Ristobar temporarily closes for an extended breakRistobar. Photo: The Chronicle Ristobar, Gary Rulli’s stylish Italian restaurant on the prime corner of Chestnut and Scott, has gone dark. However, even though the length of closure is advertised as indefinite on the door signage, Rulli said that he expects Ristobar to reopen in the early spring. The building that houses Ristobar has to be retrofitted, he said, a construction project that is expected to last the first several weeks of the new year. The restaurant closure was originally slated for January, but Rulli said it was so tough to staff the restaurant that he decided to close early. At this point, construction
