JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Sugar Factory at the St. Johns Town Center has closed after three years, leaving locked doors and a goodbye note for customers who showed up expecting oversized desserts and giant drinks.<\/p>\n
People arriving at the restaurant found the front entrance padlocked and a notice taped to the door. Many were surprised and disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came yesterday, but the weather was bad. I tried it in Miami, so I\u2019m like, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re closer now, so let\u2019s go here.\u2019 So we kind of hurt that it\u2019s closed,\u201d Bhalil Butler, a customer, said.<\/p>\n
Google\u2019s listing for Sugar Factory in Jacksonville still shows the restaurant as open, despite the notice on the door.<\/p>\n
Charity Winchester, who said she had been coming to Sugar Factory for years, arrived on her birthday and was saddened to find the location closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was going to be a big thing today and it just ended up not even happening,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
She said she planned to celebrate with family board games and a dinner reservation instead.<\/p>\n
The company has not released a reason for the closure. The St. Johns Town Center continues to change, with new restaurants and retailers expected to move into the area.<\/p>\n
For now, Jacksonville\u2019s sugar rush has come to an end.<\/p>\n
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