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Old Bag of Nails Pub closing downtown Delaware location Oct. 11
Read the full articleThe Old Bag of Nails Pub at 66 N. Sandusky St. in downtown Delaware is closing Sunday after 22 years following an impasse over lease terms as the building is listed for $1.9 million. The chain continues operating 11 other Central Ohio locations.
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The Old Bag of Nails Pub will permanently close its downtown Delaware restaurant after Sunday, Oct. 11, ending a 22-year presence on Sandusky Street after failing to negotiate a long-term lease agreement with its landlord.
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According to a social media post from the Old Bag of Nails Pub, the eatery’s Delaware restaurant–which is located at 66 N. Sandusky St.– will close later this week.
The pub chain announced the upcoming closure in a social media message to patrons on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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According to a social media post from the Old Bag of Nails Pub, the eatery’s Delaware restaurant–which is located at 66 N. Sandusky St.– will close later this week.
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According to a social media post from the Old Bag of Nails Pub, the eatery’s Delaware restaurant–which is located at 66 N. Sandusky St.– will close later this week.
We are unable to reach a long-term agreement with the landlord that would allow us to continue operations," ownership stated in the announcement.
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“It’s with a heavy heart we announce that our last day open in Downtown Delaware will be Sunday October 11th. We are unable to reach a long-term agreement with the landlord that would allow us to continue operations,” the post reads.
In the closure post, the business thanked the community and encouraged diners to stop in before Sunday's final service to support the restaurant's staff.
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“We would love for the community to pay a visit this week and support the wonderful staff,” the restaurant’s post reads. “Should an opportunity present itself for an Old Bag of Nails Pub in Delaware in the future, we would be happy to return.”
Even as the Delaware dining room prepares to shut down after Sunday, Oct. 11, Old Bag of Nails continues to maintain 11 Central Ohio locations.
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Old Bag of Nails operates 11 Central Ohio locations.
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Sandusky St., the downtown dining staple first opened in 2004.
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The announcement caps a run that began in 2004, when the pub opened in the Delaware building, according to the Lexington Herald Leader, citing reporting from The Columbus Dispatch.
The more than 6,600-square-foot building housing the pub is listed for sale at $1.9 million.
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The timing lines up with a real estate listing: the more than 6,600-square-foot building currently leased to Old Bag of Nails is on the market for $1.9 million, according to NBC4.
At more than 6,600 square feet, the downtown Delaware site is approximately twice the size of the pub's typical footprint, with other locations in the chain averaging roughly 4,000 square feet and seating about 150 guests across their dining rooms, bars and patios.
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That same report noted the Delaware restaurant was about twice the size of the chain's typical spot, with other locations running around 4,000 square feet and seating roughly 75 in the dining room and another 75 at the bar and patio.
The pub chain traces its beginnings to 1996, when founders Michael and Tara Purdum converted part of a former hardware store in Worthington into a neighborhood tavern.
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Michael and Tara Purdum opened the first restaurant in 1996 in Worthington, Ohio, converting part of the former Zettler hardware store into a neighborhood pub, according to the Herald Leader.
The menu originally featured burgers, chicken wings and salads before the founders added fish and chips, which quickly grew into the chain's signature dish.
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The concept started small, with burgers, chicken wings and salad on the menu, before fish and chips was added a few months later and became the chain's signature dish, Michael Purdum told The Columbus Dispatch.
Its regional footprint includes establishments in Bexley, Hilliard, Marysville, Newark, Pickerington, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington.
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with Central Ohio restaurants in Bexley, Hilliard, Marysville, Newark, Pickerington, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington, per the Herald Leader's reporting.