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Quaker Steak & Lube.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, the Quaker Steak & Lube location in Lakewood has closed permanently.

News broke on social media and was confirmed by an employee who answered the phone Tuesday afternoon. He said the staff was informed this morning that the location was no more. As of now, there are no plans for the location to reopen as anything else.

Last November, it was reported that Quaker Steak & Lube had declared bankruptcy and would be acquired by TravelCenters of America for $25 million. Quaker Steak, which was founded in Pennsylvania in 1974, grew to more than 50 locations in 16 states.

The Lakewood location has been removed from the "Locations" section of Quaker Steak's corporate website. All other Northeast Ohio Quaker Steak locations, including ones in Mentor, Medina, Sheffield, Valley View, Vermilion, at The Q and the airport, remain open, according to site,