The half-rack of ribs with collards, cornbread, and rice and beans at Elsmere in South Portland are pictured in this 2017 photo. The restaurant has announced it will close.

The owners of Elsmere BBQ in South Portland announced on social media Thursday that the 11-year-old restaurant will close for good later this month.

“Saturday, November 9th will be the last day Elsmere BBQ & Wood Grill will be open,” begins an Instagram statement from Adam Powers, co-owner of Elsmere with Jeremy Rush. “We will carry with us fond memories of creating and testing all the wonderful recipes that became the backbone of Elsmere, of learning the subtleties and nuances of Mama, our big beautiful smoker, and of staying up until 3:00 AM painting the dish room so we could get our food license in time to open the next day on August 17th, 2013.”

The Cottage Avenue-based barbecue joint opened a Portland location on Stevens Avenue in 2018, which closed four years later. Noble Pizzeria & Barbecue is expected to launch in the same space soon.

The owners could not be reached immediately for information about why they have decided to close.

Powers’ statement noted that the restaurant has a new shipment of branded shirts and sweatshirts for fans to purchase as memorabilia. “From the bottom of our hearts we thank our amazing staff, loyal patrons and the entire Elsmere ownership group for enabling us to live out this amazing dream,” he wrote.