Madeleine Winer

Courier-Journal

Today is a sad day for Louisville's grilled cheese lovers.

The Highlands location of Tom + Chee, part of a chain of grilled cheese and tomato soup joints across the nation, posted on its Facebook page Tuesday morning that it will not reopen its location on Bardstown Road.

The restaurant had been experiencing a building maintenance issue at the beginning of the month, according to its Facebook page. The restaurant originally posted about its building maintenance issue and closure on Jan. 8. In a later post, it said the restaurant would continue to be closed due to restaurant repairs following the building maintenance issue.

The restaurant's Highlands location was the last of the chain's locations in Louisville, according to a May story in Louisville Business First. Its location near the University of Louisville campus closed in 2015, and its St. Matthews location closed last April.

The Monkey Wrench, located on Barret Ave. in the Highlands, also announced today that it is closing.

This story will be updated.

Madeleine Winer is the Southern Indiana communities reporter for the Courier-Journal. Contact her at 502-582-4087 or mrwiner@courier-journal.com.