With the piquant scent of a hot sub sizzling on the grill, the sports décor and the caricatures of food servers on the wall, it’s hard to imagine violence breaking out in a place as congenial and collegiate as Pacino’s Deli on the Corner.

Ending weeks of speculation and rumor, the owner of Plan 9 Music confirmed Monday that his store on the Corner and the adjoining Satellite Ballroom will close at the end of May.