Restaurant Closures

Tammy Relka, co-owner of the Flight Deck Restaurant at Western Nebraska Regional Airport, has announced she will be closing the restaurant sometime toward the end of October. “We were just entering our fifth year of operation at the Flight Deck,” Relka said. “Dave and I have decided to close and move the operation to the

After more than three decades of serving Lacon, Kenyon’s Place is no longer in operation; owners Bill and Anita Kenyon have their sights set on seeing the world. “We’re retired basically now, we’re gonna do a little traveling, go see our kids in California, get around a little bit, maybe go fishing again, and just

Michael Moriarty, the owner of Moriarty’s Pub and Grill on Liberty Street, said Friday he is giving up on the Hungry Hill business and will close by the end of the year. “I’ve had enough,” said Moriarty, who has owned the bar at 755 Liberty St. for nine years. “The culture has dramatically changed in

After serving up Mexican food to locals and tourists in Old Town Temecula for more than 28 years, Rosa’s Cantina announced it was closing its doors Sunday, Aug. 25. The news was announced on a Facebook post on the restaurant’s page. “We want to thank everyone who has supported Rosa’s throughout the years!” the post

Next weekend could be your last chance to grab “stinky bunz” at Anise Global Gastrobar. Opened in 2013 across from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, the swanky downtown Tampa spot at 777 N Ashley Drive has announced its last day as Sept. 14. Anise posted the closure news on social media Sept. 1: “It has been

Employees at the Ruby Tuesday’s in Greece were informed of their termination via email Friday morning, the same day the restaurant closed. The restaurant’s Greece location is closed permanently, a sign now taped to the front doors. The closure happened Friday afternoon, and employees were informed of the corporate’s decision just a few hours prior

A South End staple of almost 40 years will be shuttering its doors next weekend. Ballard’s Ice Cream will serve its last cups, cones and sundaes on Sept. 7. “It is really bittersweet to be closing the last of the Ballard’s Family businesses,” Doris and Norm Ballard wrote in a Facebook post earlier this week.

Joe’s Restaurant reopened in Ithaca’s west end about 14 years ago, to great anticipation and fanfare, and this incarnation draws to a close next month. A staff member tells us Joe’s will close on September 21st. Originally opened in 1932, the family-friendly Italian restaurant has had several owners, including Mark Campagnolo, who left to open

The Mexican eatery will continue to operate the food truck, but the restaurant location at Daniel and Green in Campustown will close August 31st. They notified the public via their Facebook page. “As some of you may already know, the time has come.This Saturday marks the last day we will be opening the restaurant on

Frankie & Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group on Tuesday outlined plans to take the axe to chunks of its estate, as it warned that one-off costs have pushed the firm into the red. The FTSE 250 casual dining group, which has been grappling with weaker consumer confidence, higher wages and business rates, booked a one-off

By the time you read this, chef Gaggan Anand will have served his last meal at the Lab, a special invite-only section inside his eponymous two Michelin starred restaurant in Bangkok. Located on the first floor, the Lab began with the aim of re-defining the term ‘fine-dining in late 2016, just a year after the

A spate of mom-and-pop closures has plagued Chinatown. In the last month alone, three longtime businesses – each established for decades – succumbed to cutthroat real estate pressures. Yee Li, the old-school Chinese BBQ joint located at Bayard and, had been a neighborhood mainstay the last thirty-three years. It was once named New Big Wang,

A long-time Mankato restaurant has shut its doors for good. Long John Silver’s closed last night. An employee says the reason for closing was the lease was up and there were disagreements with the property owner over upgrades and renovations to the building.

A highly-rated local restaurant is shutting their doors for good and customers are floored. It’s been a terrible week for the restaurant business in the Hudson Valley. Closings from some of the area’s favorite spots have caught loyal customers off guard. Whistling Willies in Fishkill abruptly closed their Fishkill location; After 16 years, Mexican Radio

Pace Of Store Closures Up Over 2018 The incredible shrinking retail landscape continues to diminish, and Rockland County is feeling the contraction. Empty stores fronts in the Route 59 corridor and in the Palisades Center are victims of the retail apocalypse, a syndrome occurring nationwide as a response to both a glut of retail as

Fans of the Bill Bateman’s Bistro in Reisterstown will have to travel at least 20 miles to enjoy the restaurant chain’s signature wings and related bar staples. An Aug. 11 post on the Reisterstown location’s Facebook page said that it “will be closing [its] doors for good on Sunday August 18th.” The post did not

After 58 years of serving up its classic meatballs and other red sauce favorites on Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Dino’s Italian Food is closing at the end of September, according to 9News. Judy Duren, who now owns the restaurant started by her father, Dino DiPaolo, told the news station she is closing the restaurant because

Three restaurants and bars in the Kalamazoo area announced they are closing in the last 48 hours. Old Chicago Pizza in Portage posted a sign saying they were closed on Monday. The Grotto at Capone’s bar near Western Michigan University’s campus posted to Facebook about their closure on Monday night. Boatyard Brewing on Kalamazoo’s Northside

A family-owned Chinese-American restaurant institution is closing One of metro Detroit’s best Chinese eateries Kim’s Restaurant will serve its final meal in Troy on Saturday, August 31. The 44-year-old restaurant founded by Guy Yee is known for serving Chinese American classics like almond boneless chicken, Szechuan lo mein, and sweet and sour pork as well

The last location of Talde has closed. The Jersey City outpost of the pan-Asian restaurant announced on Instagram on Tuesday that it had its final service after four years, though the restaurant did not offer a reason. It was the second location of Dale Talde’s eponymous restaurant, which ended its Park Slope tenure in January.

Madison’s best-known chef, Tory Miller, said Thursday that he’s closing his Asian-focused restaurant Sujeo after nearly five years. The restaurant, one of the earliest to open on the rapidly developing stretch of East Washington Avenue, will have its last day Aug. 24. Miller said his decision to close has been “super emotional.” “Sujeo is closing

Fans of family-owned Mexican staple Barragan’s will now have to head to Burbank for its weekly taco and margarita specials. Barragan’s Glendale location will be closing its doors next week after 38 years in business, according to Frank Barragan, son of the one-time chain’s founders. “We are grateful to the Glendale community and our longtime

An Italian restaurant in Des Moines is closing its doors after over six decades of bringing its homemade dishes to the masses. Mama Lacona’s Italian Restaurant, located at 3825 121st Street in Urbandale, is closing permanently on August 31. Through the years, Mama Lacona’s has served classic Italian recipes passed down from the late Teresa

A day after closing 29 restaurant locations, Perkins & Marie Callender’s LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, the company said in a statement. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said Monday it plans to sell its Perkins’ business and a segment of its Foxtail bakery business, which supplies to its restaurants and distributors to “Perkins

The owner of a new San Luis Obispo tapas restaurant — whose downtown bowling alley and entertainment center project fell through last year amid controversy — has temporarily shut down the eatery after just five months. The seafood restaurant Branzino, inspired by Spanish and Californian cuisines, closed Aug. 2, pending a potential sale or recapitalization

It may be harder to find “Jumbo Jacks” around the Alamo City – at least temporarily. Jack In The Box has closed several San Antonio-area restaurants: One on Evers and 410; one on Fredericksburg and 410; one on Southwest Military and I-35; one at I-35 and O’Connor; and the lone New Braunfels franchise off Seguin

Indianapolis burger chain, Steak n Shake, has announced that it has closed 106 restaurant locations since the beginning of 2019 with 67 of these closures occurring in the second quarter. The announcement was made during Biglari Holdings Inc.’s (BH), the parent company of Steak n Shake, Q2 earnings call. The decision to close the restaurant

One of Portland’s best spots for Southern-inspired cooking is shutting its doors. The Country Cat, the Montavilla neighborhood restaurant famed for its skillet fried chicken and nose-to-tail butchery, announced on social media today that it will close following brunch service on Aug. 4. “We’ve seen babies born, proposals happen, weddings planned, birthdays celebrated, kids go

Despite its growing popularity, Poe’s Sandwich Joint in Fishtown has closed after only eight months in business, the owner, Richard Tamaccio Jr., announced on Sunday. The popular sandwich spot at Frankford Ave. and Marlborough St. is closed, effective immediately. The sandwich spot opened in December of last year by Tamaccio, also known as N.A. Poe.

A longtime Jacksonville staple for authentic and traditional Indian cuisine is closing its doors this weekend. India’s Restaurant, 9802 Baymeadows Road, will serve its last meal after 22 years in business on Sunday, the owners announced via a sign taped on the restaurant’s door. “It is with a heavy heart we inform you that India’s

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club is approaching the end of its run. A bastion of Seattle’s vibrant jazz scene for more than 20 years, the Belltown club is scheduled to close at the end of September. That’s when its liquor and business licenses expire and insurance comes up for renewal — costs that would run

Classic North Beach bar and restaurant Tosca Cafe has served its last supper under chef/owner April Bloomfield. Customers at the restaurant on Saturday night were told that Tosca was closing, and that Bloomfield was in the kitchen for its final service. The bar portion of Tosca will remain open a bit longer, offerings admirers a

Gordon Biersch Brewery has closed its Tempe location, according to the Arizona Republic. The brewery restaurant, which has been a staple of Mill Avenue for more than 20 years, shut its doors July 7. The restaurant’s parent company told the Republic the closure was “purely a business decision.” Josh Kern, chief experience officer of the

