The​ ​Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse​ ​in​ ​Memphis​ ​announced​ ​on​ ​November​ ​6​ ​that​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​closing​ ​its​ ​doors​ ​for business,​ ​with​ ​their​ ​final​ ​day​ ​of​ ​service​ ​being​ ​Sunday,​ ​November​ ​19.​ ​Now,​ ​the​ ​restaurant​ ​is​ ​inviting people​ ​to​ ​take​ ​a​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​the​ ​restaurant​ ​home​ ​with​ ​them​ ​in​ ​their​ ​online​ ​auction.

Everything​ ​in​ ​the​ ​building​ ​will​ ​be​ ​auctioned​ ​off​ ​at​ ​​www.RestaurantEquipment.bid​​ ​to​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​bidder.​ ​All items​ ​start​ ​at​ ​just​ ​$1.00​ ​and​ ​have​ ​no​ ​reserves.​ ​Depending​ ​on​ ​how​ ​competitive​ ​the​ ​auction​ ​gets,​ ​winning bidders​ ​could​ ​walk​ ​away​ ​with​ ​the​ ​iconic​ ​furniture,​ ​fixtures,​ ​decor​ ​and​ ​professional-grade​ ​kitchen equipment​ ​for​ ​pennies​ ​on​ ​the​ ​dollar. 

There​ ​are​ ​293​ ​items​ ​in​ ​the​ ​auction​ ​including​ ​the​ ​novelty​ ​decorations​ ​that​ ​The​ ​Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse​ ​is famous​ ​for,​ ​like​ ​chandeliers,​ ​statues,​ ​furniture​ ​and​ ​professional-grade​ ​kitchen​ ​equipment. 

The​ ​Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse​ ​in​ ​Memphis​ ​opened​ ​30​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​in​ ​1987​ ​in​ ​a​ ​nearly​ ​21,000-square-foot building​ ​built​ ​in​ ​1905.​ ​On​ ​November​ ​6​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year,​ ​they​ ​made​ ​this​ ​announcement​ ​on​ ​their​ ​Facebook page:​ ​“​We​ ​have​ ​made​ ​the​ ​difficult​ ​business​ ​decision​ ​to​ ​announce​ ​the​ ​permanent​ ​closure​ ​of​ ​our​ ​Memphis Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse.​ ​Our​ ​last​ ​day​ ​of​ ​operation​ ​will​ ​be​ ​Sunday,​ ​November​ ​19th.​ ​To​ ​our​ ​many​ ​guests​ ​and to​ ​everyone​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​Memphis​ ​community,​ ​we​ ​say,​ ​thank​ ​you.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​our​ ​pleasure​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​your many​ ​birthdays,​ ​anniversaries​ ​and​ ​other​ ​special​ ​occasions.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​any​ ​questions​ ​about​ ​our​ ​Memphis restaurant,​ ​please​ ​send​ ​an​ ​email​ ​to​ ​​[email protected]​.”​ ​As​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​this,​ ​the​ ​Facebook​ ​post​ ​had​ ​been shared​ ​774​ ​times​ ​and​ ​received​ ​431​ ​comments,​ ​most​ ​of​ ​which​ ​from​ ​saddened​ ​customers. 

Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​only​ ​restaurant​ ​struggling​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​open​ ​this​ ​year.​ ​Neal​ ​Sherman, president​ ​of​ ​RestaurantEquipment.bid​ ​and​ ​a​ ​30-year​ ​veteran​ ​of​ ​restaurant​ ​auctions​ ​says,​ ​“The​ ​restaurant industry​ ​has​ ​been​ ​particularly​ ​brutal​ ​recently.​ ​Our​ ​company​ ​has​ ​played​ ​a​ ​role​ ​in​ ​the​ ​closure​ ​of​ ​over​ ​1,000 restaurants​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​year​ ​alone,​ ​with​ ​no​ ​signs​ ​of​ ​slowing​ ​down.”​ ​Spaghetti​ ​Warehouse​ ​also​ ​closed​ ​its Houston​ ​location​ ​in​ ​November​ ​and​ ​auctioned​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​building’s​ ​contents​ ​online​ ​at RestaurantEquipment.bid​ ​as​ ​well.