Crook's Corner Restaurant To Close After Decades In Chapel Hill

Posted Jun 9, 2021
Crook’s Corner, which has long served refined spins on Southern cuisine in Chapel Hill, announced in an email to customers on Wednesday that it is permanently closing its doors. The restaurant at 610 West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill first opened in 1982. “With an incredibly heavy heart, I must share the news that we are closing,” reads the message. (Chapelboro.com)

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