ATHENS, Ga. — It’s the end of an era for one of the state's most iconic restaurants.
After nearly a century, on Broad Street, The Varsity restaurant in Athens officially closed its doors Sunday. However, the owners have hopes to come back eventually at a new location.
The restaurant sits not far from the University of Georgia's campus.
The Varsity team released this statement on social media, "Sunday, June 20th marked the end of an era for The Varsity as we made the difficult decision to close our current Athens location. Since 1932, The Varsity has been proud to serve our neighbors in Athens, first on College Ave and, since 1964, at our West Broad St. location. We are incredibly grateful for the many years of support from our customers in Athens and we look forward to serving them again soon at a new location in the Athens area", the Varsity said in a Facebook post.
As of Monday, The Varsity website no longer lists an Athens location.
After the announcement posted on social media, many people in the comments posted memories about moments at the iconic landmark.
"Sorry to see it go, such an institution in Athens. Please open another downtown location," one Facebook user wrote.
"This is so sad . This location was a huge part of my childhood and teen years. It is where I fell in love with The Varsity. My family always stopped here to eat on our way to see my grandparents in North Georgia," another user added.