Homegrown is preparing to close its downtown Seattle and Mercer Island sandwich shops as the company shifts its focus to catering.
The Seattle location at 999 Third Avenue and the Mercer Island shop at 3016 78th Avenue SE will both close around Nov. 25, as Homegrown posted a notice in the window indicating its closure, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.
The notice in the window reads, “Come see us during our last 30 days of business. Thanks for the support all these years, Seattle.”
Both locations temporarily closed over unpaid taxes in 2025
In late 2025, Homegrown underwent a temporary closure of these same two locations after the Washington Department of Revenue revoked the shop’s business license due to two instances of unpaid taxes and/or penalties totaling more than $472,000. The store reopened just two weeks later…