MEDINA — Dragon Buffet closed Aug. 17 after 26 years in business, and a Meijer gas station is planned for the property.
Medina Chief Building Official Dan Gladish said the restaurant was required to vacate the property by Aug. 19. The city received a demolition permit Aug. 21, and demolition was scheduled to begin Tuesday. Construction of the gas station is scheduled to begin in October.
Xiaolong Wang, who co-owned Dragon Buffet with his parents and served as the restaurant’s general manager, said his family decided to close because of safety concerns following several incidents that he described as burglaries in recent years…