The last remaining Denny’s in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has officially closed its doors.
The closure on June 19 was quietly announced with a sign on the front door of the restaurant on East Lincoln Highway in Langhorne.
Fans of the chain’s Moons Over My Hammy breakfast sandwich will now have to head to Lehigh Valley, Delaware County or New Jersey to satisfy their cravings.
The Langhorne location is one of 25 Denny’s stores that have closed this year.
That’s in addition to 57 transactions closed in 2023 and 60 transactions in 2022, according to the company’s 2023 annual report.
Denny’s closing was announced with a sign on the front door
The recently closed Denny’s, the last in Bucks County, photographed on July 8, 2024. It closed on June 19
“Deciding to close a restaurant is never an easy decision, but it is a normal course of business,” the company said.
“Denny’s has 34 other locations in Pennsylvania. We want to thank our team members and local community for their love of the Denny’s brand.”
The Langhorne location is one of 25 Denny’s stores that have closed this year.
That’s in addition to 57 transactions closed in 2023 and 60 transactions in 2022, according to the company’s 2023 annual report.
Robert Verostek, Denny’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, blamed inflation as a major factor leading to the closures when he spoke to investors in February.
He pointed out that the breakeven point for a restaurant to stay open had risen from $1 million to $1.2 million due to higher food and wage costs.
“We will therefore continue to implement additional closures as a result of inflationary pressure,” Verostek said.
Denny’s has approximately 1,550 locations.
In February, a 54-year-old Denny’s location in Oakland closed due to rising crime in the Bay Area.
Restaurants are having an increasingly difficult time this year.
They have raised their prices over the past two years as they pass on higher costs to customers, but these price increases have led to a drop in visitors.
Larger chains like Applebee’s, TGI Fridays and Boston Market have all recently closed their restaurants, as have smaller chains like BurgerFi.
Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May and closed nearly 100 restaurants.
Chains have been hit hardest in California, where the minimum wage for fast-food restaurants rose to $20 an hour on April 1. In early June, Mexican chain Rubio’s closed 48 locations in the state and also filed for bankruptcy.