Iconic Beacon Falls Cafe Closes After 18 Years; Chef Bob Nevelus Former Cop And ICE Enthusiast Retires With Wife Linda

After years of rumors that the Beacon Falls Cafe was looking to sell, it has finally closed. The owners, Bob and Linda Nevelus, shared on their Instagram and laminated sign posted on their door that they were retiring. “Closing the doors of the Beacon Falls Cafe is truly bittersweet. We are excited to begin this next chapter and grateful for the opportunity to slow down and enjoy retirement. At the same time, saying goodbye to a place that has been such a meaningful part of our lives is incredibly emotional.”

The announcement came on September 21th, 2026, with their projected final closing date being October 3rd. On September 28th, they were closed for staffing shortages, but picked back up for regular breakfast cooking, which regulars came back for again and again. “The Cafe has been so much more than a business to us. It has been a huge part of our lives - a place where we worked, laughed, celebrated, built friendships, and created countless memories. Over the years, so many of you walked through our doors as customers and became cherished friends and part of our extended family.” The sidewalk tables outside of the Beacon Falls Cafe were regularly packed with diners.

The owner, Bob Nevelus, is a retired police officer who pursued his dream of becoming a chef via training at CIA. He is a vocal supporter of ICE and goes by a pseudonym, Neve Bob, in Facebook, where he used to troll A Little Beacon Blog’s ICE reporting with a photo of a yellow highway sign of a man tackling another man, which says: “Watch For Falling ICE.” Because of Bob’s persistent trolling of ALBB’s Facebook page, persistent anti-DEI statements, and insults, he has been banned from ALBB’s Facebook and Instagram pages. He will remain banned, as these men tend to get more regular and verbose with more time on their hands in Retirement.

Repost of the Parking Ticket that Beacon Falls Cafe Owner got. He posted His Own Parking Ticket To Their Instagram as a Final Goodbye.

The times when Bob did express unity with ALBB was when we published about traffic and city government issues. In one of his parting messages on the Beacon Cafe’s Instagram account, he threw up a parking ticket he received in the final days of the restaurant’s Open Hours, confirming that the Beacon Police do in fact, still issue parking tickets. The Instagram account said: “My going away gift from the city of Beacon after 18 years of serving the city. a parking ticket issued four minutes before the limit. lol.”

A Realtor, Yameil Nunez, reported on the closure of the Cafe. In her report, she mentioned how longtime restaurant BJ’s Soul Food has also closed, as well as Homespun, both staples of Beacon’s Main Street. It needs to be noted that both of those businesses retired. Barbara Sims of BJ’s owned the building the restaurant was in for 47 years, and sold the building after listing it for $1.1 million. She had made investments in it over the years, with a recent renovation. Saigon Pho has opened in its place to rave reviews.

The original owners of Homespun sold the business to a new owner, who then shepherded the business through forced COVID closures, parklets, potentially selling the business, and eventually let it go when he moved on to pursue his former career of teaching. The business that is there now is Dave the Butcher, who has painted the exterior a different color.