After 10 years, this Plaza Midwood favorite announces permanent closure.
As some Charlotte area Rita’s Italian Ice locations closed a few days ago for the season, one location had a more permanent closure to announce. “It is with a heavy heart that we have CLOSED our Plaza Midwood location permanently because we were unable to come to an agreement with our new landlord,” read a sign posted on Rita’s door on Monday, Oct. 26.
The closure was first reported by Unpretentious Palate via Instagram.
The property was sold in March to EFC Midwood Corners LLC, and the property sale included other retailers such as Akahana, Book Buyers, Dunkin’, Hong Kong Chinese, Subway and Dynasty Nails.
“Thank you for all your support this season and the past 10 years,” the sign read. “We are especially thankful for all our wonderful guests who made the 2020 challenging season amazing! We will miss the Plaza Midwood community, our team, and our guests who made the store a great success.”
“Please come visit our Rita’s at the Arbors location for our 2021 season beginning February 14th,” the sign stated, referring to the Rita’s location at 2015 East Arbors Drive. The Rita’s Carowinds location, located at 14523 Carowinds Blvd., is also closed for the season.
However, if you don’t want to wait until next season, these two locations remain open:
- 16631 Lancaster Highway Unit 106 in the Ballantyne area;
- 857 Stockbridge Drive in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 6:55 PM.
