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Hawaiian restaurant Island Plate Lunch closed with no sign of a reopening date

Hawaiian restaurant Island Plate Lunch closed with no sign of a reopening date

Nov 15, 20191 min read

Almost six months after opening its new location in May, Hawaiian restaurant Island Plate Lunch closed its doors, unwillingly.

While the restaurant’s website and social media didn’t show any indication of the closure, the restaurant had been closed since before Tuesday, October 29.

Although they announced on Facebook that they were reopening Monday, November 18, that hasn’t been the case.

Aloha all! Some exciting news! We will be back open on Monday Nov 18th! If you are still looking to pre-order Thanksgiving pies make sure to head on in!

Island Plate Lunch is located at 3699 N. Campbell Ave. Keep up with Island Plate Lunch on Facebook.

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