Portage’s Beloved Antique Kitchen Closes Without Warning

In a shocking move, the community was taken by surprise when the Antique Kitchen in Portage announced on Sunday, January 25, that it would be its last day.

According to multiple posts both on Reddit and Facebook, apparently, the employees were given no notice that Sunday would be their final day at work.

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Many people believe that Kroger's buying the complex near the restaurant signaled that the writing was on the wall, and that it was only a matter of time before they closed.

But there’s been no information provided that signals that Kroger purchased that building, and some feel that the closure is the result of bad management.

A local woman who frequently eats there posted the update on a Facebook group, to the shock of other members of the group who love this restaurant:

Antique Kitchen of Portage is permanently closing. No notice to employees. Today is the last day. We had our regular Sunday morning family breakfast, and the waitresses know us by name and know our order. My husband has grown up, coming to this restaurant, and we continued to bring our kids. 50 years of tradition. The owner spoke with us that they have been looking at options for a year, but ultimately decided to close the doors.

People are quite shocked that there was no heads up and are reacting the way you'd expect:

WTH! They are a tradition in our family, so incredibly sad and kinda irresponsible to not give their employees and their patrons more notice. Hopefully, the staff will get some sort of severance pay. -Shannon M.