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Sweet Peppers Thai Says Bye to Plainfield
The restaurant shut its doors last week, but the landlord said he hopes one of "interested parties" who have already emerged may take over the space.
restaurant has closed, its landlord confirmed Thursday.
Plainfield's only Thai restaurant, which opened at 12337 S. Route 59 in 2006, shut its doors last week, said Joe Ardovitch, whose company, Ardmin Properties, owns the North Plainfield Crossing strip mall, also home to .
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"They had the same issue a lot of restaurants have," Ardovitch said. "They just didn't have enough customers to keep going. ... When you're in the restaurant business, you have to keep reinventing yourself."
The good news, he said, is there are already "interested parties" that may want to take over the location.
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Sweet Peppers owner Manajeen Moore could not be reached for comment.
In related news, Ardmin has its own financial problems and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to an article in Crain's Chicago Business.
The company lists assets of $100,000 to $500,000 and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million, according to documents files in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in November, the publication said. The 55,000-square-foot North Plainfield Center is in foreclosure; RBS Citizens N.A. says Ardmin owes about $8.5 million to the lender.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said the restaurant opened in 2010. The correct year is 2006.
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