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A Triangle-based restaurant chain with five locations is closing one spot after almost 16 years there.
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Ruckus Pizza, Pasta and Spirits will be permanently closing the doors at their Morrisville location on Sunday, Sept 27.
After almost 17 years at the 1101 Market Center Dr. location in Park West Village shopping center, the business is closing for a couple of reasons, they said.
The restaurant made the “tough decision to close due to a decline in business from COVID and raised rent,” Laurel Carlin, assistant manager at Ruckus said to The News & Observer.
Abbey Road Tavern & Grill bought the lease from Ruckus and will be moving into the space after Ruckus’ closure.
Ruckus Pizza, Pizza and Spirits will still maintain locations in Raleigh, Apex, Cary and Leesville following Morrisville’s closings.
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Commenters on Reddit discussed the business closure with mixed reactions. “The one in Mission Valley still throws out a great slice,” one said. “I haven’t been to any other one in years.”
Others commenters criticized the chain restaurants quality of food and service at different locations in the Triangle while reminiscing on the diner’s previous years of business.
The first Ruckus location opened near NC State University in 1999. “A place for great food, great music and great times,” the business said on its website. “Affordable, comfortable and delicious are the driving force behind every Ruckus.”
In 2024, The N&O reported on the chain restaurant moving to Leesville in the former Leesville Tap Room space. At the time, there were also considering a move to Quail Corners shopping center in North Raleigh.
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