Sudden Closures

We were recently saying goodbye to our friends after a gathering at their home, and we were talking about a popular vegan falafel place. We all loved it, and we decided that we’d get dinner there together (thank you, outdoor seating!) when they were back from work travel in a few weeks.

In the meantime, said popular restaurant closed.

No warning. One day open. The next day, they posted an announcement that they were closed forever. No explanation of what happened.

It was a complete bummer. There are other falafel restaurants, and we can make falafel at home. But this was the only vegan option in the area, so we knew for certain there was no cross-contamination from meat options on the menu.

Sometimes a closure needs to happen suddenly, of course. But in this case, I have a sense that they didn’t wake up that morning and think, “Everything is going so well. Let’s close this very busy restaurant that only opened a few years ago.” They likely knew, so it’s a bummer that they didn’t let the rest of us know so we could go for one final falafel.