John Virtue, long-time owner of Pepe’s Restaurant in Frankfort, announced on social media today that he was selling Pepe’s on the south side of the Frankfort Square to Samantha and Cody Goswehr and Kris Smock. Here is Virtue’s announcement:
“Today was a bittersweet day for me. I sold my last restaurant today. Pepes now has new owners. Samantha Goswehr and her husband Cody along with Kris Smock are now the proud new owners of Pepes. It’s been over 41 years now that I have owned some sort of business, 12 video stores, six restaurants and a few other business ventures  and as of today I no longer own any businesses. I am not sure what the future holds, but for now I am retired. I hope everyone will continue to support Pepes and I am sure the new owners will do a great job. I’m wanna thank all my friends and family for all the support over all these years. I’ve had some great employees that have been a huge help through this whole process and I will be forever grateful to each and everyone,” Virtue said.
