Submitted by Lawbradoodle t3_102rsq0 in arlingtonva
Couldn’t order from the Sweetgreen in Ballston and when I drove by the windows were papered over. Any idea what’s going on there?
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BryGuy1104 t1_j2v4r1i wrote
Last I checked they had a sign on the door saying they were doing renovations to the kitchen or something along those lines.
squidgod2000 t1_j36id7d wrote
That's the default sign you put on the door when you're going out of business.
Snoo-33261 t1_j2v4k8l wrote
Philz closed too, I think it’s becoming the norm.
loyaultemelie t1_j2vaedu wrote
Damn, what’s going on around Ballston?
iwantsleeep t1_j2wtysz wrote
Philz wasn’t a Ballston thing - they closed almost all their DC locations
Bubbagumpredditor t1_j2ymjr8 wrote
Working from home means less.people buying lunch at work
KrysG t1_j2wcnvp wrote
The lease costs in Ballston and elsewhere in Arlington are so high that it is hard for these restaurants cover that they close in a year or 2. Then a new, hopeful bunch of small restaurateur's come in and in a year or 2 are also gone. The simple problem is, the new buildings and their owners have huge costs they must to cover so their rents are almost prohibitive except for the major restaurant chains.
SenTedStevens t1_j2xexou wrote
Not even the big chain stores can survive around here. Ballston lost some big chains like Applebee's, B-Dubs, and some other big names.
South_Ambassador_490 t1_j2yho41 wrote
This case sucks though because I went there as a kid in 2010 :(
yeezymacheet t1_j2wfxfc wrote
They had a sign there that said they'd reopen in December, but it's now January so I got no clue.
OnionTruck t1_j2v3rqr wrote
Check arlnow.com, they usually cover that kind of stuff.
CatDiaspora t1_j2vhasb wrote
The only relevant article I could find covers their opening -- back in late 2010.
syxxfngrs t1_j2v296e wrote
It closed about a month ago. I’m not sure if there was a reason given or not.