The Spaghetti Warehouse in Memphis announced on November 6 that it would be closing its doors for business, with their final day of service being Sunday, November 19. Now, the restaurant is inviting people to take a piece of the restaurant home with them in their online auction.
Everything in the building will be auctioned off at www.RestaurantEquipment.bid to the highest bidder. All items start at just $1.00 and have no reserves. Depending on how competitive the auction gets, winning bidders could walk away with the iconic furniture, fixtures, decor and professional-grade kitchen equipment for pennies on the dollar.
There are 293 items in the auction including the novelty decorations that The Spaghetti Warehouse is famous for, like chandeliers, statues, furniture and professional-grade kitchen equipment.
The Spaghetti Warehouse in Memphis opened 30 years ago in 1987 in a nearly 21,000-square-foot building built in 1905. On November 6 of this year, they made this announcement on their Facebook page: “We have made the difficult business decision to announce the permanent closure of our Memphis Spaghetti Warehouse. Our last day of operation will be Sunday, November 19th. To our many guests and to everyone throughout the Memphis community, we say, thank you. It was our pleasure to celebrate your many birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions. If you have any questions about our Memphis restaurant, please send an email to info@meatballs.com.” As of writing this, the Facebook post had been shared 774 times and received 431 comments, most of which from saddened customers.
Spaghetti Warehouse is not the only restaurant struggling to stay open this year. Neal Sherman, president of RestaurantEquipment.bid and a 30-year veteran of restaurant auctions says, “The restaurant industry has been particularly brutal recently. Our company has played a role in the closure of over 1,000 restaurants in the past year alone, with no signs of slowing down.” Spaghetti Warehouse also closed its Houston location in November and auctioned some of the building’s contents online at RestaurantEquipment.bid as well.