{"id":457543,"date":"2026-10-06T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457543\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T02:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:00:08","slug":"san-antonio-cicis-pizza-closes-permanently-after-21-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457543\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Cici&#8217;s Pizza closes permanently after 21 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every San Antonian has a restaurant that evokes childhood nostalgia. Some locals have been shocked to see one of their favorite buffet spots mysteriously closed.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas-founded chain Cici&#8217;s Pizza currently has four locations in the city. But not long ago, it also served customers on the Northwest Side near De Zavala Road. After its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cicis+pizza+i+10&amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1179US1179&amp;oq=cicis+pizza+i+10+&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEEUYFhgeGDsyCggAEEUYFhgeGDsyBggBEEUYOzIICAIQABgWGB4yDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxBFGDzSAQgyNjc4ajBqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Google status<\/a> recently changed to &#8220;permanently closed,&#8221; customers started wondering what happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is very sad indeed,&#8221; one social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sanantonio\/comments\/1wrt3g6\/has_anyone_heard_anything_about_the_cicis_pizza\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">wrote<\/a> in response\u00a0to the status change. &#8220;It was also my favorite location, it was much better than the others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is wild! They were receiving good Google reviews just four days ago,&#8221; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A company spokesperson confirmed to MySA on Monday, October 5, that the 12822 I-10 location is no longer open. They added that Cici&#8217;s will continue to serve San Antonio at the following locations:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re incredibly grateful to the team members who served our Cicis Pizza location at 12822 I-10 in San Antonio and to the guests and team members who made this location part of the community over the years,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The I-10 eatery was located just three miles from UT San Antonio, offering major deals on pizza, salad, pasta, and dessert. It&#8217;s one of the rarely found buffets offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicis.com\/buffet\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">prices<\/a> that start at around $9.99 for adults and $5.99 for kids.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh man, that was my go to when I was in college 20 years ago,&#8221; a Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sanantonio\/comments\/1wrt3g6\/has_anyone_heard_anything_about_the_cicis_pizza\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A company spokesperson told MySA that this restaurant opened in July 2005. Its closure brings its 21-year run to an end. The company did not respond to MySA&#8217;s request for comment on what led to the closure or its official shutdown date.<\/p>\n<p>Cici&#8217;s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/26\/investing\/cicis-bankruptcy\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">CNN<\/a>, citing difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Two months later, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cicis-successfully-completes-restructuring-301247480.html\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">announced<\/a> it had &#8220;successfully emerged from Chapter 11 protection&#8221; after reorganizing and entering into an agreement to sell the company to D&amp;G Investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every San Antonian has a restaurant that evokes childhood nostalgia. 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