On Sunday customers were able to get a meal at the Village Inn on Collins Road in Cedar Rapids. On Monday, that location permanently closed.

Tuesday employees of the restaurant were still at work, but instead of serving customers, they were removing items from the building.

A store manager told TV9 the restaurant recently found out the owner of the building was tripling rent, and Village Inn management decided to close it yesterday.

Jeff Guido, the President of Village Inn, released a statement about the closing.

“Village Inn appreciates the patronage of our many customers through the years, but as a result of factors involving our lease, has made the decision to close our Cedar Rapids restaurant. All employees have been offered the opportunity to work at our Coralville or Iowa City Village Inn restaurants. We appreciate our loyal customers and hope that you will visit us soon at these locations."

The store manager said business at that location was doing well, but the company could not keep up with higher rent.