LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – When we reported earlier this month that the Round Table Pizza in downtown Lafayette (3637 Mt. Diablo Blvd.) had closed, we weren’t sure exactly what was happening.
Readers wrote in to tell us that tables in the restaurant were gone, and it didn’t appear to have been open for business.
Online listings, though, called the closure temporary. And there was no formal closure announcement, so we hoped it might simple be under renovation.
Now, we’ve learned the final outcome. Sadly, the Round Table Pizza in downtown Lafayette is officially closed permanently.
A sign now posted on the restaurant’s door that says the site is “permanently closed” and directs customers to another nearby outpost.
I stopped by this morning and found it pasted on the door and windows.
That nearby alternative is the chain’s Moraga restaurant at 361 Rheem Blvd., which is the location listed on the closure notice and remains active on Round Table’s website.
What caused the Lafayette closure is still unclear. But it comes at a turbulent moment for the brand’s parent company. FAT Brands, which owns Round Table Pizza along with Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and other chains, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 26.
In its announcement, FAT Brands said its brands were expected to remain operating as usual during the bankruptcy process, while Reuters reported the company entered Chapter 11 with about $1.4 billion in debt.
Locals tell us that the location in Lafayette has been there since at least the 1990s, and perhaps earlier.
Lafayette pizza fans who grew up with Round Table’s familiar red cups, arcade machines and King Arthur branding will need to head to Moraga or another nearby city for their fix.
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