for our region,鈥� he said.

Asked what The Krebs means to him, Weitsman said, 鈥淚t was a dream of my wife鈥檚, a way to do something special (for) the community, restore a historical landmark that meant a lot to a lot of people.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 got to be a breathtaking experience for people,鈥� he said. "It will be a matter of the finest ingredients and the best staff in a beautiful village."

The rumors don鈥檛 matter now. It will finally open, this historical restaurant right down the street from Skaneateles Lake.

Weitsman wants people to be stunned at how amazing the restaurant is: 鈥淭hey have to be blown out of the water.鈥