Chain with 3,000 forever restaurants suddenly closes location – signs removed and no reason given

A MAJOR fast-food chain with more than 3,000 locations has unexpectedly closed one of its branches.

Arby’s said goodbye to its Joliet, Illinois, location, which was near a major highway.

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Customers visiting the branch located at 2101 Route 59 were in for a surprise.

The drive-thru signs and menu at this store were removed on Monday, June 23, according to Correction.

The windows and doors in this place were also covered with wooden boards.

These precautions have been taken to protect any valuable equipment or furniture within the store following its unexpected closure.

Fans were left with no note or sign explaining the reason for the shutdown.

Local residents were shocked by this news after a Facebook user notified the Joliet Area Bar and Restaurant Guide group about this Arby’s.

“Arby’s has closed on Rt. 59 in Joliet/Plainfield. All signs have been removed and it is boarded up,” the user wrote in a publish.

Some customers shared their thoughts on the abrupt news in the comments.

“That’s crazy, I was there yesterday…” wrote one resident.

“Damn! I thought Arby’s was good,” someone else said.

Local fans shouldn’t worry too much, as the closest Arby’s to the old one on Route 59 is less than 10 miles away.

The branch at 474 S Weber Road in Romeoville remained open.

This wasn’t the only recent closure for this fast food chain, US Sun previously reported.

Arby’s closed one of its iconic restaurants this month.

Restaurant Closings in 2024

BOSSes of major restaurant chains have announced a series of restaurant closures. The US Sun compiled a list of those affected by the network.

• Biscuit Barrel: Stores in Medford, Oregon, Columbia, South Carolina and Sacramento, California, closed.
• Mod Pizza: Bosses dramatically closed 27 stores in April, including some in the state of California.
• Frisch’s Big Boy: Restaurant bosses confirmed the closure of a restaurant in Covington, Kentucky, in April.
• Outback Steakhouse: The chain will close 41 “underperforming” locations this year.
• Two dolars: Four restaurants in Ohio closed in April.
• Pepper: A restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas, has closed permanently, as has another in Irvine, California.
• Friendly: Bosses have confirmed that an establishment in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, will close.
• Pizza Hut: A restaurant in Glen Falls, New York, closed in late March, followed by four in Ohio in June and 15 in Indiana.
• Danny: Two restaurants in Boise and Nampa, Idaho, have closed.
• Carl’s Jr.: The first location in Boise, Idaho, has closed.
• In and out: A location in Oakland closed earlier this year due to crime in the area.
• cheesecake factory: The chain is expected to close a location in Memphis, Tennessee, in July.
• Applebee’s: Announced the closure of between 25 and 35 locations this year.
• Taco John’s: He closed a restaurant in Minnesota and put the building up for sale in May.
• Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Announced the closure of 48 locations in California after filing for bankruptcy.
• Burger King: It closed a California location in June after 30 years.

Fans mourned the loss of the chain’s spot on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The owner of this place, Marilyn Leviton, 91, explained that the closure was due to the effects of the pandemic.

“I am very sorry that it has come to this,” Leviton said. KTLA News.

“The truth is, I think it was the pandemic that killed us.

“I really feel like we would have closed during the pandemic [if it weren’t] for federal loans.”

Some fans mourned the loss of the iconic large neon sign in the shape of a cowboy hat.