The restaurant industry in Vancouver can be fickle and – once again – the city’s dining scene has suffered some casualties. Alas, this is the way of the foodie world. Here is your update on restaurants in and around Vancouver that have recently shuttered or will do so imminently. Closed The Dark Manor Inn This

Here’s the latest in San Francisco food news. In this edition, a longtime Castro eatery closes its doors, Sauce shutters its remaining location and North Beach gets new Thai and Italian restaurants. Closing Castro Eureka Restaurant and Lounge (4063 18th St.) Multiple tipsters alerted Hoodline to the sudden closure of the Castro’s 12-year-old Eureka Restaurant

The Flying Biscuit Cafe permanently closed in mid-July, according to former Regional Manager Kevin Ochoa. A notice on the door says the business defaulted on its lease by vacating or abandoning the space. The company, which has locations across the southeastern United States, has also closed its downtown Dallas location, Ochoa said. Flying Biscuit is

Scotty’s Brewhouse in Mishawaka closed its doors for good on Friday. It is the end of an era for the restaurant chain that was founded in Muncie, Indiana. Several months prior to closing down the restaurant chain had filed for bankruptcy. According to WPTA21, the restaurant chain had locations in Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Noblesville,

Say what? Another dining bombshell dropped in downtown Walnut Creek as perennial favorite (especially on sunny days with those garage doors opened) Corners Tavern will close after its last day of service on July 10. This comes on the heels of other big-name closures such as Stanford’s and Tender Greens, which were just announced just

The company that operates Portland City Grill, Henry’s Tavern, and several other restaurants around Oregon and the West Coast has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Seattle-based group, Restaurants Unlimited Inc., filed bankruptcy paperwork in Delaware on Sunday. According to court documents, rising minimum wages, two unsuccessful expansions, and a general national trend away from

La Vista 101 has closed. Owner Greg Gordon announced the closing on his personal Facebook page July 8, Houstonia Magazine reported. Gordon made the decision to close the restaurant due to a lack of revenue, a representative told CultureMap July 9. Gordon had further financial woes — in May, Amur Equipment Finance Inc. sued Gordon

Boston Market, the pioneering fast-casual rotisserie chicken chain, has closed 45 of its restaurants over the past week as part of a restructuring designed to improve the brand’s “long-term sustainability.” In a letter to employees dated July 8 and shared with members of the media Monday, CEO Frances Allen acknowledged closing six locations on June

After nearly 50 years in business, the restaurant Tsugaru will shutter and join a small but growing list of decades-old businesses that have shut down in the small, quaint Japantown area of San Jose. “They watched our kids grow up,” said long-time customer Terri Carroll. “They’re like moms, kind of, the waitresses.” Carroll has been

West Hartford’s The Cook and the Bear restaurant, based in Blue Black Square, announced Tuesday it will permanently close later this month. The restaurant, a collaboration between Millwright’s chef-owner Tyler Anderson and Jamie McDonald of Bear’s Smokehouse, on social media Tuesday said it will close its doors on Sunday, July 14, after two years in

Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. has closed its Broad Ripple location. Owners announced the permanent closure in a note on the door. “It is with a heavy heart after 8 1/2 wonderful years Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. in Broad Ripple shut its doors Sunday, June 9th. We will keep our taproom location open in

It appears that the phony pizza-mania has bitten the dust, to borrow a line from The Clash. Giordano’s, which set up shop downtown less than two years ago to sell its Chicago-style affront to pizzas everywhere, has closed. The windows at its 1224 Randolph location were covered in paper and a metal security door had

O’Charley’s has closed at least 20 restaurants since 2016 with the latest eight closing over the weekend, the Nashville, Tenn.-based casual-dining chain confirmed Monday. Among the eight restaurants closed were units in Indianapolis and Tucker, Ga., near Atlanta, according to local media reports. According to Nation’s Restaurant News’ Top 200 census, the chain had previously

SOUTH LAMAR — It looks like Arista Rosso, the market-slash-restaurant from the people behind coffee shop mini-chain Barley Bean, is no longer. A staffer from restaurant’s home, mixed-use development Lamar Union, confirmed the shutter, and, while the website is still active, calls to the restaurant went unanswered. When Artista opened in August 2018, the marketplace

A Thai restaurant in Los Osos opened its doors for the last time on Friday. Noi’s Little Thai Takeout has closed its doors. Owners of the restaurant say the closure is due to personal family matters. Locals in Los Osos say they are sad to see the restaurant close, but are wishing the best for

After 22 years in business, the Perkins restaurant and bakery on North Reserve Street in Missoula closed for good on Thursday. Owners Ken and Rikki Sanders sold the building to new owners, and longtime customers believe a new brewery, taphouse or restaurant may be in the works. “I’m sad to see it go,” said customer