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Signs outside Joe Jr's, the 35-year old coffee shop on 12th Street and 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village, will close for good this weekend -- the victim of a landlord, tenant dispute.

"It hurts right now. I'm trying not to cry because I grew up here since I was eight years old but it hurts me, it hurts my father, it hurts all of us," said Joe Jr's owner Gregory Hondros.

Hondros says his family was set to renew its lease, which expired at the end of June, when an electrical fire broke out in the basement of the legendary greasy spoon.

He says they had nothing to do with it, but the landlord told them it was their fault and demanded extensive repairs to ensure it didn't happen again.

"He wants everything redone on our tab and it's not going to happen," said Hondros.

While the owner and landlord battle behind the scenes, loyal customers are doing their part to save Joe Junior's, many signing a petition strategically placed by the register.

"I can't believe we're going to allow this to happen, we can't let this happen," said another patron.

While NY1 was inside talking to customers who were preparing for the worst, the building's landlord, Sal Iuso, showed up with some unexpected good news.

"He wants to close Saturday so I told him we'll talk it over, I'll pay for July's rent," said Iuso.

While it may sound like a happy ending, Hondros says he's not convinced. He says one of the landlord's sons told him he wanted the diner out for good. But the landlord says not to worry about his son and that he'll even put it in writing.

"Forget him altogether, forget him we'll rectify it that's it," said Iuso.

While Thursday's development seems like a victory, the diner's owners say it's still hard to swallow.