Little Caesars in Lincoln announces closing

[April 07, 2018]  LINCOLN -- Patrons visiting Little Caesar’s in Lincoln today noticed a sign in the window announcing that the store will be permanently closed as of Monday, April 9, 2018.

The store has been a fixture on Keokuk Street in the Family Video plaza for several years now and the closure has taken many customers by surprise.

Numerous customers commented on Facebook that it was their go-to place for fast pizza, and their pricing made it attractive for college students and possible to feed the whole family. Their advertized regular price for a large cheese pizza was $5 and the pizzas were ready-made and waiting when you walked in the door.

In addition to being a place to get fast, ready to eat pizza, Little Caesars was also a significant employer for the college students, who did everything from waiting on customers, making the pizzas, and delivering.

Employees at Little Caesars said that the closing is a surprise to them also, that they didn’t know about it until Friday.

Lincoln has long been “pizza city,” with many pizza only shops, convenience stores and restaurants selling pizza.

[Jim Youngquist]