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Pennsylvania county's last remaining Denny's shuts after 45 years - joining dozens more of the franchise's locations
The last remaining Denny's in Bucks County in Pennsylvania has officially closed its doors.
The closure on June 19 was quietly announced with a sign posted on the front door of the restaurant on East Lincoln Highway in Langhorne.
Fans of the chain's breakfast sandwich Moons Over My Hammy will now need to travel to the Lehigh Valley, Delaware County, or New Jersey to satisfy their cravings.
The Langhorne location is among 25 Denny's that were shuttered this year.
That is on top of 57 closing in 2023 and 60 in 2022, according to the company's 2023 annual report.
The closure of the Denny's was announced with a sign on the front door
The recently closed Denny's, the last in Bucks County, photographed on July 8, 2024. It shut on June 19
'Deciding to close a restaurant is never an easy decision but it is a normal business practice,' the company said.
'Denny's has 34 other locations in Pennsylvania. We'd like to thank our team members and local community for their love of the Denny's brand.'
The Langhorne location is among 25 Denny's that were shuttered this year.
That is on top of 57 closing in 2023 and 60 in 2022, according to the company's 2023 annual report.
Robert Verostek, Denny's executive vice president and chief financial officer, blamed inflation as a significant factor leading to the closures when he spoke to investors in February.
He pointed out that the breakeven point for a restaurant to remain open had jumped from $1 million to $1.2 million due to higher costs for food and wages.
'So, we are continuing to work through some additional closures as a result of those inflationary pressures,' Verostek said.
Denny's has around 1,550 locations.
In February, a 54-year-old branch of Denny's in Oakland shut due to soaring crime in the Bay Area.
Restaurants have increasingly been struggling this year.
They have been putting up prices over the past two years - as they pass on higher costs to customers. But these price hikes have led to a fall in visitors.
Bigger chains like Applebee's, TGI Fridays and Boston Market have have all recently shuttered restaurants, as have smaller chains like BurgerFi.
Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May and also shuttered almost 100 restaurants.
Chains have been worst hit in California where the minimum wage for fast food restaurants jumped to $20-an-hour from April 1. In early June, Mexican chain Rubio's shut 48 locations in the state and also filed for bankruptcy.