Lunchtime along Elk Grove’s busy Laguna Boulevard is about to get a little quieter. The Earl of Sandwich shop at Laguna Gateway is set to close permanently, pulling one of the area’s quick-lunch options out of a corridor packed with shoppers and office workers.
According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the Laguna Gateway location is shutting down for good after a relatively short run. The outlet reports the shop first opened in 2022 and first flagged the closure on March 4, 2026.
The chain’s own site lists the Elk Grove store at 8234 Laguna Blvd., Suite 140 in the Laguna Gateway complex. The Earl of Sandwich page for the Elk Grove location includes the address and local ordering details.
Laguna Gateway’s changing lineup
Laguna Gateway has long leaned on national names to draw traffic. Real estate materials cited by Comstock’s Business describe the center as anchored by chains such as Best Buy, Sprouts and Old Navy, with smaller eateries filling in the gaps. That mix tends to bring a steady rotation of openings and closings…