Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen & Grill to close for good on December 31

After five years of operation, Guy Fieri‘s American Kitchen & Bar is set to close for good on the very last day of the year. The Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host did not give a reason for his restaurant’s shutter, but told Eater he is “proud� of serving millions of people throughout the years and thanked his team.

When the Times Square eatery opened in 2012, it received a scathing zero-star review from The New York Times critic Pete Wells, who compared the “far from awesome� Pretzel Chicken Tenders to “chewy air,� and the “nuclear waste� watermelon margarita to “some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde.�

While Wells wasn’t exactly a fan, others are genuinely sad to see it go. This comes without surprise, because in 2014 it was the ninth most profitable restaurant in New York City, and the twenty-sixth most profitable restaurant in the entire country.

“I’ll swear on anything that I really liked this restaurant,� model and Twitter personality Chrissy Teigen said. “Went as a joke, came out covered in ribs and nacho hybrids.�

Guests can still get a taste of Flavortown at Fieri’s plethora of other restaurants including other American Bar & Grill locations, both stateside and international. For more on the 49-year-old television rock star, here are 15 things you didn’t know about Guy Fieri.

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