Ducky's Family Restaurant in Kokomo, Indiana, which was on the current season (season 7) of Restaurant Impossible has closed as of Tuesday, December 16th.Ducky's posted this on their Facebook page yesterday:
"The time has come for us to say goodbye. Thank you Kokomo for allowing us to serve you for the past 35 years. We will miss serving you. Merry Christmas! And a prosperous New Year!"There are comments referring to the IRS taking the restaurant on that Facebook post. Someone also let me know about the closing on Twitter saying that the restaurant was open for breakfast on Tuesday, and the cops came and locked the door for not paying their taxes. He also provided me with a picture of the notice on the door, which is below:
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An article today in the Kokomo Tribune revealed the restaurant owes about $20,000 in back state and federal taxes. The restaurant stated they were $250,000 in debt in July when Restaurant Impossible came, and are now closer to $300,000 in debt.
You may remember Ducky's was actually listed for sale before the episode even aired, which upset a lot of people commenting on the original update. The listing price of the property at the time was $319,900, but is currently $299,900.
Ducky's Family Restaurant closed less than 2 months after their episode aired and is the first restaurant to close from the current season. The Restaurant Impossible Update Page has been updated to show this restaurant as closed.