Cincinnati-based restaurant chain Frisch’s Big Boy has permanently closed seven of its Ohio and Kentucky locations.
According to Frisch’s website, their decision was due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic:
“When stay-at-home orders were put into effect, Frisch’s Big Boy found new and innovative ways to serve you. Like many restaurants across the nation, we’ve also been challenged to make difficult decisions for the overall good of our business. Due to the impact of the pandemic, some of our Frisch’s Big Boy restaurants in Ohio and Kentucky will not reopen and others will remain open as drive-thru and carryout only.”
The restaurant closures include downtown Cincinnati’s Carew Tower location, which opened in the summer of 2018; the Bardstown Road and Fern Valley locations in Louisville; the Ghanna, Ohio location; the Marysville, Ohio location; the Urbana, Ohio location; and Liberty Township’s Yankee Road location.
The website says that they have invited employees from the closed locations to work at nearby Frisch’s restaurants.
Some restaurants are open for carry-out and drive-thru only, but a majority of the locations are now offering the option for dine-in.
For more information, visit frischs.com.
This article appears in The Summer Guide.