Savvy Sliders permanently closed its University District restaurant Sunday at 2016 N. High St. The company has not disclosed an official reason, and its 1450 W. Broad St. location remains open.
At 2016 N. High St., the last service took place Sunday, according to The Lantern's report.
Savvy Sliders opened the restaurant in November 2022. That puts its operating history closer to four years than five. Manager Isaiah Zinthallah said the company had not provided an official explanation for the closure at the time of publication. No replacement business or future use for the property has been announced.
The closure is permanent. It was not a temporary service interruption.
Available reporting does not identify a reopening plan, a new tenant or a municipal redevelopment action tied to the site.
Savvy Sliders still operates one other Columbus location at 1450 W. Broad St. That restaurant was listed as open. It is the chain's only remaining Central Ohio location for customers seeking its sliders, chicken, fried food and crinkle-cut fries.
The company is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and operates across several states. Those states include Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Farmington Hills is in Oakland County.
The company's Michigan identity is separate from the Columbus location where the closure occurred. The City of Farmington Hills is the relevant municipal government for the company's stated home community. The available information does not identify the City of Farmington or the Farmington Public Schools board as having a role in the Columbus closure.
The High Street closure offers limited context about the business climate around the University District. The local report described comments from the store manager about rising costs and a wave of nearby High Street closures. Those comments should not be treated as the company's official explanation.
No statement from Oakland County administration or State of Michigan departmental registries establishes another reason for the shutdown.
For diners, the change is simple. Service has ended at 2016 N. High St. Savvy Sliders remains open at 1450 W. Broad St. The brand now has one operating restaurant in Columbus. It has not announced what will occupy the former Campus-area space.
