It hasn’t been a great week for Phoenix-area restaurants, as several have closed, and even more have announced their closures in recent days. Unfortunately, the trend continues, as a fun-filled eatery in Gilbert has put up the white flag. Sometimes that’s all a business is able to do. When the finances don’t line up and there are few paths to success, there are no other options other than to announce a closure.
Located at 1422 West Warner Road, Mr. Zeke’s Restaurant made no announcement to the closure. Despite semi-regular postings on the restaurant’s Facebook page, nobody alluded to a forthcoming closure. There wasn’t even a notice from the one remaining location about the closure. Not until word of mouth regarding the closure did the information begin to spread. Google reviewers started posting on the Mr. Zeke’s Restaurant listing that the front doors were locked up, lights were off, and even the phone number had been disconnected.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t even a sign on the front door, which is what made it so difficult to know if the restaurant had closed or not. However, Mr. Zeke’s did seem to go from fully operational to locked up overnight. This is especially unfortunate because there is a second Mr. Zeke’s Restaurant in Lakeside. This reflects poorly on the restaurant that is still open, as the Gilbert location was unable to inform customers of its closure, even after the fact.