Larry's Diner Closes: 'All Good Things Must Come To An End'

PLAINFIELD, IL — Larry's Diner, a longtime Plainfield staple, has permanently closed its Lockport Street doors, its owners wrote on Google Monday afternoon.

But, according to the family restaurant's owners, when one door closes, another opens. In the announcement, the owners said they are planning to relocate to a new location — but did not specify where or when.

“Thank You all for supporting our business, but as we all know all good things must come to an end,” the owners said.

First opened in 2000, Larry's Diner offered both breakfast and dinner in a cozy, family-friendly space. The menu featured everything from pancakes, waffles and crepes in the morning to broiled New York strip steak, burgers and pasta in the evening.

"It's always unfortunate to lose any business in Plainfield," Mayor John Argoudelis told Patch. "Larry's had been quite the institution. ... What happens anywhere is the restaurant scene evolves and changes, and maybe that model wasn't really something attractive to a more modern audience."

Patch reached out to staff for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Argoudelis said the village is looking at the now-closed Lockport Street property as "an opportunity for something new ... right in the heart of town."