Bottle-blond gourmand Guy Fieri is closing his absurd Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar in Times Square.
The 500-seat super-restaurant will shut its doors after a last hurrah on Sunday, according to Eater.com.
When it launched in 2012, the restaurant — which served Fieri’s famous “Donkey Sauce,” among other enduringly regrettable items — was met with a critical reception frostier than Fieri’s tips. But it has since been a sizzling hit with tourists.
In a statement to Page Six, Fieri didn’t give a reason for the closure, saying only that he is proud of the 5½-year run. But it could be because the restaurant couldn’t match the culinary virtuosity of 44th Street rival Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Or it could be that, as one Yelp reviewer said while imploring diners to go literally anywhere else in the neighborhood, “the Guitar Center may actually have better service and food.”
Alas, hungry Times Square visitors will now just have to make do with triple-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin.