It’s Lights Out For This Rochester Fast-Food Restaurant

Fazoli's has been serving spaghetti, lasagna, garlic bread, and other Italian-American-inspired dishes for several years here in the Med-City.

I decided to drive by the restaurant, located at 5550 Hwy 52 North in Rochester, last night after seeing a post from someone asking the Spotted in Rochester Facebook page whether it was closed for good or not. From a distance, everything looked normal but once I got closer to the fast-food joint it was easy to see that something was definitely going on.

Now, before driving over there I searched Google to find Fazoli's phone number. When I called I got an automated message and pressed the button to speak to a Fazoli's team member. No one picked up. One thing I did notice when Googling the chain was the business listing for the Rochester location said: "temporarily closed".

When I drove over to the restaurant I noticed the building still has the company's signs displayed on the outside were off but the dining room lights were still on.

And, as I pulled into the parking lot I could clearly see the dining room was full of equipment...

A lot of equipment...

And, as I walked up to the door I noticed a sign had been posted for customers.