A HOMESTYLE buffet chain and Cracker Barrel rival has shut its final location in Missouri.
Golden Corral shut its doors in Osage Beach, Missouri, for the last time on Sunday, September 24, according to Lake Expo.
Customers were notified by a paper note taped onto the restaurant’s door.
The note said: “We sincerely THANK YOU for years of dedication and loyalty.
"But unfortunately, this location is closing its doors permanently, effective 9/24/23.
“We are grateful for having been apart of the community for so many years.
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“Thank you.”
The note did not reveal why the location had closed.
Following this closure, the closest open Golden Corral location is around 90 miles away in Springfield, Missouri.
Golden Corral is known for its low-priced breakfast, lunch, and dinner all-you-can-eat buffet.
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The chain has over 390 locations across the US as of August 23, 2023, according to ScrapeHero.
This comes as Golden Corral faced potential bankruptcy during the pandemic, according to FSR magazine.
Restaurants closed due to COVID restrictions and sales in 2020 dropped by more than 14%, according to Reader’s Digest.
The US Sun has previously reported on a number of other chains that have recently closed down locations.
Burger King announced that one of its locations in Mitchell, South Dakota closed on Tuesday.
This closure comes as the operating company for this location, Meridian Restaurants Unlimited, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.
A Hardee's location in Spruce Pine, North Carolina abruptly closed its doors on August 31, after its lease expired.
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