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Rocky Rococo Pizza closing permanently after 35 years in downtown Spokane

Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta in downtown Spokane is shown on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The restaurant announced it’s closing permanently Friday, May 1, 2020. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
By Amy Edelen amye@spokesman.com(509) 459-5581

After more than 35 years in downtown Spokane, Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta is closing permanently, effective Friday.

“The challenges of operating a business are never ending. Rocky Rococo-Spokane has been up to that challenge throughout the many years we have called downtown our home,” franchise owner Lee Gibbon said in a statement. “It’s now time to step away and allow a new generation of entrepreneurs to use their energy and talent to create the next success story within the Spokane community.”

The restaurant at 520 W. Main St. had closed temporarily in April because of COVID-19.

Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta was founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1974.