After decades of providing the Denver community with a 24/7 food and hangout spot, the iconic Denver Diner will be closing its doors for good, the diner announced on Facebook on Sunday.

The family-owned and operated diner has occupied the corner of Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue for 30 years, serving as the go-to location for visitors and Denverites alike.

Konstantine Skordos, general manager of Denver Diner and son of the owner, said the economic impacts of COVID-19 restrictions are to blame.

“The decision was not one we took lightly,” Skordos said. “We tried very hard to stay afloat, and after around seven months of restrictions, we couldn’t handle it anymore.”

Skordos has worked at Denver Diner since he was a teenager. His father, George, founded the restaurant in 1990 after years of relying on restaurant jobs after he moved to the U.S. from Greece.

The diner saw celebrity customers such as Nuggets players and singer Billie Eilish as well as local regulars who frequented the diner after nights out.

Dozens of customers took to Facebook to express their grief over the loss the community staple.

“When I moved to Denver over 20 years ago, this place felt like home,” Sarah Wasinger commented. “Another tremendous loss to this awful plague.”

Commenter Kalyn Heffernan called the diner “the most accessible place in town.”

“Thank you for taking me in, all of me, every me, the stable me, the messy me, at any time, for any amount,” Heffernan said. “So many laughs, so many tears.”

Denver Diner closed from March to June after statewide COVID-19 restrictions. When it reopened in the summer, it could no longer be open 24/7, had to abide by capacity restrictions and lost its post-bar crowds.

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By November, Denver’s move to Level Red restrictions closed the diner again as indoor dining was banned, and Denver Diner has no patio.

By the time Gov. Jared Polis moved Denver and the rest of the state back to Level Orange, reopening indoor dining at 25% capacity with a 10 p.m. last call, the diner had already suffered too much loss.

The diner’s closing announcement said there is hope for the future of the diner at a different location; however, Skordos said they don’t yet know where or when they will reopen.

“We are grateful for the continued support over the last 30 years,” Skordos said. “We will be back better than ever.”