A Newton restaurant that’s been open for 41 years and has become known for its traditional German Mennonite buffet and bakery items will close by the end of the year.
Chad Lehman, who owns The Breadbasket at 219 N. Main in Newton, said the restaurant will serve its final German buffet the weekend of Dec. 19-20 and its final Sunday buffet on Dec. 21. The rest of the menu will continue through Dec. 24. After that, the restaurant will keep serving whatever it has left until the kitchen is cleaned out.
He estimates that The Breadbasket’s final day in business will be Dec. 31…