The past few years have been brutal for restaurants and businesses across the country. Many well-known chains have been forced to close stores or shut down all together, and yet another is joining the list.
As I was driving through a popular Saratoga County shopping area, I noticed that a usually very busy Starbucks was closed. It was so obvious. Not just because there was no line in the drive-thru, but because the signs and the marquis were completely removed from the building.
One of my favorite chain restaurants in the Capital Region has permanently closed without warning. There was no indication that this location would close. I found out from a Facebook post from someone looking for lobster ravioli.
There are a wide variety of restaurants along Wolf Road in Colonie but now there is one less. We learned that a once-popular restaurant has suddenly closed its doors forever.
Another restaurant and market in Saratoga County has closed its doors. Although its original location remains open, the newest venture only lasted less than a year.