Wintzell's Oyster House is shuttering its Huntsville store today after six years in business.

(wintzellsoysterhouse.com)

The Mobile seafood chain announced the closure Sunday on Facebook.

No one at the Sanderson Street restaurant was available this morning for an interview about the closure. Wintzell's continues to operate restaurants in Guntersville, Mobile, Saraland, Fairhope, Orange Beach, Greenville, Montgomery and Fultondale.

After careful consideration, Wintzell's in Huntsville has made the very difficult decision to close it's doors effective... Posted by Wintzell's Oyster House-Huntsville on Sunday, February 19, 2017

The closure comes three years after Wintzell's shut down its Decatur eatery on Beltline Road Southwest in the Plum Tree Shopping Center. Thirty-five Wintzell's employees were left jobless less than two weeks before Christmas.

Sam's Sports Grill now operates in the former Wintzell's space.

AL.com will update this story as more details are available.