CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Midnight Diner, the popular '50s-style diner in Charlotte's South End, will be closing after Labor Day ahead of its relocation to Uptown, the restaurant announced Monday.
“It's comfort food. It's like going to your mom’s house to eat or going to your grandma's for Thanksgiving," Teddy Andrews, a regular at the Diner, said. "That’s what you get when you come here. The waiters are so nice, the staff is just wonderful, so you feel like you’re at home when you’re at Midnight Diner."
According to a post on Midnight Diner's Facebook page, the busy diner at the corner of South Tryon and East Carson Boulevard will close on Monday, Sept. 5. Midnight Diner has operated at the corner for 12 years after being moved to Charlotte from Kings Mountain in 2010.
"We greatly appreciate all the love and support over the years!" Midnight Diner's post reads.
Midnight Diner is leaving its well-known location as a $750 million development moves into South End. A Chicago-based investment firm is behind the massive project known as Queensbridge Collective, which will include a 31-story tower that mixes commercial and residential space.
“I’m just glad they’re staying around," Andrews said. "There are so many restaurants that have closed in the city, I’m just happy that we’re still going to have them in the city. Wherever they are, I’ll be.”
Midnight Diner is among several recognizable Charlotte businesses that have recently closed shop in South End. Price's Chicken Coop, one of the longest-running and beloved businesses in the city, closed last summer, as did Zack's Hamburgers.
"It's completely different, I can't even recognize South End no more," Midnight Diner employee Deshawn Williams told WCNC Charlotte in March.
The restaurant is relocating to Trade Street, across the road from Spectrum Center in Uptown. In the meantime, Midnight Diner is encouraging guests to visit its sister business, the Red Eye Diner, which is located in the Epicentre.
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