Sundae Grill closes
The family restaurant next door to Liberty University, The Sundae Grill, closed its doors Dec. 16, 2012, and announced that it would not be reopening.
The Liberty University Candlers Station Holdings LLC purchased the restaurant, and according to Lee Beaumont, Vice President for Auxiliary Services, the school is actively seeking tenants.
“It has taken a few days for everything to sink in, but in a nut shell and in a few words … the Sundae Grill will not re-open for 2013. We are closed,” a press release on the restaurant’s Facebook page stated.
The owners, “BH,” “Mrs. K” and Michael Kurbjeweit, have now retired and moved to Florida.
The Liberty University Candlers Station Holdings LLC owns Candlers Station and is part of the University Endowment, according to Beaumont. He explained that Liberty’s buying the restaurant was logical.
“The university already owns Candlers Station, the property with the Ramp Church and Omnitech, so it just made sense,” Beaumont said. “Our leasing agent, Chris Doyle, has received several inquiries from prospective tenants, and we are hopeful to close a deal in the near future. This will bring another dining option close to the campus for students to enjoy.”
The new restaurant, according to Beaumont, would be just like other private restaurants around town, only they will be authorized to accept Flames Cash.
Liberty University and the Lynchburg community seemed disappointed to hear about the restaurant closing. Shayna Kendle, a Liberty senior, was sad when she heard that the restaurant had closed.
“The people there were so great. They loved Liberty kids,” Kendle said.
The owners themselves seemed reluctant to leave the shop.
“You all know by now that we loved having you … loved serving you your favorite dishes … and if we could, we would be here for you for many, many more years, 24/7,” the owners said in a press release. “We have been so very, very fortunate to get to know so many of you by name and all of you by your smiling faces. We thank you for your many, many years of business.”