Their relief at taking some time off from the high-pressure job is tempered by their sadness at having to leave co-workers who have become close friends.
They say they trust that the restaurant will reopen and hope to reunite in the fall-but say they know it won't be the same.
"It's bittersweet," says Hugh McGowan, who has been a waiter at Grafton Street since the restaurant's opening. An aspiring musician, McGowan says he plans to use the summer off to work on a record and travel to Ireland.
"It's really a drag for the owners, because they've built up a good restaurant once and now they're forced to go through it all again," he says.
The establishment is remarkable for the cohesiveness of its staff, McGowan says.
"I've met incredible, incredible people here-some of my best friends and a sweetheart as well," he says.
He promises that Grafton Street will return.
"I'm not worried that the whole spirit of the restaurant will be lost, McGowan says. "None of us are being cast out on the streets for good. We'll all be a unit again."
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