WORCESTER — Helfand’s Deli on Highland Street, which opened in September 2022, is closing for good.

The New York-style Jewish deli posted on social media Friday that Saturday will be its last day.

“As many restaurants are experiencing the high cost of food and the significant labor shortage, we find ourselves unable to properly serve you,” the owners wrote.

Four card-playing partners were behind the restaurant at 143 Highland St., in the former Sahara Restaurant. Carl Goldstein, David Cohen, Andy Davis and Ward McLaughlin bought the building that housed the restaurant.

They named it Helfand’s, which in Yiddish means elephant, a symbol of luck and prosperity, the partners explained.