Restaurant Group Closes Charlotte Location

Asheville, NC, October 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Asheville, NC-based WR Hospitality Group announced today the closing of the Charlotte location of Flat Rock Grille. The significant decrease in sales and traffic at the Ballantyne area restaurant led to the decision to close this store and to refocus the group’s resources on the Hickory and Asheville locations.

“There are absolutely no plans to close our other two locations in Hickory and Asheville,” said Andy Walker, CEO of WR Hospitality Group. “We appreciate the years of success we have enjoyed in this market and especially our Charlotte patrons, but the down economy has had a significant impact on our sales at this particular location.”

Any Gift Cards purchased at the Charlotte Flat Rock Grille will be honored at either the Hickory or Asheville locations. The Hickory and Asheville restaurants will introduce new lunch and dinner menus over the next few weeks, and both locations also will begin serving brunch items on Sundays. These locations will also offer special event menus for events in the private dining rooms.

Flat Rock Grille is an upscale-casual seafood and steak restaurant with several locations throughout the Southeast. WR Hospitality Group owns and operates two Flat Rock Grille restaurants in Western North Carolina. For more information about Flat Rock Grille, visit www.flatrockgrille.com.

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