It’s been over four years since the start of the Jecco era of Little Tavern, and while nearly every post I make about the history of the former hamburger empire gets the same vague comments from that organisation about the reopening and rebirth of the chain, a location has yet to open.

I’ve seen the website, I’ve seen the craigslist ads and facebook comments searching for franchisees, and I’ve seen the ebay store, but I have yet to see any definite and tangible indications that this “rebirth” is any closer than it was four years ago.

Readers will know the passion I have for the history of this organization, and how much I’d like to see it come back. But the longer I wait, the less faith I have that I will ever see the chain successfully rise again. I would love to be proven wrong.