Spokane Restaurant Ruins will be permanently closed until the end of the year

Ruins, a popular Spokane eatery on Monroe Street, will close for good at the end of the year.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, ruin owners said they had “many reasons” for closing the restaurant at 825 N. Monroe Street. The post hinted at other “irons in the fire,” including Chef Tony Brown’s expansion of Stella’s dinner service at 225 W. Riverside Avenue.

“This is bittersweet to say the least, but the time has come,” said the ruins’ owners in the Facebook post. “We love our customers and appreciate all the seven years we had in this place to share with all of you. We hope that you will continue to visit us while we are here and at the other locations connected to this place that will continue to exist in the future. “

The Post also added that operations at Brown’s Hunt restaurant in downtown Spokane are strong, and McRuins in the Saranac building will be adding dinner service to their opening hours in the future.

Brown founded Ruins in 2014 and the restaurant quickly gained attention for its craft cocktails, small plates and changing, eclectic menu. In 2018, Ruins was featured in Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on the Food Network. The restaurant also appeared in Guy’s Grocery Games.

Brown was not immediately available for comment.

The restaurant mail said it will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 5pm to 9pm as the “last hurray for classical ruins,” with a menu prepared by Chef Teague.

After Sunday, Ruins will continue with a smaller menu and counter-style service until it is likely to leave the building by the end of the year. According to the restaurant’s Facebook post, it will continue to serve beer, wine, and spirits.

Ruins is the newest restaurant on Monroe Street to announce its final closure.

Charley’s Grill & Spirits, 801 N. Monroe St., closed last month after more than 43 years in business. Owner Shirley Williams now runs Charley’s Catering Co. in the former restaurant premises.