YEAR. WHILE A LONG TIME CASUAL, FAMILY FRIENDLY RESTAURANT IN ST MATTHEWS CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY FOR THE FRESHIES BIG BOY ON SHELBYVILLE ROAD ROAD. THE LOCATION NEAR THE MALL HAS BEEN THERE FOR DECADES, EATING THERE SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS CLOSING THE ONLY LOCAL FRESH RESTAURANTS ARE ON POPLAR LEVEL ROAD IN SHEPHERDSVILLE AND IN NEW ALBANY. THE CINCINNATI BASED CHAIN HAS OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS KENTUCK

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Frisch’s in St. Matthews is closing its doors

A chain restaurant that’s been in the heart of St. Matthews for decades is closing its doors.Frisch’s Big Boy on Shelbyville Road, near Mall of St. Matthews, is shutting down for good on Tuesday.Staff members told us it would officially close at 2 p.m.Some customers we spoke with said they had been going there for decades.More restaurant news:Popular Louisville vegan restaurant moving to new location in hopes of remaining openNaive owner, chef opening upscale restaurant on Valentine’s Day in the HighlandsWith the closing of the Shelbyville Road restaurant, that leaves just one other in Louisville: the one off Poplar Level Road. There’s also still one in New Albany and in Shepherdsville.Two other Louisville locations closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A chain restaurant that’s been in the heart of St. Matthews for decades is closing its doors.

Frisch’s Big Boy on Shelbyville Road, near Mall of St. Matthews, is shutting down for good on Tuesday.

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Staff members told us it would officially close at 2 p.m.

Some customers we spoke with said they had been going there for decades.

More restaurant news:

With the closing of the Shelbyville Road restaurant, that leaves just one other in Louisville: the one off Poplar Level Road. There’s also still one in New Albany and in Shepherdsville.

Two other Louisville locations closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.