matrix
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I can't find anything concrete about that Pickle Barrel closing, other than an offhand Reddit comment. I'm a little skeptical about the timing, too. They would have to renovate the entire restaurant inside and out if they wanted to transform it into an Olive Garden for the summer of this year, no? Those things take time, but the location seems to still be open. It would have had to shut down a while ago with how long these things can take.
There's been another empty space that's been left since Designer Depot downsized though, on the opposite side of the mall. Maybe it could be going there too? That space has been empty for quite some time, but it does seem pretty big. There's no mall access but they installed new doors going into the space.
If that's true though I'm sad. Pickle Barrel is a dying chain, and a guilty pleasure of mine. Hopefully no one there is losing their jobs.