CINCINNATI — Several more Frisch's locations are set to shut down in Hamilton County after eviction hearings Wednesday morning.
A magistrate approved eviction orders for Frisch's restaurant locations at the following locations:
- 12150 Mason Montgomery Road, 45249
- 9830 Colerain Avenue, 45251
- 9070 Plainfield Road, 45236
- 5202 Delhi Avenue, 45238
- 4765 Montgomery Road, 45212
- 4227 Bridgetown Road, 45211
Four other Hamilton County locations will have their eviction hearings on Wednesday, Nov. 6:
- 7706 Beechmont Avenue, 45255
- 5351 North Bend Road, 45247
- 1181 Stone Drive, 45030
- 11990 Chase Plaza, 45240
These additional closures come after two Frisch's locations in Butler County shuttered last week.
WCPO 9 News has reached out to attorneys representing Frisch's, and the company that owns most of its properties, NNN Reit but has yet to hear back.
"For it not to be here (is) just absolutely insane," said Amber Sawyer, a longtime customer at the Delhi location. "It's been a staple here for us."
Sawyer, a mother to three, said she has been coming to the family-dining chain since she was a little girl when her great-grandmother used to take her after Sunday Mass.
"Just the vibe in (Frisch's) was so different. I mean seeing the redness in everyone's faces, it's a sad story," she said. "Hopefully we'll see the tartar sauce and the ranch on the shelves in the stores because I think that's what we're going to miss the most."
Richard Faillace, 82, said he's been coming to the same location daily for decades.
"Since 1965," he said. "I feel like I'm losing an old friend. Really, it's like a death."
Our partners at The Journal-News reported last Wednesday that the Dixie Highway location in Franklin and the Columbus Avenue location in Lebanon permanently closed Thursday.
According to Hamilton County court documents, NNN Reit first filed an eviction action against Frisch's in September over the company's "failure to pay over $4.5 million in rent" after initial default notices in February. That hearing was pushed back to Wednesday, Oct. 30 after Frisch's said it needed "additional time to review and prepare a response" to the filing.
NNN said in an Oct. 10 request to reschedule the eviction hearing that it had served 27 three-day notices to leave and filed 14 eviction actions in multiple Southwest Ohio counties — with more on the way.
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Both the Dixie Highway location in Middletown and the Columbus Avenue location in Lebanon were among the Frisch's NNN filed an eviction action against, per court documents.
The court documents also stated that the rent for Frisch’s for October 2024 is $1.2 million "regardless of whether Frisch’s is occupying 6 or 65 properties."
Court documents in other Tri-State counties also show eviction filings against the West Plane Street location in Bethel, State Route 28 location in Loveland and the N. High Street location in Hillsboro. The Journal-News also reported a Middletown location on Germantown Road and a Dixie Highway location in Fairfield were also served eviction notices.
Another Clermont County location on Winemiller Lane in Batavia had an eviction filing made Tuesday.
The Frisch's closures have left Tri-State residents mourning the loss of the regional staple.
“I cried with them,” said a regular at the Middletown location. “It is a family, and here we are to say goodbye and good luck.”
