Fast-food chain with 43 locations closing without warning – customers only found out from the notice on the door

A multi-location fast-food chain closed one of its restaurants without any warning.

Hungry customers were heartbroken to learn that the Roosters in Springfield, Ohio – about 200 miles south of Cleveland – had closed its doors for the last time.

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A note was stuck on the door informing customers that the restaurant had been removed from the Galo website.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of this Roosters Springfield location,” read a statement from franchisee We Be Wings LLC.

“We want to express our gratitude to the community for their continued support and sponsorship.”

The restaurant had been in business for more than a decade after purchasing the former Friday’s location for $1.1 million in 2012.

Workers were also shocked to learn of the closure, as many heard the news from the note posted on the doors.

However, Roosters management said it promises to work with the Springfield restaurant employees and move them elsewhere.

Roosters, which has a total of 43 locations across the U.S. at the time of writing, is known for American-style comfort food.

The restaurant serves traditional wings – boneless and bone-in.

The first Roosters location opened in 1988 in Dayton and was owned by Bob and Corinne Frick.

In 1991, restaurateur Dan Ponton expanded the Roosters brand.

News of the closure left many customers worried about the loss of their beloved restaurant.

“Nooooo! The buffalo chicken pizza was my favorite!” wrote one person.

“What a sad day! Roosters in Springfield was our favorite spot for wings and mozzarella sticks,” someone else wrote.

“So many good memories there. I can still taste the wings. We will miss you!”

A third person wrote, “It’s crazy at this rate, we won’t have any restaurants in Springfield.”

Roosters’ closure comes months after another popular restaurant, O’Charley’s, permanently closed its Bechtle Avenue location.

“Like many brands in the casual dining space, we have faced unprecedented disruptions to our business in recent years,” O’Charley CEO W. Craig Barber said in a statement, according to the Springfield News-Sun.

“Based on a variety of these industry challenges and the current macroeconomic environment, we (closed) this O’Charley location.”

Two other O’Charley’s stores in the Dayton area closed their doors shortly before Springfield announced their closures.

“It is always a difficult decision to close a store, but the decision is in line with a variety of actions to ensure we continue to thrive as a brand,” said Barber.

“The O’Charley’s brand is proud to have been the place for good food and good times for more than 50 years, and we look forward to continuing that legacy for the next 50.”

Restaurant Closings in 2024

BOSSes of major restaurant chains have announced a series of restaurant closures. The US Sun has 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.