Peking House, a Chinese restaurant in Dayton, Tennessee, is closing after eight years in business.
Owner Mimi Wang said by phone that the closure of the family-owned restaurant is due to the increasing cost of rent.
She said she and her husband would like to continue to operate the restaurant in Dayton, and they are looking for another location in town.
“Everything is full,” said Wang, who wants to stay in Dayton because the town is quiet, the people are kind and her children do not want to move.
On Wednesday afternoon, she said she planned to close the restaurant at noon Friday, but a photographer was told Thursday that the restaurant was already closed because it ran out of food Wednesday.