This Raleigh restaurant has closed its doors after 15 years. Here’s why
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- Chow in North Raleigh closed after 15 years, citing COVID impact and no lease.
- Operator Urban Food Group still running Vivace, The Mill and Coquette restaurants.
- Eateries including Duck Donuts and Creedmoor Cafe remain open at shopping center.
A North Raleigh restaurant serving pizza and burgers closed for good this week after 15 years in business.
Chow announced the closure in a social media post Monday, Nov. 3, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and struggles to recover from it as two reasons behind the decision.
“But ultimately, we were not able to come to reasonable terms with this center’s landlord which would have allowed us to continue operating here for many years to come,” Chow wrote.
The restaurant was located at 8311 Creedmoor Road at the Towne North shopping center, near Strickland Road. Towne North is anchored by Harris Teeter and also houses restaurants including McDonald’s, Duck Donuts, Feng Cha, Creedmoor Cafe and Jet’s Pizza.
“We genuinely hope whoever takes over this space appreciates you all as much as we do and that they get the same support you gave us (hopefully they deserve it!),” Chow wrote.
Chow was operated by Urban Food Group, which is also behind Vivace and Coquette at North Hills, and The Mill in Raleigh, along with the Italian restaurant Osteria Cicchetti and French restaurant Brasserie du Soleil, both in Wilmington.
The restaurant opened in 2010 in the former Gianni & Gaitano’s spot, The News & Observer previously reported.
Its menu included a range of classic pizzas, such as margherita and veggie, along with burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads and wings. For drinks, the restaurant offered domestic and imported beers, wines by the glass and bottle, and cocktails.
This story was originally published November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM with the headline "This Raleigh restaurant has closed its doors after 15 years. Here’s why."
