Final days until Olive Garden shuts down key location for good and customers 'need' to go 'one last time'

OLIVE Garden has announced it is closing down one of its restaurants in a matter of days.

Customers voiced their displeasure about the closure, and want to taste their favorite dishes one last time.

Olive Garden in Owning Mills, Maryland, will shut down Wednesday, June 14.

The restaurant owner told local ABC affiliate WMAR it had not renewed its lease, but they did not want to share further details.

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Located across from Owning Mills Mall, the Olive Garden sits next to another competitor, Red Lobster.

Before it closes for good, diners can still enjoy the Italian-American joint from 11am through 10pm.

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Customers have shared their thoughts about the closing on social media.

“I’m so mad Olive Garden in Owing Mills is closing,” posted one.

Another tweeted: "Somebody needs to take me for some endless zuppa Toscana one last time because I'll never be going out of my way for an Olive Garden."

Those who are willing to drive to a different location can use the restaurant's store locator tool to find the next closest spot.

But Olive Garden is not the only restaurant chain closing down locations in the US.

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Last month, Applebee’s at Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Queens, New York shut down for good.

Cord Meyer, the owner of the shopping center, said the restaurant was kicked out after the franchise holder failed to pay a whopping $1.2million in owed rent.

The landlord claimed it had made “rent reductions and rent abatements throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” but did not receive the money it was owed by the Applebee’s owner.

Meanwhile, Cracker Barrel has closed a location in Jackson, Mississippi.

"It is not uncommon for a store’s traffic patterns and volumes to change over time, and we saw this occur in Jackson coming out of the pandemic," the restaurant chain said in a statement to The U.S. Sun.

"Despite the strong efforts of our employees, our Jackson store was unable to overcome these and other challenges.

The chain, known for its breakfast offerings, has also shut down four locations in Oregon in recent months.

The company again cited the pandemic as a reason for the closures, according to a statement published by local NBC affiliate KGW.

The effects of the pandemic have also negatively impacted rival Denny’s, which shut down a restaurant in Albany, New York in April.

And fast-food giant Burger King looks set to close up to 400 stores.